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Pokémon Sword & Shield releases right between Star Wars and Death Stranding

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by on June 5, 2019 at 7:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo today revealed more about its upcoming RPG, Pokémon Sword & Shield on today’s Direct presentation, including its release date. We now know the game’s release date, and it’s right in the November sweet spot, squished into a release window with long-awaited Kojima wtfery Death Stranding and the first single-player Star Wars release in ages. It’s going to be a bloodbath. I’m going to assume most people only allot enough money for one video game every couple of weeks at most, and the revelation that the new Pokémon game is going to be hitting in the same period as two other highly-anticipated games leaves me wondering:…

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Dutch billionaire and Big Brother creator sues Facebook over fraudulent Bitcoin ads

Jun05
by on June 5, 2019 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The creator of the Big Brother reality television format is suing Facebook for allowing advertisements to fraudulently feature his name and image, Reuters reports. Dutch billionaire John de Mol, one of the brains behind entertainment studio Endemol, filed his suit against Facebook in an Amsterdam court earlier today. The bogus ads, no longer available, reportedly tried to get Facebook users to buy Bitcoin from a company ‘backed’ by de Mol himself. Lawyers argued ads that contained de Mol’s image inspired consumers to send $1.7 million euros ($1.9 million) to the fraudsters. They also claimed their client’s reputation was damaged as ads were…

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UE’s Wonderboom 2 speaker has a big battery, a new button, and OUTDOOR MODE

Jun05
by on June 5, 2019 at 2:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


I’m a big fan of UE audio gear. I’ve extolled the virtues of the BOOM 3 in the past, so when I heard about the just announced Wonderboom 2 – a Bluetooth speaker with a number of improvements over its predecessor – I was hyped. Shockingly, the Wonderboom 2 is the second version UE’s entry-level Wonderboom range. They retail for around $100, which is cheaper than the BOOM 3. They also differ aesthetically from this range, being smaller and rounder than the cylindrical BOOM speakers. Basically, Wonderbooms look like this: The Wonderboom 2 comes with a number improvements over its already impressive predecessor.…

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How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media

Jun05
by on June 5, 2019 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Middle East


The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech.   Whatever it was, it came and went. But there was one late entry to the short-lived trend that was of particular interest, due to its connection with hypocritical internet policies and…

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Baltimore didn’t pay Bitcoin ransom so hackers leaked sensitive data on Twitter

Jun05
by on June 5, 2019 at 1:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Officials investigating the Bitcoin-fueled ransomware attack that hit Baltimore City last month believe the hackers have leaked government documents on Twitter. A Twitter account claiming to be owned by the hackers appears to have been used to leak the sensitive documents, The Baltimore Sun reports. The now-suspended account posted a document detailing a woman’s medical history last month, and claimed to have numerous other potentially sensitive documents. According to reports, the account has been taunting the city’s mayor, Bernard C. “Jack” Young. No personal data has been stolen in the attack, according to a spokesperson from the mayor’s office. That…

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