IT&Software
LG announces new 38-inch UltraWide with Thunderbolt 3
The LG Ergo also supports tile mechanism. The technologically and ergonomically advanced arm-type stand with its high degree of adjustability enables users to create perfectly customized workstations. It also comes with the support of GSync with DisplayPort adaptive sync. It is also DisplayHDR 600-certified, meaning it should hit 600 nits brightness with HDR content and has a typical brightnes... [Full Article...]
Calgary mom charged with assaulting child while livestreaming video game
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A short clip, originally streamed to the gaming service Twitch, was reposted to Twitter earlier this week, prompting calls to Calgary's police service from as far away as Europe and California. "We had our Child At Risk Response Team at the house, we were securing the children", Siegenthaler said. It shows a woman playing the video game Fortnite as she repeatedly slaps and then bites a scr... [Full Article...]
Ghostery Midnight desktop app with VPN launched
When ghost first announced at midnight earlier this year, President Jeremy Tillman told me that the company (acquired by the Cliqz browser company in 2017) created Midnight because desktop applications, particularly email clients, were starting to "use numerous same web tracking technologies outside the browser". [Full Article...]
Microsoft reduces Xbox Game Pass price to Rs699 in India
Untitled Goose Game waddled onto Xbox Game Pass yesterday, December 17. Microsoft has rolled out another batch of release dates for titles coming to Xbox One Game Pass, with The Witcher 3, Pillars of Eternity , and more all out ahead of Christmas. [Full Article...]
267 million Facebook users' data has reportedly been leaked
A massive data leak from Facebook has exposed the names, personal IDs, and phone numbers of 267 million users - majority American - on the dark web , according to reports . Diachenko says that most of the affected users from 267,140,436 records were from the United States. The IDs, phone numbers and full names of 267 million users, most of which reside in the USA, were discovered on an unsec... [Full Article...]
Facebook is developing its own operating system from scratch
Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's head of augmented and virtual reality, told The Information: " We really want to make sure the next generation has space for us ", "We don't think we can trust the marketplace or competitors to ensure that's the case". [Full Article...]
Samsung and Baidu will start production of new AI Chip in 2020
The AI chip has a 512GBps memory bandwidth and can supply up to 260 Tera operations per second at 150 watts. This will allow Baidu to support a variety of functions with the chip such as large-scale AI workloads, autonomous driving, speech recognition, natural language processing and more. [Full Article...]
Facebook is Working on Its Own Operating System
If you are 3rd party developer, you have to live with so many restrictions laid out by the platform vendor. Also, Facebook is now working on several hardware devices including the new Portal lineup and popular Oculus VR devices. " We really want to make sure the next generation has space for us ", Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth told Techcrunch, explaining the firm's move into operating systems. [Full Article...]