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The Borderlands 3 reveal was a mess, but hey, we’re getting the game

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 7:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Gearbox Software today revealed its latest game, Borderlands 3, at the PAX East Conference. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong, but at least the game looks cool. No, I’m not exaggerating — it was a shitshow. It started with Randy Pitchford doing his own version of one of those “Here are all the easter eggs you missed in the Borderlands teaser” YouTube videos. He even took time to point out things in the teaser that wouldn’t be in the game. “We threw that in there because we’re assholes,” Pitchford said over a shot of Handsome Jack’s mask.…

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Twitch copies another community-made feature with Squad Stream

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 6:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Twitch recently introduced Squad Stream, a way for multiple streamers to stream “together” in the same window. Like lots of Twitch‘s features, it’s an official variant on software streamers have been using for years. By incorporating this into its streaming tools, Twitch legitimizes the community spirit that already existed on the site — though only for its most important members at the moment. Twitch launched the feature earlier this week. It supports up to four streamers in a group, all displayed in a single window. The site’s reps tout it as being perfect for “showing off every awesome moment in a…

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Hackers fix 20 security flaws in cryptocurrency-related platforms in 2 weeks

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 5:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


White-hat hackers continue to rid blockchain projects of their bugs, having earned a minimum of $7,400 for fixing security flaws in popular cryptocurrency platforms like Monero and Stellar. Seven companies dished out rewards to blockchain hackers for finding and patching 20 software bugs in the past two weeks (between March 14 and 28), according to HackerOne data reviewed by Hard Fork. Cryptocurrency startups Augur, Monero, ICON, and Stellar distributed bounties to security researchers, and even payment platforms Crypto.com, Robinhood, and Omise recently paid hackers to fix up their code. Which blockchain-related startup featured the most bugs this time? Omise, the developer of the OmiseGO…

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Here’s how personalized ransomware attacks work, and how to protect yourself

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 4:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little you can do to get it back other than accede to the attacker’s demands. Ransomware, a type of malware that holds a computer to ransom, has become particularly prevalent in the past few years and virtually unbreakable encryption has made it an even more powerful force. Ransomware is typically delivered by powerful botnets used to send out millions of malicious emails to randomly targeted victims. These aim to extort relatively small amounts of money (normally £300-£500, but more in recent times) from as many…

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4 things that concern Vitalik Buterin about moving Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake

Mar28
by on March 28, 2019 at 4:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently took to Reddit to discuss some of the biggest roadblocks ahead the network’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). According to Buterin, there are currently four major hurdles ahead of implementing Proof-of-Stake. Here they are: 1. Having lower than expected participation rates in validating 2. Stake pooling becoming too popular 3. Sharding turning out more technically complicated than expected 4. Running nodes turning out more expensive than expected, leading to (1) and (2) Buterin’s primary concern lies in keeping Ethereum’s blockchain decentralized, while also ensuring a low entry barrier for network validators – or put otherwise, making…

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