Tag: Minecraft
Minecraft most malware-infected game, with over 155,000 users affected
The gaming industry continues to grow at an unprecedented rate which, in turn, creates a large attack surface for cybercriminals to abuse. However, it turns out that fraudsters prefer to infect some games more than others. Knowing which games are most ridden with unwanted software allows users to stay on their toes when dealing…
Tech Digest daily roundup: GCHQ experts publish paper on protecting children online
Two senior technical directors at GCHQ (above), the UK's cyber intelligence agency, have published a new paper analysing how technology companies could protect children from sexual abuse online. The impact of child sexual abuse can last a lifetime even if the abuse takes place online. Research by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Reddit to go public
Social media platform Reddit has announced that it has started the process to sell its shares on the stock market. In a confidential filing, it did not reveal how many shares it planned to sell or the price of the shares. In August, the company said it had raised $700m (£528m) in new funding, valuing…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Microsoft takeover of Nuance under scrutiny
Microsoft’s $19.7bn (£14.5bn) acquisition of an artificial intelligence company used by the NHS is being scrutinised by the competition regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is understood to have raised questions with Microsoft and quizzed customers and rivals about its takeover of Nuance Communications. Microsoft is yet to file with the regulator, which would have…
Hackers increasing exploiting online gaming boom, claims Kaspersky
In 2020, as countries around the world were forced into lockdown, the number of online gamers skyrocketed. In fact, by the end of March 2020, the number of both active users and concurrent users actively playing games on Steam (the most popular online gaming platform, community, and store) reached an all-time record. This record was once…
Microsoft announces ‘disc-free’ Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
Microsoft has unveiled its first “disc-free” Xbox which will allow gamers to download, play and store games entirely digitally. The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will enable gamers to store digital versions of games in the cloud, as well as pre-order and pre-install upcoming games so they are ready to play as soon as they…
WATCH: The Simpsons introduction recreated in Minecraft
It was inevitable really - we're just surprised it took so long. The creator of the video has also created the rest of Springfield too - which you can see linked at the end of the video.
Someone built an entire word processor in Minecraft
Check out this video from Koala_Steamed on YouTube, who spent two years building a real, functioning word processor inside Minecraft. Using only redstones - no command blocks, the entire 'computer' has been programmed in binary, working in exactly the same way a computer would it soldered together in real life. Here's how they describe what…
WATCH: Notch’s new $70m mansion recreated in Minecraft
Last week we heard the news that Markus "Notch" Persson, the brain behind Minecraft had spent some of his $2bn fortune on a gigantic house in trendy Beverly Hills. Hours later the inevitable happened - and some fans recreated it in Minecraft itself. The mansion itself has 8 bedrooms, a pool (with a 54ft glass…
The Digest: Apple ‘failing to protect workers’… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Apple 'failing to protect Chinese factory workers' | BBC News "Poor treatment of workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products has been discovered by an undercover BBC Panorama investigation. Filming on an iPhone 6 production line showed Apple's promises to protect workers were routinely broken. It found standards on workers' hours, ID…
