Month: June 2020

Twitch is now addressing sexual assault allegations on a case by case basis following a series of sexual misconduct claims. The live stream platform is now “looking into the recent allegations of sexual abuse and harassment involving Twitch streamers and actions we’re taking,” according to a Wednesday blog post. “We are reviewing each case that
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Karat is a new startup promising to build better banking products for the creators who make a living on YouTube, Instagram, Twitch and other online platforms. Today it’s unveiling its first product — the Karat Black Card. The startup, which was part of accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 batch, is also announcing that it has
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Apple’s recently announced iOS 14, macOS, iPadOS 14, and tvOS promise several major improvements that could make gaming on them feel more like playing on a console or PC. Apple released new details about its upcoming operating systems this week, including a rash of new game-controller support functions, like button remapping, rumble, and motion controls.
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The ‘billboard’ method can generate hundreds of inbound calls Imran Tariq 7 hours Imran Tariq Contributor Imran Tariq is the co-founder of Webmetrix Group, the best-selling author of two books, a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Picture the drive to work you used to make every day before the COVID-19 pandemic struck — the same
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tech2 News StaffJun 25, 2020 18:20:08 IST Realme has launched four products in India today that include Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom, Realme Buds Q, and a Realme Adventurer backpack. The two newly launched smartphones come with Snapdragon 855+ chipset, 64 MP quad-camera setup, 120 Hz refresh rate display, and 4,200 mAh battery. Realme X3,
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Api.video, a “developer-first” video platform that makes it easier for websites and apps to video features, has raised $5.5 million, in a seed round led by London venture capital firm Blossom Capital. Also participating is Kima Ventures and a number of angel investors. Previous backers include Octave Klaba (founder of OVH), Eduardo Ronzano (founder of
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LAED Act co-sponsor Senator Lindsey Graham.Photo: Tom Williams-Pool (Getty Images) A trio of Republican senators have introduced a bill that would force tech firms to engineer backdoors into their encryption techniques whenever a judge asks them to—essentially banning encryption that prevents hackers from stealing stored data and end-to-end encryption that prevents anyone but senders and
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Are you getting enough sleep? According to a 2016 report by the Centers for Disease Control, more than a third of Americans aren’t, with sleep-related disorders affecting an estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans — and that is a problem. Lack of sleep doesn’t just make people cranky; it can lead to a variety
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En garde! Researchers at the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom, have partnered with Cambridge-based game studio Ninja Theory (Hellblade VR, DmC: Devil May Cry, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West) to deliver more realistic, data-driven sword fighting in VR. While pre-recorded attacks and defensive positions may work fine in the standard 2D gaming format,
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