IT&Software
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo agree to shared safety standards across gaming
Part of that is ensuring that the gaming industry is aligned in the work it's doing to create consistent safety measures for interactions no matter where you play. Parents and players will also be kept up through their "codes of conduct, terms of use, and our enforcement practices". We believe that hate and harassment or exploitation of younger players in any way have no place in gaming. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Announces Bill Barr Leaving Administration December 23
Members of the electoral college - who cast one vote for president and one for vice-president - nearly always vote in line with whoever won the popular vote in their state. CNN is tracking the Electoral College process in real time and will fill in the electoral votes below as they occur December 14. "The Electoral College votes are being cast today". [Full Article...]
Galarian Mr. Mime To Make Debut In Pokemon By Next Week
As additional bonuses, participants will also receive three Starpieces, three Super Incubators, two Glacial Lure Modules, a Poffin, three Premium Battle Passes, thirty Ultra Balls, three Rare Candies, and three Incenses as well as a new Mr. [Full Article...]
Oil tanker hit by 'external source' in Saudi Arabia
While the damage was small, the event again raised questions about the region's stability and helped push Brent crude above $50 a barrel. Since March 2015, the Saudi-led Arab alliance has been conducting air, land and sea operations against the Houthis, who control the capital of Sanaa and large areas in northern and western Yemen. [Full Article...]
Increasing Chance of Significant Snow Storm in Hudson Valley
The exact timing of the winter storm is still being worked out. The NWS says snow could total up to or exceed a foot throughout NY state, especially on its northern and western edges. Monday's minor snow storm will be followed by the larger nor'easter that is expected to hit MA by midweek, officials warned. But if there was an area that had the potential to combine strong winds and heavy snow, i... [Full Article...]
Google Adds 50 New Animals to its Augmented Reality Feature
If you like to share animals in augmented reality (AR) with friends and family, Google has just added 50 new AR animals in its Search platform. Previous year when Google had initially begun adding animals in search, it started with just a few animals like tiger, lion, wolf and a dog. [Full Article...]
Windows 10X is Expected to Launch in Spring 2021
Windows 10X will be exclusively available for new devices only, and there won't be beta testing. "The world is a very different place than it was last October when we shared our vision for a new category of dual-screen Windows devices." Win32 support could possibly not be delivered until 2022 together with the postponed Windows 10X device Surface Neo. [Full Article...]
Russian hackers broke into U.S. agencies including Treasury, Commerce departments
The software company also provides services to the country's leading telecommunications providers, including "more than 425 of the US Fortune 500". "We have asked CISA and the FBI to investigate, and we can not comment further at this time", the Commerce Department said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times , referring to the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrast... [Full Article...]