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A development team took to Kickstarter on Tuesday (April 16) with the aim of fundraising €45,000 (the equivalent of just under $48,000 in USD) and smashed that goal in just 18 hours. A total of just over $52,000 has now been donated. The funding is for Runa, described as a ‘turn-based fantasy game inspired by JRPG [Japanese role-playing game] classics’ that will feature a ‘story-driven sci-...
Logitech mouse and keyboard users are reportedly receiving a free AI upgrade that will incorporate ChatGPT. The Logi AI Prompt Builder will launch a software window that helps users access the chatbot’s assistance without interrupting their workflow. At the press of a button, users can rephrase or summarize blocks of text and receive suggested queries based on the text they have selected,...
Fans of the original Hades video game can now explore its sequel counterpart as its publisher launches a technical test and invites users to give it a try. In a blog post published on the Supergiant Games website on Tuesday (April 16), the team behind the game says the test will “help us find and solve any technical issues we might have missed thus far, to ensure anyone who tries Hade II in Early...
Telegram messaging app is set to cross one billion active monthly users within a year, its founder Pavel Durov has said. “We’ll probably cross one billion monthly active users within a year now,” Telegram’s CEO told U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson in a video interview posted on Carlson’s account on the X social media platform. The well-known social media platform, based in Dubai, was established...
The online video-sharing platform YouTube is cracking down on ad-blocking apps and suggests people should purchase a premium subscription if they want a truly ad-free experience. Ad-block extensions have become popular over the last few years as they remove any intrusive advertisements and videos across multiple platforms. To address this, Rob from Team YouTube posted an update titled ‘...
In recent years, businesses have turned to cloud computing for its scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. However, this move to the cloud has raised significant security concerns. With sensitive data and critical operations moving to cloud platforms, ensuring robust security measures has become a top priority to fend off threats. The shared responsibility model between cloud providers...
The Netherlands House of Representatives has voted to ban online gambling advertising and ‘high risk’ online gambling like slots. The vote took place on Tuesday afternoon (April 16) and a majority vote in favor of the ban was secured. During the voting, 114 motions were submitted and decided on, 14 of which were focused on gambling and 10 were adopted. Amongst the vote to ban online gambling...
The U.K.’s Ministry of Justice has announced that creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images will be made a criminal offense in England and Wales under a new law. Under the legislation, anyone making explicit images of an adult without their consent will face a criminal record and an unlimited fine. If the image is then shared more widely, the creator could then be sent to jail. The new law...
The Sims 4 continues to go strong even amid the rumors of advancements in the Sims 5 world – that is still a long way away yet and Electronic Arts’ masterstroke of finally making Sims 4 free to play last year has brought many more people to the franchise – and doubtless, those many more people have spent many more dollars on non-free DLC. Clever, clever. This week’s big Sims 4 patch fixes a lot...
Netflix has reportedly used what appear to be AI-generated or manipulated images in a recent true-crime documentary. “What Jennifer Did” is about a murder-for-hire plot involving a woman named Jennifer Pan that took place in Canada back in 2010. The streaming service allegedly used photos to depict her personality, which her high school friend Nam Nguyen described as “bubbly, happy, confident,...