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Microsoft Isn't Renaming Xbox Live

Last month Microsoft removed the option to purchase 12 months of Xbox Live Gold from the Microsoft Store leading many to believe the company could be planning to phase out the service altogether with the launch of the Xbox Series X When asked about the plans by The Verge Microsoft said: We have no plans to discontinue Xbox Live Gold at this time

AleRunner

Based on death certificate data the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia influenza or COVID-19 (PIC) increased from week 26 – week 28 (June 27 – July 11) for the first time since mid-April The percentage for week 30 is 8 6% and currently lower than the percentage during week 29 (12 0%) however the percentage remains above the epidemic threshold

Slashdot: Developers

The terms 'allowlist' and 'blocklist' describe their purpose while the other words use metaphors to describe their purpose reads a change description on the source code for Android -- from over a year ago 9to5Mac calls it a shortened version of Google's (internal-only) explanation for terminology changes which are now becoming more widespread

Fake Your Own Mac Server

c13v3rm0nk3y writes A clever fellow named Otto Moerbeek has publish a short article on getting an OpenBSD box to emulate a Mac server Using Apache/DAV/SSL and a roll a duct-tape he describes how you can get most Mac functionality without paying Apple for it This is useful because then you ca

shirappu

shirappu writes: In late June a complaint was filed with the Detroit Police Department when a black man was wrongly arrested after investigators identified him through the use of facial recognition technology During the investigation the man was released because the police had no other evidence other than grainy surveillance footage Now the Detroit Police Chief has

McGruber

McGruber writes: The majority of Georgia Tech professors have launched a revolt over reopening this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic saying the current plan "threatens the health well-being and education of students staff and faculty " "We are alarmed to see the Board of Regents and the University System of Georgia mandating procedures that do not follow science-based

Slashdot: News for nerds stuff that matters

Aug 02 2020The New York Times tells the story of the 17-year-old mastermind arrested Friday for the takeover of dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts They report that Graham Ivan Clark had a difficult family life and poured his energy into video games and cryptocurrency after his parents divorced when he was 7 and he grew up in Tampa Florida with his mother

destinyland

destinyland writes: Vintage computing enthusiasts have recreated NASA's legendary Apollo Guidance Computer the 1960s-era assembly-language onboard guidance and navigation computer for the Apollo missions to the moon Unfortunately the software had been lost for the Apollo 10 mission (a manned dress rehearsal mission which flew to the moon eight weeks

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Jul 24 2020+1 on The Boys The past several years have been around making super heroes 'darker' but really that just meant brooding complicated etc The Boys does a good job with the idea that super heroes would be affected by the same hubris and personality defects that afflicts celebrities and others who are 'adored' by the masses

Yahoo Disables All Article Comments

Jul 24 2020Yahoo has replaced the comments section under its articles with a survey Now there's a message that reads: Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions In order to improve our community experience we are temporarily suspending article commenti

Slashdot: News for nerds stuff that matters

Jul 29 2020An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Chinese hackers infiltrated the Vatican's computer networks in the past three months a private monitoring group has concluded in an apparent espionage effort before the beginning of sensitive negotiations with Beijing The attack was detected by Recorded Future a firm based in Somerville Mass

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Sep 20 2005#39 Katrina#39 s babies#39 a real mixed menagerie St Petersburg Times - BROOKSVILLE - Hank Ethel Jethro Ricky and Nelson make up members of the pack So far 38 dogs and eight cats have been scooped up from rescue organizations in Hattiesburg and Waynesboro Brooksville took in the first contingent of eight dogs and seven cats Hefty

Qualcomm's Quick Charge 5 Can Get a

Jul 27 2020Qualcomm is giving its Quick Charge technology a sizeable boost one that the company claims will be able to plug in and get a device with a 4 500mAh battery from 0 to 50% in five minutes and from empty to in 15 minutes From a report: The new technology -- which will make its first appearance in devices during the third quarter of 2020 on phones that also

Zorro

Users can now only access the Anonymous Coward feature if they are logged in with a valid account Slashdot administrators say this change is currently temporary In an email interview Slashdot President Logan Abbott says that the decision has nothing to do with Cloudflare's moves to cut ties with 8chan Daily Stormer or other

Apple Emails Reveal Internal Debate on Right to Repair

Jul 30 2020Tim Cook didn't reveal anything new during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday But emails his company shared with the committee spoke volumes These internal discussions reveal that what looks like Apple's united front against Right to Repair is really an internal debate r

Telegram Hits Out at Apple's App

Jul 30 2020Apple has another antitrust charge on its plate Messaging app Telegram has joined Spotify in filing a formal complaint against the iOS App Store in Europe-- adding its voice to a growing number of developers willing to publicly rail against what they decry as Apple's app tax From a report: A spokesperson for Telegram confirmed the complaint to TechCrunch

Metacritic Changes Its User Review

Jul 21 2020Just hours after The Last of Us Part II's release last month some gamers posted ultra-low scores for the title on Metacritic Since the story unfolds over 20 to 30 hours of gameplay it was hard to believe the reviews pouring in after just a few hours Metacritic took note of this score bombing and

Huawei Overtakes Samsung as World's Biggest Smartphone

Jul 30 2020For the first time ever Huawei has shipped more smartphones worldwide over a quarter than any other company according to a new report from analyst firm Canalys From a report: Huawei has long harbored ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone seller and going by the numbers from Canalys that's just what happened during

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Jul 23 2020T-Mobile is preparing to make support for Voice over LTE a requirement for all new devices according to a report Thursday The move was reportedly detailed in internal T-Mobile documents obtained by Android Police From a report: The requirement won't mean much for users at first but as of January 2021 T-Mobile will require all devices connecting to our

Digital Banking Site 'Dave' Admits

Jul 26 2020Digital banking app and tech unicorn Dave confirmed today a security breach reports ZDNet after a hacker published the details of 7 516 625 users on a public forum In an email to ZDNet today Dave said the security breach originated on the network of a former business partner Waydev an

House Votes To Ban TikTok on Federal Devices

Jul 21 2020The House has voted to bar federal employees from downloading the video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices as part of a $741 billion defense policy bill From a report: Lawmakers voted 336-71 to pass the proposal offered by Rep Ken Buck (R-Colo ) as part of a package of bipartisan amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act The