Is this deterrence? — High-level security driver allegedly only runs when games are active, server-side protections also included. Steve Haske – Oct 14, 2021 6:14 pm UTC Call of Duty’s comprehensive new anti-cheat system includes a potential olive branch for security-conscious players: It can’t access your PC’s private files—or so publisher Activision claims. Announced Wednesday…
booster club — Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge. Beth Mole – Oct 13, 2021 11:39 pm UTC Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster doses appears safe and as effective—if not more effective—than sticking with the…
Enlarge / Whether you trust this man likely depends on whether you watch right-wing news. The US public’s response to the pandemic has been chaotic. Some people have observed strict social distancing, happily went into lockdown when case counts got high, and got a vaccine as soon as it became available. Others were nearly the…
Sorry, but no — Numbers and potential incentives just don’t add up. Tim De Chant – Oct 13, 2021 8:29 pm UTC Enlarge / Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks he has found a way to stabilize Texas’ electric grid in case another deep freeze hits the state. He wants to use…
What just happened? Activision courted some controversy when it announced it was bringing kernel-level anti-cheat, which has brought about privacy concerns, to its latest Call of Duty game as well as Warzone. A recent leak could seriously complicate those plans. A Twitter account called “Anti-Cheat Police Department,” which tracks news about cheating in online games,…
Highly anticipated: Larian Studios held its latest “Panel From Hell” event today. During the live stream, studio head Swen Vincke donned his staple plate armor and partied up with a fellow developer to show off some of Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest content, features, and improvements — all of which arrived today alongside the game’s sixth…
A hot potato: Executives at Facebook do not like that a significant number of recent leaks have exposed the company’s activities. Several controversies have put the social platform under a negative light. Most of the information has come from documents landing in pressrooms and multiple whistleblowers going public with damaging allegations of potentially illegal activity.…
Unanimous — Moderna boosters are recommended for the same groups eligible for a Pfizer booster. Beth Mole – Oct 14, 2021 9:09 pm UTC Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. As expected, a committee of independent advisors for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously (19-to-0) Thursday afternoon in…
Enlarge / Gov. Mike Parson at a press conference on May 29, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson today threatened to prosecute and seek civil damages from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist who identified a security flaw that exposed the Social Security numbers of teachers and other school employees, claiming that the…
All hail platform-agnostic products — Tile takes on Apple AirTags and Samsung SmartTags in 2022 with new tracker. Ron Amadeo – Oct 14, 2021 7:51 pm UTC Enlarge / OK from left to right, we’ve got: The Tile Pro, another Tile Pro, the credit card-style Tile Slim, Two Tile Mates, and the tiny Tile Sticker.…