Google Cancels I/O 2020 Due to Coronavirus
Google has decided to cancel the „physical” I/O 2020 event planned for mid-May, which was to be the company's largest event this year. As you can guess, the reason are fears of the coronavirus.
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Milosz Szubert
March 4, 2020
Amazon Removes Offers for Coronavirus-related Price Gouging
Amazon has decided to remove more than one million item sale offers from its website. The reason was false advertisement and price gauging. The case is related to the epidemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease labeled as COVID-19.
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Bart Swiatek
March 4, 2020
Vatican, Microsoft and IBM Want Regulations on AI and Face Recognition
Representatives of Microsoft and IBM signed Pope Francis' document on the ethical development of artificial intelligence. The companies have undertaken to promote the development of technology with respect for human rights, with particular emphasis on the face recognition system.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 2, 2020
LoL Official Forum Will be Closed
Riot Games has announced that the official forum of League of Legends will close on March 16, this year. The community has launched an action to backup all threads and files.
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Paul Wozniak
March 2, 2020
GeForce NOW - 30% Less Delay in Competitive Mode Than in Stadia
When Competitive mode is enabled, GeForce NOW streaming service offers lower latency than Google Stadia. Even with normal settings, Nvidia's solution is better than the competition. The test was conducted by the editors of GameStar.
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Bart Swiatek
February 27, 2020
Facebook Will Ban Some of the Coronavirus Medicine Ads
Facebook has announced that it intends to ban several advertisements of COVID-19 coronavirus medicine, which are said to spread fear and play on user emotions. The company does not want the website to be used for disinformation and making money from the commotion associated with this epidemic.
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Bart Swiatek
February 26, 2020
Brave Browser Provides Best Privacy
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have conducted a test to see which browsers provide the most privacy for their users. Brave was the best, and Microsoft Edge was the worst.
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Bart Swiatek
February 25, 2020
Over Million Players Have Used GeForce Now
Nvidia announced on its blog that GeForce Now game streaming service is very popular. We've learned that over a million players have used it so far.
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Bart Woldanski
February 21, 2020
Facebook Will Pay Its Users for Voice Sample Recordings
Facebook will pay users for voice recordings. The aim of the initiative is to improve speech recognition technology. In the past, the company was caught eavesdropping on customers without their knowledge.
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Bart Swiatek
February 21, 2020
Malwarebytes: Apple Mac More Vulnerable to Malware
Malwarebytes Labs has released a detailed report on cybercrime and related topics for 2019. Among other things, the analysis showed that Mac devices are more vulnerable than those with Windows OS.
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Paul Wozniak
February 12, 2020
Chromium-based Browsers Will Start Blocking Ads in Videos
The Coalition for Better Ads announced in a press release that it has developed a new standard for short video advertising. Chromium-based browsers, starting with Google Chrome in August this year, will implement solutions to force changes on website administrators.
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Bart Swiatek
February 6, 2020
Changes in GeForce Now; There Will be a Paid Subscription [Updated]
It appears that Nvidia is planning to make changes to GeForce Now. The company intends to introduce a paid subscription, which will offer additional options - including ray tracing in games. Free accounts will be subject to greater restrictions than during ongoing beta-tests.
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Bart Swiatek
February 5, 2020
Avast Apologizes for „Hurting Feelings” and Shuts Down Jumpshot
Avast's CEO has apologized to his customers and informed them that the company's subsidiary, Jumpshot, has been closed. The case is related to recent controversy over the sale of user data. The information was collected by the plug-in installed with the Avast antivirus software.
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Bart Swiatek
January 31, 2020
Avast was Selling User Data
Avast, developer of the popular free Avast and AVG antivirus software, used the browser plug-in installed with them to collect private user data. The information was then sold to third parties by Avast's subsidiary Jumpshot.
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Bart Swiatek
January 28, 2020
Google Requires Public Services to Pay for Access to User Data
Google has begun to require public services such as the police and the prosecutor's office to pay for the handling of court orders in the USA. Access to user data subject to a process or investigation was priced at USD 45-245, depending on the type of request and the amount of information requested.
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Bart Swiatek
January 27, 2020
Opera Software in Trouble; The Company is Barely Staying Afloat [Updated]
Opera Software, the company best known for developing the popular web browser, is in serious trouble. The problems are caused by the actions of the company's president, Yahui Zhou, dubious practices related to loan applications and Opera's shrinking shares on the browser market.
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Bart Swiatek
January 20, 2020
New Microsoft Edge on Chromium Engine Available for Download
Microsoft has released the latest version of its Edge browser, now based on the Chromium engine, known from Google Chrome. The application is fast and has a number of interesting features.
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Bart Swiatek
January 16, 2020
No More Tracking? Google Says it Will Block Cookies in Chrome
Jason Schuh, director of the engineering team responsible for the Chrome browser, said in a blog note that the said app will prevent companies from tracking web traffic using cookies in the future. The idea would come into effect in two years' time and is currently being consulted with representatives of other companies.
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Bart Swiatek
January 15, 2020
The Internet on Global Warming - Server Rooms are as Bad as Airlines
According to calculations by Swedish researcher Anders Andrae, in 2020, maintaining of all global server rooms will require an amount of energy comparable to that consumed by all Canadians. Worse still, data centres' demand for electricity will double over the next decade.
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Bart Swiatek
January 7, 2020
Most Popular Streamers of 2019
At the end of the year it's time to look at the year's most popular streamers. The list includes Ninja, Tfue and Shroud, which is hardly a big surprise.
video games
December 20, 2019