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Now Is The Time For Universal Video Game Accessibility Guidelines
2.11.2023
As Kotaku’s resident Soulsbud, I was stoked to check out the action-Soulslike RPG Lords of the Fallen when it debuted back in mid-October, so I booted it up and immediately navigated to the settings menu. This is always my first stop when starting any game, to ensure I can actually play the thing....
MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 155 Bitcoin Worth $5.3 Million in October
2.11.2023
The prominent business intelligence and software company MicroStrategy reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to Bitcoin with the recent acquisition of an additional 155 BTC at a total cost of $5.3 million. On November 1, MicroStrategy’s chairman and founder, Michael Saylor, revealed that...
Report: Lazarus Group Deploys New ‘Kandykorn’ Malware in Crypto Exchange Attack
2.11.2023
The state-sponsored North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group used a new type of malware called “Kandykorn” to target a cryptocurrency exchange. On October 31, Elastic Security Labs reported that the notorious Lazarus Group used a new type of malicious software (malware) called...
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin bag is up $900M amid BTC price surge
2.11.2023
Michael Saylor founded MicroStrategy has bought 6,067 Bitcoin since the start of the third quarter
16 Games That Felt Ahead Of Their Time
31.10.2023
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.Read more
Alan Wake 2’s New Patch Promises Technical Fixes And ‘Friendlier’ Error Messages
30.10.2023
Alan Wake 2 has been out for just a weekend, and Remedy has already put out a new patch. However, the patch notes aren’t terribly specific, with one amusing exception.Read more
LastPass Data Breach Results in $4.4 Million Crypto Loss for 25 Victims in a Single Day
30.10.2023
Around 25 individuals have reportedly lost $4.4 million in cryptocurrency from a total of 80 wallets, all due to the 2022 data breach that affected the password storage software LastPass. On October 27, in a Twitter post, the on-chain sleuths ZachXBT, along with MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan...
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Faces Setback — Delay Amid Testing Requirements
27.10.2023
The highly anticipated Dencun upgrade for the Ethereum blockchain won’t be making its debut in 2023 as initially expected. Ethereum’s core developers have decided to push back the upgrade’s release until at least 2024, a revelation made during the latest All Core Developers...
Totožná sluchátka, jiné pouzdro a software. Vyzkoušeli jsme, co se změnilo u Apple AirPods Pro 2. generace
25.10.2023
New Research Suggests Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto
22.10.2023
In an extensive analysis, the American software engineer and columnist Jameson Lopp tackles the enduring mystery of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. While many have speculated that computer scientist Hal Finney was behind the pseudonym, Lopp presents several compelling instances that...
Ethereum Co-Founder, Consensys Sued By Early Employees Over Alleged Equity Promises
20.10.2023
More than two dozen early employees of the blockchain software company Consensys have filed a lawsuit against Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys, and other parties. The plaintiffs allege Lubin broke contractual promises related to equity compensation made when the employees joined...
Stablecoins Built on Bitcoin — Lightning Labs Launches Taproot Assets Mainnet Alpha
19.10.2023
Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of its Taproot Assets daemon, advancing the project that seeks to enable stablecoins and other token assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. The software provides developers with tools to begin issuing and managing assets on Bitcoin and integrating them with...
FTX Engineer Reveals $8B Bug, Lavish Spending, and Political Donations in Explosive Testimony Against Bankman-Fried
17.10.2023
Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, testified this week against his former boss Sam Bankman-Fried, detailing a software bug that hid billions in missing funds and excessive spending on celebrities and real estate. Singh Points Finger at $8 Billion Bug and Bankman-Fried’s...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Leaks Online, Raise Your Spoiler Shields
16.10.2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the latest 2D platformer from the masters of the form at Nintendo, is due out this week, on October 20. So it’s unfortunate news for both the Japanese gaming giant, and everyone who wants to avoid spoilers, that it’s already leaked online.Read more
Microsoft z příštích verzí Windows odstraní VBScript. Chce tím omezit škodlivý software
15.10.2023
Microsoft v nedávno publikovaném oznámení odhalil svůj plán postupně odstranit VBScript z budoucích verzí systému Windows. Důvodem k tomuto kroku je snaha o zvýšení zabezpečení platformy a zablokování šíření škodlivého softwaru, informuje magazín WinBuzzer.
Programovací jazyk VBScript, známý
This ‘Playable Documentary’ About A 1984 Classic Is One Of The Year’s Best Games
12.10.2023
When you first fire up The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse’s excellent interactive retrospective about Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner’s 1984 masterpiece, you’re greeted with this quote from his journals, written when he was just 18 years old:Read more
Big Oil's Using Fortnite, TikTok, And Twitch In Effort To Convince Kids Fossil Fuels Are Cool
6.10.2023
Kids today only care about online free-to-play shooter Fortnite. They don’t even talk about how great gasoline is! Luckily for us, one large oil company wants to change that using Fortnite, TikTok stars, and Twitch streamers. Welcome to Hell. Read more
Sony Suffers Two Hacks In Four Months, Thousands Of Employees' Info Exposed
5.10.2023
A week after an extortion group called Ransomed.vc claimed to have hacked into Sony’s systems and stolen 3.14GB of data, the company has admitted to a second security breach. This one occurred back in May and involved the personal data of nearly 6,791 current and former employees.Read more
Polygon co-founder steps down, will contribute 'from the sidelines'
4.10.2023
Jaynti Kanani said he had stepped back “from the day-to-day grind” at Polygon roughly six months ago
Cyberpunk 2077 Players Are Being Literally Locked Out Of Finishing A Funny Side Quest
3.10.2023
Even with all of Cyberpunk 2077’s fancy updates and technical fixes, there are still some bugs slipping through the cracks in the mostly-excellent Phantom Liberty expansion. One such crack which seems to be giving players a bit of trouble appears in the “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” mission,...