Month: October 2024
Microsoft’s gaming revenue keeps going up, even though hardware sales are down
Microsoft’s Q1 2025 earnings are in, and the results show that Microsoft’s software gaming revenues are way up even as Xbox hardware revenue is declining. The company says that its Xbox content and services revenue grew 61 percent year over year from the previous quarter — a figure driven by…
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Disney Plus has grown big enough to need a top 10 list
As Disney Plus has grown, finding things to watch has become increasingly challenging. So the streaming service is rolling out a top 10 list featured on the home screen in hopes of improving discoverability. It’s not the most novel addition; really, it looks just like similar lists you’d find in…
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Learner driver data exposed in worrying breach – thousands affected
A major Brazilian driving school appears to have exposed the sensitive information of up to 400,000 individuals after failing to properly secure a cloud database. Researchers from Cybernews claim to have found an unprotected Google Cloud Storage bucket containing information about Brazilian Learner’s Driving permits – Licença De Aprendizagem De…
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Kids with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet tap-to-pay soon
Kids will soon be able to download the Google Wallet app on their Android phone, allowing them to buy things in store via Google’s tap-to-pay feature, reports 9to5Google. The news comes after Google first added the feature to its kid-focused Fitbit Ace LTE fitness tracker in August. In a statement…
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The mysterious AI image generator that topped benchmarks is now available – here’s how to try it
A mysterious AI image generator known as Red Panda shot up the ranks of the Artificial Analysis Image Arena this week, cementing itself at the top of the charts. While we had no idea who developed Red Panda, or even what, exactly, it was, we now know who makes one…
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Call of Duty’s massive filesize drives peak internet usage
Comcast is boasting about what it’s calling its “biggest week in internet history,” which it pegs on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 downloads and Thursday Night Football streams. The company says the Call of Duty game, which it released on October 25th, was responsible for a whopping 19 percent…
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