Why That Anti-Loot Box Bill Is Actually Kinda Shitty
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday aims to ban pay-to-win microtransactions and loot boxes in video games that are “minor-oriented.” The bill,...
Original Content podcast: Dragons love symbolism, and other lessons from the ‘Game of Thrones’ finale
This post and podcast include spoilers for “Game of Thrones.” Remember how it felt six weeks ago, right before “Game of Thrones” returned for its final...
Snapchat Employees Allegedly Misused Internal Tools to Snoop on Users: Report
Existing online today means giving over a wealth of data. The hope is that the companies safeguarding it are doing so securely, but thousands of people...
Facebook reveals more details on AR glasses in new patent
We may still be years away from Facebook’s augmented reality glasses becoming an actual product, but we now know a little more about how they might...
Nostalgic meme remembers the absurd bowling alley animations we all love
Why are bowling animations like this? If you’ve ever been bowling, you probably remember the absurd 3D-animated scenes that played after each turn. Sometimes it’s an...
Facebook Pilots Anti-Hate Speech Moderation Team Because, Y’know, All the Nazis and Stuff
Four million. That’s the number of pieces of content on Facebook that the platform claims it took action against for containing hate speech from January to...
Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling a Nearby Star
NASA’s exoplanet-hunting TESS spacecraft has spotted three comets orbiting a star 64 light-years away, according to a new paper. Read more… Source : Astronomers Spy Three...
WikiLeaks’ Assange charged under the Espionage Act in a ‘major test case’ for press freedom
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, has been charged with more than a dozen additional charges by U.S. federal prosecutors, including under the controversial Espionage...
The 10 Best Deals of May 23, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today. Read more… Source : The 10...
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Espionage by U.S.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London last month after seven years in an Ecuadorian embassy, is now reportedly facing new charges of espionage...
