Hactivist collective Anonymous, Antisec division, declared a cyber-war against Hong Kong for the treatment of protestors there. The group has already defaced several Hong Kong-based websites, and that dozens more would be affected over the next few days. This added tension comes amidst massive protests in Hong Kong, where citizens has amassed in the thousands to fight for democracy. While Anonymous’s actions are pro-democracy, they may renew fears of cyberwar between the United States and China.
In a letter posted on Twitter, Poly Network said hackers have stolen thousands of digital tokens such as Ether. “Law enforcement in any country will regard this as a major economic crime and you will be pursued. It is very unwise for you to do any further transactions,” Poly Network said in the tweeted letter to the thieves. “The amount of money you hacked is the biggest one in the defi history.
Bidding adieu to her 14 years of journey in the organization, Sandberg said that she will officially leave the company this fall but continue to remain on the company’s board of directors and focus on her foundation and philanthropic work. She will also work with Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to transition out of the role before her departure. Sandberg, who joined Meta in 2008 as Meta’s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s second-ranking executive, has helped Facebook transform from a start-up to the most dominant and multibillion-dollar social media juggernaut it is today with nearly 3 billion users around the world.
It seems that the entry-level models, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus didn’t really impress Steve Jobs’ Daughter. Eve Jobs, daughter of Steve and Laurene Powell Jobs reacted to the launch of the iPhone 14 by sharing a popular meme.
Eve clearly thinks that people upgrading from iPhone 13 to iPhone 14 are getting no major upgrades. And she’s absolutely correct. In addition to having exact same design ergonomics, the iPhone 14 also features almost similar display size, refresh rate, storage, and cameras as the ones found on iPhone 13.
Well, Palmer Luckey, the father of modern virtual reality (VR), a defense contractor, and founder of Oculus, has actually developed a prototype of the first-ever killer VR headset that will literally kill the user if they die in the game they are playing. Luckey, who sold Oculus for $2 billion to Facebook in 2014, presented the idea of the headset in a blog post on November 6, 2022, to commemorate the anime and light novel Japanese series, Sword Art Online (SAO).
According to a recent report published by the cybersecurity firm SophosLabs, the malware dubbed as “vigilante” instead of stealing passwords or extorting a computer’s owner for ransom prevents victims from accessing pirated software platforms. “This malware blocks infected users’ computers from being able to visit a large number of websites dedicated to software piracy by modifying the HOSTS file on the infected system,” explains SophosLabs Principal Researcher Andrew Brandt in the report.
“WhatsApp is finally working on multi-device 2.0, and you can use iPad as a newly paired device. Android tablets are also planned to support multi-device on WhatsApp for Android!,” WABetaInfo reported on Twitter. “It’s under development and it will be released in a future update. Follow me to discover more.”
It’s under development and it will be released in a future update. Follow me to discover more ? pic.twitter.com/rND4xQfBDj — WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) August 20, 2021 Last month, the Facebook-owned messaging platform had announced the roll-out of multi-device support capability to beta testers of WhatsApp with support to up to four non-phone devices and one smartphone.
“If you’re a member or want to become a member, simply go to xbox.com/play on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari on your PC or mobile device to start playing hundreds of games from the Xbox Game Pass library,” Catherine Gluckstein, Vice President & Head of Product, Xbox Cloud Gaming wrote in a blog post. “With billions of active Windows 10 PCs, iOS devices and Android phones, we want you to have new opportunities to play the deepest, most immersive games whenever and wherever you choose.
However, the video streaming platform is often viewed as a key source for spreading misinformation and potentially harmful content. While YouTube has been addressing the issue of misinformation and bad content on its platform based on its 4Rs of Responsibility principles, the company on Thursday also announced in a blog post its new three-tiered approach to tackle key misinformation challenges on the platform. The first approach is to catch new misinformation before it goes viral.
As first reported by The Verge, this new tier called ‘YouTube Premium Lite’ will remove advertisements for viewers but will not include any of YouTube Premium’s other features such as ad-free YouTube Music listening, offline downloads, and background playback. “In Nordics and Benelux (except for Iceland), we’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice: Premium Lite costs €6.99/month (or local equivalent per month) and it includes ad-free videos on YouTube,” a YouTube spokesperson told The Verge confirming the development.