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Nvidia has had a run of bad luck with cybersecurity this year. Earlier in the year, a ransomware attack was carried out against Nvidia. Now, the company's Taiwan Twitter account has been breached and naturally, the hacker used this opportunity to run a crypto scam. 

Typically once YouTubers reach a certain audience size, they'll start getting invited to pre-release events for games to get early hands-on. These sessions tend to come with an NDA and we usually don't hear about them until an embargo lifts. Ubisoft is going to have to be a bit more …

For the last few months, there has been a mysterious Twitter account that has been leaking a bunch of high profile games with a high rate of accuracy. The user has been quiet for a little while, but returned this week just ahead of THQ's next showcase.  The Snitch is …

Throughout the year, Twitter keeps track of the video game discussions taking place on its platform. Last year, the social network announced that Genshin Impact was the most Tweeted about game for all of 2021. 6 months into 2022 and the free-to-play title continues its reign at the top. Taking …

After seemingly joking about it earlier this year, Elon Musk made a bid to acquire Twitter in April 2022, offering $43 billion for control of the company. Shortly after, Musk put the deal ‘on hold' while awaiting accurate information on the number of spam bot accounts on the platform. Now, …

Just two weeks ago, Elon Musk secured a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion. Now, following Twitter's most recent quarterly earnings report, the deal has been put ‘temporarily on hold' in order to investigate the true number of spam and fake accounts on the platform.  After the deal announcement, …

Just as reported yesterday afternoon, Elon Musk is indeed buying Twitter. The company officially accepted the buyout offer last night, with plans to complete the deal before the end of the year.  Thanks to the announcement, we can also clear up confusion on how much the deal is worth. Previously, …

Elon Musk has always had a huge presence on Twitter, to the point where even if you don’t follow him, you’ve likely seen him pop up in your feed. Now, Musk is making a bid to buy Twitter outright, and despite early reports, it seems the company will accept the offer.//

Elon Musk has always had a huge presence on Twitter, to the point where even if you don't follow him, you've likely seen him pop up in your feed. A couple of weeks ago, Musk bought into Twitter, acquiring a minority stake. Now, he's looking to buy the company in …

Many fans were left surprised by the recent reveal of the new Saints Row reboot, which looks to be taking a different approach to the GTA clone-turned wacky superhero sandbox franchise. In order to familiarise fans of the franchise with this new direction, the team answered a variety of questions, …

With E3 officially coming to an end, it’s time to see which games and conferences ‘won’ E3. One of the biggest hubs for discussing E3 was Twitter. The social media platform has now released its list for the most discussed games, and while some of these entrants are understandable, others …

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was rolled out across the EU back in 2018 and since then, we haven't seen many major fines in the tech or social media space. That changed today, with Ireland's Data Protection Commission officially fining Twitter €450,000 over a data breach. The data breach …

Last month, a mysterious Twitter hack saw an unknown actor gaining access to verified accounts and scamming unsuspecting followers out of bitcoin. Accounts that were impacted included huge names like Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Barack Obama, as well as company accounts like Apple and Uber. Now, it appears that …

Recently there have been many rumours springing up regarding the alleged revival of the Silent Hill franchise. The IP has seen very little output since the cancellation of Silent Hills back in 2015. In recent weeks and months however, it appears as though Konami has been preparing for a comeback …

Recent rumours circulating the internet have suggested that Microsoft might be prepping for a May event, where the console manufacturer will reveal more information on the upcoming Xbox Series X and perhaps even the much-rumoured Lockhart. It would appear as though Phil Spencer himself has now corroborated the rumours, claiming …

Twitter has begun sending emails out to users disclosing a recently discovered flaw in its Android app. While the issue has been fixed, it “could have compromised” a number of accounts, so users should update as soon as possible. Twitter confirmed via email and a public blog post that this …

It is difficult to know what information to trust when it comes to Splinter Cell at the moment. We’ve had plenty of leaks that didn’t pan out, cross-promotional teases inside of Ubisoft games and even one instance of an Ubisoft director teasing Sam Fisher’s return only for it to be …

Credit where it’s due, Twitter was one of the first companies to push the ever-popular dark mode way back in 2016, but it wasn’t the most effective at saving smartphone batteries with its signature blue-ish hue. AMOLED users can now rejoice, as Twitter has implemented a pitch black “lights out” …

Given that a number of social media sites allow users to edit their original post, it’s easy to see why Twitter users continue to clamour for the same feature. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey maintains the company’s stance against an ‘edit’ button, but is reportedly considering the option to “clarify” previous …

YouTube’s marketing team took to Twitter on December 25, using a popular e-card to celebrate the holidays with its 71.1 million followers. Sadly, the Christmas spirit was marred with criticism after the platform “forgot” to give credit to the creator of the video. The tweet found itself flooded with fans …

In an effort to crack down on political misinformation, Twitter has culled another 10,000 propagators discouraging Democratic voters.

Earlier this week, video game developers took to Twitter to raise concerns surrounding working conditions in the industry. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has since responded to the movement, reassuring that efforts are being made to support affected professionals. The IDGA publicly spoke out against Jessica Price’s firing from …

Social media sites vowed to crack down on fake news and propaganda last year, after it was revealed that platforms had been utilised to manipulate voters during the 2016 US presidential election. Unfortunately, researchers claim that the majority of identified propagators are still active on Twitter, causing worry just weeks …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was grilled by the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday, in an attempt by Congress to further investigate election interference on social media. In particular, Twitter has repeatedly been criticised for showing liberal bias, something which Dorsey adamantly denies. Over the years, Twitter has battled against …

Twitter has had a very public problem when it comes to spam, bots, and various other types of platform abuse. Twitter is now looking to crack down on these issues with added API restrictions to make sure only legitimate developers are using its tools. Twitter is in the process of …

Like many online companies, Twitter uses a hashing protocol to ensure that user passwords are masked when they hit servers, protecting them from potential prying eyes. Unfortunately, a bug has been disrupting this process for “several months” and has resulted in Twitter advising that all 336 million users should change …

Aleksandr Kogan gained notoriety thanks to his involvement in the recent Facebook scandals, where he collected user data and facilitated a deal with Cambridge Analytica without user consent. Now, it seems that Twitter has admitted to selling data to the same man, albeit restricted to public data only. Twitter admitted …

Earlier this year, Facebook went on a crusade against cryptocurrency scams, banning advertisements left, right and centre. Twitter now looks to be doing the same thing, cracking down on scam accounts, however it seems legitimate crypto enthusiasts have been caught in the crossfire. As it stands, Twitter has left alone …

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Twitter co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, made an online appearance yesterday as moderator for a Q&A with exiled whistleblower, Edward Snowden. In it he pitched him questions from the wider Twitterverse and gave Snowden a platform for a strong anti-surveillance message, one that Twitter seems to agree with considering its …