New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma under fire for suspiciously high Gamerscore. Her new account gained 10k+ points in a month, including 100% completion of games in just weeks. Users suspect artificial boosting to gain player trust. #Xbox #Gaming
It’s rare in life to know when a chapter is closing, but after 38 years at Microsoft, that moment has arrived for me. I’ve made the decision to retire and begin the next chapter of my life.
This was not the news I was expecting this morning.
Eurovision Song Contest@eurovision.tv ⋅ 6d
Look everyone, it's the United Kingdom's act for Vienna! 🇬🇧
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER will be repping the Brits at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest 🎹
www.eurovision.com/stories/look...
Oh great. Like it's going to stop kids - if you believe that this is what it's actually about 👀
Politics UK@politicsuk.com ⋅ 7d
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a consultation on age-restricting VPNs to stop kids bypassing the Online Safety Act
He's also announced new powers to ban under-16s from social media and block infinite scrolling features at short notice, pending the consultation outcome
Zack Polanski, "2,600 have been arrested for standing with Palestine Action"
"Today the court found the proscription unlawful, it's time to release them"
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski says
ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in securing the deals.
www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...
A Minecraft Movie: An Exhausting Analysis. I am proud to announce I've produced a VIDEO ESSAY analysing the Minecraft Movie that is LONGER THAN THE MOVIE www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCyM...
DELL EXEC: Consumers are “not buying based on AI. In fact I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them understand a specific outcome."
@pcgamer.com #CES
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/del...
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)