Month: October 2021
Beyond Good and Evil 2 job listings show the game is still in the works
A handful of job listings for Beyond Good and Evil 2 show that the game is still in active development at Ubisoft. Ubisoft has recently posted listings for a range of roles on the Beyond Good and Evil 2 team, which range from programmers and animators, to technical artists, to…
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The founder of Facebook’s CrowdTangle tool is leaving
Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO of the Facebook-owned analytics tool CrowdTangle, is leaving the company, according to an internal farewell post to colleagues posted Wednesday that was seen by The Verge. His departure comes as Facebook is under pressure to publicly share more data about the content that spreads…
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Facebook reportedly slows feature development for ‘reputational reviews’
Facebook is slowing down the release and development of some new products and features to make sure they won’t bring more scrutiny towards the company or harm children, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The “reputational reviews” come as Facebook is facing backlash from the public and…
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IMF Head Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Reliable, Hard to Think of Bitcoin as Money
Digital currencies backed by central banks are the most reliable form of digital money, according to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. At the same time, to think of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as money is difficult, believes the chief executive of the international financial institution. IMF Chief Georgieva Marks Top…
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New subsea cable among $1bn Google investment in Africa
At its first ever Google for Africa event, Google has announced that it will invest $1bn in the continent in an effort to support digital transformation across Africa. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai led the virtual event in which the search giant laid out its plans to land a…
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Medtronic issues ‘urgent’ recall of insulin pump controller vulnerable to hacks
Medical device company Medtronic issued an urgent recall of the remote controller for certain insulin pumps because they’re vulnerable to hacks. It’s possible for someone to copy the signals sent from the controllers to the pumps and deliver or block a dose of insulin, which could be dangerous for diabetic…
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