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Here's An Original Xbox Easter Egg That's Remained Hidden For Nearly 20 Years
21.5.2021
A developer who worked on Microsoft’s original 2001 Xbox console, who wishes to remain anonymous, informed Kotaku of a hidden “Easter egg” in the Xbox Dashboard that’s remained undiscovered for nearly 20 years. They told us how to trigger the secret, which displays a previously unknown credits...
Blazing Strike Is A New, Old-School 2D Fighter
20.5.2021
Because there’s no such thing as too many anime-inspired 2D fighting games, Aksys and RareBreed Makes Games just announced Blazing Strike, an homage to classic pixel-art fighters with modern game mechanics that’ll hopefully make it play as good as it looks.Read more
Izraelský systém Jaguar je prvním robotickým pohraničníkem
20.5.2021
Izraelské ozbrojené síly nedávno představily nový semiautonomní robotický systém • Jmenuje se Jaguar a může do značné míry zastat roli pohraničníka • V současné době jsou tito roboti začleňováni do jednotek izraelské divize Gaza
Sony Files Patent for Bitcoin Wagering on Playstation and Other Consoles
19.5.2021
Sony, the electronics giant, has revealed a patent that would introduce bitcoin wagering in its consumer electronic products and consoles, like the Playstation system. Spectators of a game could wager about what will happen next in an e-sports competition, and odds would be calculated by a machine...
[článek] Tomáš Szkandera (K2): Řadu e-shopů brzdí v dalším růstu technologie a systém, na kterých běží
19.5.2021
[MarketVoice] [9 minut čtení] Část majitelů e-shopů si neuvědomuje, jaké mohou být dopady odkládání řešení problémů se systémem, na kterém jejich byznys jede. „Podceňují stížnosti od zákazníků i připomínky od svých zaměstnanců,“ konstatuje ředitel vývoje IT společnosti K2 Tomáš Szkandera. Ostravská...
Banking system consumes two times more energy than Bitcoin: research
17.5.2021
According to Galaxy’s estimates, the annual energy usage of Bitcoin stands at 114 TWh, while the banking industry consumes over 260 TWh each year
[aktualita] Registrační systém na očkování měl po půlnoci výpadek
17.5.2021
S otevřením registrací na očkování proti nemoci covid-19 skupině 40 – 44 let systém pravděpodobně neustál zátěž a těsně po půlnoci přestal fungovat. Nejprve se objevovala zpráva, že „požadovaná stránka neexistuje“, následně byl systém zřejmě odstaven a uživatelům se začalo zobrazovat, že probíhá...
Banking System Uses Significantly More Energy Than Bitcoin, Research Shows
17.5.2021
A new report shows that the banking system consumes more than twice the amount of energy that bitcoin does. The authors analyzed bitcoin’s energy usage and compared it to the banking and gold industries. Banking System Consumes Much More Energy Than Bitcoin Galaxy Digital published a report...
Babies Love High Kicks
15.5.2021
This week on Snapshots get ready for some action! Get ready for some speed! Get ready for some... dead birds? Sure. That too. This week has some great screenshots from games like Resident Evil Village, New Pokemon Snap, and Far Cry 4.Read more
Liberian Central Bank Asks Local Crypto Startup to Drop its Plan to Launch a Digital Asset
15.5.2021
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has warned against a local crypto startup’s plan to proceed with the introduction of a digital financial product without adhering to the required regulation. According to the CBL, this act will not only be illegal but this will likely “undermine...
Bank of Korea to Monitor Crypto Transactions Using Financial Records
15.5.2021
South Korea’s monetary policy regulator, Bank of Korea, plans to obtain documents from financial institutions to track crypto transactions involving bank accounts. Cryptocurrency prices fluctuate independently from the real economy, the bank says, adding that market growth could pose a risk...
Report: Colonial Pipeline Paid $5M Worth in Crypto to Ransomware Gang, Restarts Services
14.5.2021
The global oil market was shaken by news from the United States as a ransomware attack hit the largest oil infrastructure operation in the country. A recent report claims hackers asked Colonial Pipeline to pay for an undisclosed amount in ransom to unlock the firm’s system – a demand...
These Famicom Detective Club Games Have Aged Surprisingly Well
14.5.2021
There’s nothing about the art, animation, voice work, or music of Nintendo’s new Famicom Detective Club games that betray their origin as a pair of Japan-exclusive Family Computer Disk System adventures from the late 1980s. The dated gameplay, however, is a dead giveaway. Read more
Spanish stock exchange ready to test blockchain-based SME financing system
14.5.2021
The Spanish stock exchange is moving forward with further tests of its planned blockchain-based system to finance small- and medium-scale enterprises
Billionaire Druckenmiller says ledger-based system could replace USD worldwide
12.5.2021
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller thinks some kind of crypto-derived ledger system may replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency in the future
Another Dodgy Windows 10 Update Has Been Pulled
11.5.2021
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Windows 10 issued a new update, and not long after it hit public release, Microsoft had to pull it back.Read more
Screaming Into The Void
8.5.2021
Welcome to Snapshots, Kotaku’s weekly round-up of the best and coolest screenshots from around the web. This week I got a ton of emails from folks and it was hard to pick the best of the best. And look, our first screenshot from Resident Evil Village. I can’t wait to see what folks do with that...
Fintechs Invited to Work on Georgia’s Central Bank Digital Currency
7.5.2021
National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued a call for companies in the fintech sector, financial institutions and technology firms to support its efforts to create a digital currency. Georgia’s central bank wants to employ new technologies to raise the efficiency of the country’s payment...
Zombie akce Back 4 Blood představuje systém karet, každá partie bude jiná
6.5.2021
Neoficiální pokračování dvoudílné série zombie stříleček Left 4 Dead bude výrazně pracovat s prvkem náhody. Při rozehrání každé nové hry vás tak bude čekat odlišný zážitek
Nigeria’s Cryptocurrency Traded Volumes on P2P Platform Top $1.5 Billion
5.5.2021
According to Paxful, a peer-to-peer trading platform, Nigeria’s cryptocurrency traded volumes on the platform topped $1.5 billion in the first four months of the year 2021. This figure represents almost a third of Paxful’s global total volume of $5 billion. This latest traded volume...