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Battlefield V puts battle royale on the back burner to focus on story

Oct25
by on October 25, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


EA is apparently determined to ensure its latest endeavor, WWII-era shooter Battlefield V, is getting as much space as possible to prove it’s different from its eternal rival Call of Duty. The company has now put the brakes on BFV‘s battle royale in favor of the game‘s single-player story, meaning that (for the time being, anyway) it won’t have to compete for the attention of Fortnite emigres with Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode. EA and developer DICE today revealed the schedule for BFV‘s post-release content, which includes three separate “chapters” containing new story chapters, maps, and, of course, game modes. Surprisingly, the battle royale mode, called “Firestorm,”…

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It’s never been easier to manage your Apple devices with Jamf Now

Oct25
by on October 25, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


There has never been an easier time to run a small business, especially in the age of smartphones and consumer-level laptops. For the price of a MacBook or an iPhone, a student or employee can navigate a rich tapestry of your company’s information, instruction, and leadership — provided you can effectively manage their experience. So Jamf went ahead and designed software for that exact purpose, to give you a central place to do all of the above on a budget. Imagine it: you hand out phones, tablets or laptops, and with ease, everyone in the room can just open the…

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How to stop cryptojackers from jacking your CPU

Oct25
by on October 25, 2018 at 3:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Every week there seems to be an alert for a new cryptocurrency hack or scam. Honest, hardworking cryptocurrency hodlers need to be aware of the risks that come with digital assets, lest they be stolen or extorted from them in embarrassing ways. Cryptojacking is fast becoming one of the internet’s biggest threats, but most people don’t even know what it is or what to do about it. If you do want to understand cryptojacking better…

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Facebook fined 0.001% of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal

Oct25
by on October 25, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK


One of 2018’s biggest revelations was that Facebook completely failed its users when it allowed Cambridge Analytica to access personal data without their consent. For this massive privacy breach, Facebook has been fined a whopping… £500,000? The measly fine — which amounts to around €565,000 or $645,000 — was issued by the UK Information Commissioner‘s Office today and cements the initial ruling in July, the Guardian reports. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the fine is pocket change for the social media giant. The company surpassed €35 billion in revenue in 2017, which would make today’s fine…

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Report: Central banks split over how to issue digital fiat currencies

Oct25
by on October 25, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


IBM and the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) have released details of a joint investigation into the effectiveness of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a replacement for government-issued fiat. The report surveyed 21 central banks from around the world to determine sentiment toward digital versions of central bank fiat money. While the investigation found it unnecessary for central banks to rush in issuing digital currencies, 38 percent of those surveyed came from institutions that are actively researching and trialling wholesale CBCDs. But even though 76 percent were uncertain as to the effectiveness of digital ledgers (DLTs), most…

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