Activision bans 60,000 Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters in one fell swoop
In a blog post on the subject, the publisher said it recently banned 60,000 accounts linked to confirmed cases of using cheat software in Warzone. With the move, Activision has now permanently banned more than 300,000 Warzone cheaters worldwide since.....»»
iOS 18 makes it easy to record any phone call and transcript
The iPhone has been around since 2007, and at long last with iOS 18 it’s getting a very useful new phone-related feature: call recording from right within the Phone app, which can then turn into a transcript on command. There’s even an Apple Inte.....»»
England"s poshest school Eton bans iPhones but provides iPads
Eton College is responsible for some of Britain's most famous politicians, and now it wants to make sure future UK technology leaders are denied iPhones.Eton College (Source: Kazimierz Mendlik, Wiki Commons)During its 14 years in power, the UK's Cons.....»»
Cox: Used-vehicle wholesale prices fall 8.9% in June from a year ago
Used-vehicle wholesale values fell 0.6 percent in June from May, Cox said July 9. A Cox expert also gave predicted diminishing lease maturities through the year......»»
XDefiant finds a perfect middle ground between Call of Duty and Overwatch
While XDefiant may sound like a hodgepodge of design choices, Ubisoft's new shooter finds the right middle ground between Call of Duty and Overwatch......»»
Microsoft China bans Android, demands staff use iPhones
As part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone.Microsoft's R&D facility in China (Source: Microsoft)As China's government has variously been said to be banning iPhones, and not ex.....»»
This new ransomware scam will hassle you with phone calls until you pay up
Since there is no dedicated data leak site, the operators call the victims on the phone and threaten them......»»
Tesla posts disappointing production and sales numbers for Q2 2024
Sales fell by 5 percent, with production cut by more. Enlarge / For some time now, Tesla has produced more cars than it has sold. This past quarter, that changed. (credit: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Tesla pub.....»»
Call the ant doctor: Amputation gives injured ants a leg up on infections
"Ants are able to diagnose a wound, see if it's infected... and treat it accordingly." Enlarge / Scientists have observed wound care and selective amputation in Florida carpenter ants. (credit: Danny Buffat/CC BY-SA) Flo.....»»
Last call: Apple"s 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro just dropped to the lowest price ever
The month-end special knocks $230 off the latest 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgrade to 1TB of storage. Grab the exclusive deal for three days only.Save $230 on Apple's latest MacBook Pro 14.To activate the exclusive deal on the current MacBook Pro 1.....»»
Acer’s new 3D camera can stream directly to YouTube or to a Zoom call
Acer has announced the SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera, a 3D camera to bolster its ecosystem of 3D products......»»
Wait! What did Google just rename this time?
Chromecast built-in is now just Cast. Doesn't matter what you call it, though — it still does the exact same thing......»»
Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps
Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July. Whether you want to call it "Google Business Messaging" or "Google Business Profile Chat,.....»»
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision over Call of Duty’s role
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»
Truecaller AI Call Scanner detects AI voice clones in real-time
Three seconds! That’s how much of your voice an AI voice synthesizer needs to generate a complete clone of your voice. Illegitimate voice cloning and speech synthesis technologies are improving at an incalculable rate of change and are, unfortunate.....»»
Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will come to Xbox Game Pass on day one, though we don't know which subscription tiers it'll be on just yet......»»
5 action movie characters I’d hire to be my bodyguard
When your life is in danger, which cinematic heroes would you call on for help? Here are five action movie characters I'd hire to be my bodyguard......»»
Saturday Citations: The cheapness horizon of electric batteries; the battle-worthiness of ancient armor; scared animals
Sometimes, science requires traveling into hazardous environments; sometimes it requires a vast influx of state capital and an army of researchers and technicians. But sometimes, science has to call in the Marines. We reported on that this week, alon.....»»
Persistent gender imbalances in UK political candidate selections: A call for systemic reform
In a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Sofía Collignon, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London, new light has been shed on the persistent gender disparities in the selection of parliamentary candidates by the U.K.'s C.....»»
Apple Location Services vulnerability can enable troop movements to be tracked
Security researchers report that a key element of Apple Location Services contains what they call “a really serious privacy vulnerability” that allowed troop movements to be tracked. The issue could also allow an attacker to work out the locat.....»»