Month: July 2020
‘PUBG Mobile’ gets its first exclusive map
For the first time in two-year history, PUBG Mobile is getting an exclusive map. Android and iOS users can check out the battle royale's new Livik battleground starting today. With a playspace limited to about four square kilometers, Tencent says mos… Source
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Go read this Kotaku story about Ubisoft’s pervasive toxic culture
Over the past few weeks, dozens of people connected to the game industry have shared stories of abuse on Twitter. One company, in particular, Ubisoft, has had multiple allegations leveled against high-ranking employees, including executives Tommy François and Maxime Béland. In a story from Kotaku, Ethan Gach reports that employees…
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Aura bolsters security offerings with Pango acquisition null
The digital security company Aura has announced that it will acquire Pango for an undisclosed sum in an effort to expand its current identity protection and security offerings. In addition to being the company behind the popular VPN Hotspot Shield, Pango also offers a password manager called 1Password as well…
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The best gear to help you stay fit during the school year
Whatever the future holds for how we go to school, it’s likely that we’ll still spend long nights studying, or partying, or just learning how to adult. One risk to that is the freshman 15, where the lack of properly-balanced meals and time to exercis… Source
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How the commercialization of bug bounties is creating more vulnerabilities
This week on The Vergecast interview series, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to founder and CEO of Luta Security Katie Moussouris. Moussouris has a long history in computer security, working at Microsoft and the Department of Defense creating their first bug bounty programs to incentivize catching and reporting security bugs…
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House budget bill denies major increases for NASA to fund ambitious Moon program
House appropriators don’t intend to substantially increase NASA’s budget, potentially jeopardizing the agency’s plans of sending astronauts back to the Moon by 2024. Today, the House Appropriations Committee released its latest funding bill for fiscal year 2021, detailing the budgets for all commerce, justice, and science agencies in the US.…
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