Month: January 2020
Microsoft launches Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of $20,000 or more
Microsoft is launching a new Xbox Bounty Program to reward gamers, security researchers, and anyone else who discovers security vulnerabilities in the Xbox Live network and services. Bounty rewards will range from $500 up to $20,000, and Microsoft notes there could even be higher payouts depending on the quality of…
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Huawei phones will never use Google Mobile Services again, according to exec
In May 2019, Google banned Huawei from using the Google Mobile Services on Huawei phones, resulting in the Mate 30 and possibly the future P40 handsets lacking a Play Store, among other things. While many thought the situation could resolve itself by the ban being lifted, it seems Huawei is…
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PS5 and Xbox Series X games from EA will ‘blow your minds’… says EA
The PS5 and Xbox Series X will be “substantially” more powerful than the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X currently sat under your televisions, it seems. That’s the word on high from game development and publishing giant EA, which has sung the praises of the incoming next-generation machines during an…
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Apple Maps gets major visual overhaul in fight against Google Maps
Apple still hasn’t given up on Apple Maps. For a long while, Apple Maps was terrible, but the latest update could bring it more up to speed with Google Maps. The map visuals are getting a major overhaul, and Apple is adding more data and increasing accuracy, according to its…
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Skymind Global Ventures launches $800M fund and London office to back AI startups
Skymind Global Ventures (SGV) appeared last year in Asia/US as a vehicle for the previous founders of a YC-backed open-source AI platform to invest in companies that used the platform. Today it announces the launch of an $800 million fund to back promising new AI companies and academic research. It…
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Facebook Says It Will Remove Posts About Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories And Fake Cures
Facebook says it will work with global and local health authorities to remove false information about the coronavirus from the company’s social networks. In a post on the company’s blog, Facebook head of health Kang-Xing Jin outlined its steps to combat misinformation about the deadly virus. “We are doing this…
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