Author: Zach_Wilson
Modern Warfare 3 players are less likely to play the game when there’s no skill-based matchmaking, according to new Activision study
A new study which shows that Call of Duty players are less likely to play if there is no skill-based matchmaking. The study, which was published online and spotted by GamesIndustry.biz, details an experiment conducted by the publisher earlier this year without the knowledge of Modern Warfare 3 players and…
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Google admits it accidentally broke its own password manager
Google has apologized after its password manager malfunctioned for millions of Windows users following a glitch that left many users unable to access their saved passwords for nearly 18 hours. The problem affected Windows users on the M127 version of the Chrome browser and was fixed after 17 hours and…
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Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over facial recognition and photo tags
Texas announced a massive settlement with Meta over the use of facial recognition on Facebook, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022 claiming that the “Tag Suggestions” feature on photos uploaded to Facebook violated the state’s Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Meta has agreed…
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I really want to like Star Wars Outlaws
When I attended the first hands-off briefing for Star Wars Outlaws at Summer Game Fest 2023, I left Ubisoft’s demo room on a high, thinking this could be the piece of media that finally pulls me into the Star Wars universe. I loved the focus on a solo protagonist, Kay…
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Windows 11’s hidden new ‘end task’ option means you can say goodbye to Task Manager drama at last
Windows 11 users, take note: there’s a hidden feature which was recently introduced by Microsoft that allows you to kill an app that has become unresponsive (or isn’t working in some way) in a far quicker manner than the normal route. The new piece of functionality is an option to…
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The Verge’s 2024 back-to-school gift guide
Maruman Mnemosyne N196 B6 Notepad A simple, compact notepad is like a trusted companion, one that can help you get your thoughts and tasks in order. The real, functional beauty of this Maruman Mnemosyne notebook is its top-oriented spiral binding, which makes it lay flat and offers corner-to-corner writability, even…
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