X only has to pay one last fine in Brazil to get its services reinstated, according to Bloomberg and CNBC. Supreme Court R has ordered the company to pay 10 million Reais, or around $1.9 million, for its non-compliance with Brazil’s court order for two days. Moraes added that the company’s return “depends solely on… Continue reading X can be ‘immediately’ unblocked in Brazil after it pays a $1.9 million fine
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OpenAI reportedly plans to increase ChatGPT’s price to $44 within five years
OpenAI is reportedly telling investors that it plans on charging $22 a month to use ChatGPT by the end of the year. The company also plans to aggressively increase the monthly price over the next five years up to $44. The documents obtained by The New York Times shows that OpenAI took in $300 million… Continue reading OpenAI reportedly plans to increase ChatGPT’s price to $44 within five years
Threads is adding location sharing to posts
Threads seems to be rolling out a new location tagging feature that allows users to add a location to their posts. Some users have reported seeing the change in Threads’ app, though it doesn’t seem to be available to everyone just yet. The feature is similar to location tagging on Instagram. When you give Threads… Continue reading Threads is adding location sharing to posts
VR hit Walkabout Mini Golf is getting a mobile edition
Walkabout Mini Golf has been filled with players ever since it launched around the same time as the Meta Quest 2. Now the multiplayer mini-golf game is making the jump to iOS devices. The developer Mighty Coconut is currently beta testing its mobile mini-golf game Walkabout Mini Golf: Pocket Edition and plans to release a full… Continue reading VR hit Walkabout Mini Golf is getting a mobile edition
Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack
The US Department of Justice charged three Iranian nationals as part of an effort to hack into the emails and computers used by President Donald Trump’s campaign staff and other political connections. The Washington Post reported that DOJ officials filed charges against Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi in an indictment filed Thursday… Continue reading Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack
X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier
X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein’s account earlier this afternoon. X’s Safety account says they issued the temporary suspension “for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. [J.D.] Vance’s physical address and the majority of his social security number.” Several news outlets that received the vetting dossier of the Republican vice presidential… Continue reading X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier
Valve cuts binding arbitration from its Steam user agreement
If you booted up Steam in the last 24 hours, then you probably saw the pop up window asking you to agree to a new Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA). Valve laid out the changes in an official blog post on the Steam Community forum, and notably, binding arbitration is no longer part of the SSA.… Continue reading Valve cuts binding arbitration from its Steam user agreement
Valve’s Deadlock lets you turn cheaters into frogs
Valve is continuing the wonderful tradition of messing with people who feel the need to cheat in multiplayer games. In the latest update to Deadlock, the company’s wildly popular new hero shooter that’s currently invite-only, Valve added the game’s first anti-cheat system. When the system detects a cheater, Deadlock will offer the opposing team a… Continue reading Valve’s Deadlock lets you turn cheaters into frogs
Microsoft explains how it’s tackling security and privacy for Recall
The condemnation of Microsoft’s Recall feature for Copilot+ AI PCs was swift and damning. While it’s meant to let you find anything you’ve ever done on your PC, it also involves taking constant screenshots of your PC, and critics noticed that information wasn’t being stored securely. Microsoft ended up delaying its rollout for Windows Insider… Continue reading Microsoft explains how it’s tackling security and privacy for Recall
Blizzard is trying to make a StarCraft shooter again (for the third time)
Blizzard is diving into the StarCraft shooter well once again, after two previous titles were canceled. This information comes from a forthcoming book about the developer by games journalist Jason Schreier and was discussed during a recent IGN podcast. This time around, veteran developer Dan Hay is leading the effort to translate the world of… Continue reading Blizzard is trying to make a StarCraft shooter again (for the third time)