A leading cybersecurity expert has revealed the biggest mistakes people make when choosing their passwords – and explained how to spot if yours has been hacked. Dr Chris Pierson, who served on the Department of Homeland Security’s privacy committee and cybersecurity subcommittee, said even just uploading a post to social media can compromise the safety...
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Ocean Exploration Game Under the Waves Announces Release Date at Summer Game Fest
Under the Waves, an ocean exploration game from Quantic Dream and developer Parallel Studio, will debut on Aug. 29, 2023, it was announced during today’s Summer Game Fest. It will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC. The narrative-driven adventure game showed off a new look during the...
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Scientists claim over 99 percent identification of ChatGPT • The Register
Academics have apparently trained a machine learning algorithm to detect scientific papers generated by ChatGPT and claim the software has over 99 percent accuracy. Generative AI models have dramatically improved at mimicking human writing over a short period of time, making it difficult for people to tell whether text was produced by a machine or...
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Minecraft Trails and Tales update unearths three new Xbox achievements
The next major Minecraft content update, Trails and Tales, is here, and we’ve now picked up three new achievements for Mojang’s blocky survival sandbox game. Minecraft’s long-awaited Trails and Tales update is out now and has brought with it a bunch of new content to the game as well as three brand-new Minecraft achievements to...
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Google’s Pixel Fold is already broken for some
It’s only been a couple of days since Google started delivering Pixel Folds to customers, and already, devices are breaking. Is it time to panic? Not yet. The Google Pixel Fold is a $1,800 folding smartphone akin to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series. It has a 7.6-inch display inside that folds in half but has...
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Football Manager boss disputes PlayStation’s “value destructive” Xbox Game Pass claim
Among the many, many claims and discoveries flying around in the wake of Microsoft’s ongoing FTC lawsuit over the attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard, one particular quote stands out: PlayStation boss Jim Ryan’s accusation that Xbox Game Pass and other subscription-based services are “value destructive” to video games. Ryan, speaking in pre-recorded video testimony, also...
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Hitman developer’s fantasy RPG looks to be Xbox console exclusive
It looks like Hitman developer IO Interactive’s upcoming online fantasy RPG will be an Xbox console exclusive. Earlier this year, the Hitman developer announced it was working on a “bold” new franchise. Very little else was shared, other than a tease it would feel both familiar and “unlike anything” the studio had done before. No...
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fans are finding real life ‘Zonai devices’
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom swings between high fantasy and the mundane. Link’s tool kit can consist of mystical fire rods or just a plain old fan. Far from being boring, the “normal” side of this fantasy world helps inspire awe in those everyday objects and occurrences. Now, Tears of the Kingdom...
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Tetris The Absolute Grandmaster 2 Plus Slots Into Hamster’s Arcade Archives Next Month
Image: Psikyo Hamster has today announced that the second game in Arika’s tough Tetris series, Tetris The Absolute Grandmaster 2 Plus, will be dropping down onto the Switch via the Arcade Archives collection on 1st June (thanks, Gematsu). The game’s predecessor, Tetris The Grand Master, was added to the Archives at the end of last...
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WhatsApp now lets you edit messages with a 15-minute time limit
Image Credits: WhatsApp WhatsApp has finally announced one of the most anticipated features today — message editing. Mark Zuckerberg noted in a Facebook post that users can now modify a message within 15 minutes of sending the message. If you want to do so, you can press and hold on a message, and tap on...