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‘Diablo IV’ and other Blizzard games are down due to a DDoS attack

Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic In an interview with The Guardian more than a decade ago, Warren Spector, the director and producer of Deus Ex, said his dream game would take place in one city block. “There are people who are trying to simulate massive worlds at a level of an inch per mile,” Spector told journalist … Continue reading ‘Diablo IV’ and other Blizzard games are down due to a DDoS attack →

A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform

A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform Kris Holt @krisholt A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from other subreddits are shutting down their community, in part due to changes the company is making to its API. The community, r/TranscribersOfReddit, will close its doors … Continue reading A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform →

Amazon’s Echo Dot is down to $28, plus the rest of this week’s best tech deals

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Everything you need to know about Amazon Prime Day 2023 Valentina Palladino @valentinalucia This year’s Amazon Prime Day is likely right around the corner, so it’s a good time to start thinking about the things you’ll want to look for once the deal wave hits. Everything from gadgets to clothes to household necessities … Continue reading Amazon’s Echo Dot is down to $28, plus the rest of this week’s best tech deals →

Sony is shutting down PixelOpus, the studio behind ‘Concrete Genie’

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Nick Summers @nisummers Back in the Dreamcast era, I fell in love with a game called Jet Set Radio. It was about a group of rollerbladers who leapt around a colorful, futuristic version of Tokyo spray-painting everything in sight. I consider it a classic and one of the best games Sega has ever published. … Continue reading Sony is shutting down PixelOpus, the studio behind ‘Concrete Genie’ →

With its stock down 65% this year, WeWork is now at risk of being delisted from the NYSE

WeWork

By Chris Morris April 20, 2023 After hemorrhaging cash for years, WeWork is now facing a possible delisting by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company announced this week that it had received a “continued listing standard notice” from the exchange, stating that, since April 11, 2023, it had fallen out of … Continue reading With its stock down 65% this year, WeWork is now at risk of being delisted from the NYSE →

News Publishers’ Twitter Ad Spend Down 83%, Study Finds

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News Publishers’ Twitter Ad Spend Down 83%, Study Finds by Colin Kirkland , April 14, 2023 New findings from advertising intelligence platform MediaRadar reveal an alarming 83% year-over-year decrease in news publishers’ Twitter ad spend from January 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. Since Twitter CEO Elon Musk bought the microblogging platform in October 2022, … Continue reading News Publishers’ Twitter Ad Spend Down 83%, Study Finds →

Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th

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Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th Kris Holt @krisholt Spotify has some disappointing news for Heardle fans: the company is shutting down the song-guessing game, which it bought last summer. “Thanks for playing Heardle, but unfortunately we have to say goodbye,” a message on the Heardle webpage reads. “From May 5th, Heardle will … Continue reading Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th →

E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st

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My to-read list exploded thanks to free books through the Libby app Kris Naudus @krisnaudus Lockdown here in New York didn’t seem so bad, as I could encase myself in a cocoon of movies, TV shows and comics to keep myself entertained. As for books, however, there was one problem: The libraries in the … Continue reading E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st →

Amazon sale knocks the Kindle Paperwhite down to $100

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Nathan Ingraham One thing you can definitely say about Amazon’s Kindle: It’s not the kind of device you need to upgrade often, even if you’re an avid reader. I’ve been using the same one since late 2015, and it’s still going strong. But Amazon caught my attention with the 5th-generation Paperwhite. For the first time … Continue reading Amazon sale knocks the Kindle Paperwhite down to $100 →

A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the app

TikTok Politics

The US government is trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok Karissa Bell @karissabe The Biden Administration is significantly increasing pressure on ByteDance just days before TikTok’s CEO is set to testify in front of Congress. The United States government is now “demanding” that ByteDance sell TikTok, according to a new report in The … Continue reading A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the app →