According to The Verge, Discord has banned the r/WallStreetBets server for allowing “hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.” It did not ban the server for financial fraud. We have also learned that Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit has been set to private. Here is Discord’s full statement: The server has been on our Trust & Safety team’s radar for some time due…
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Tesla Can Detect Aftermarket Hacks Designed To Defeat EV Performance Paywalls
As recently highlighted by a Tesla Model 3 owner on Reddit, your connected car knows when you’ve hacked it, and it might be logging that data to use against you in a future warranty claim. The Drive reports: The image you see above is a warning message popped up on the man’s Model 3 infotainment screen after he installed the latest…
EA Releases Source Code and 4K Remasters For Two ‘Command and Conquer’ Games
EA Games has just released The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection on Steam, described by Hot Hardware as two of the ’90s-era real-time strategy games that “were incredibly popular in their day and are still popular with retro gamers today…” “Gamers can change between legacy and remastered 4K graphics in real-time when playing solo mode,” they note, adding that “deep support…
‘Doom Eternal’ Is Using Denuvo’s New Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Driver
“Doom Eternal has become the latest game to use a kernel-level driver to aid in detecting cheaters in multiplayer matches,” reports Ars Technica: The game’s new driver and anti-cheat tool come courtesy of Denuvo parent Irdeto, a company once known for nearly unbeatable piracy protection and now known for somewhat effective but often cracked piracy protection. But the new Denuvo Anti-Cheat…
Ambitious Project Seeks to Re-Create Every Structure on Earth in Minecraft
An anonymous reader quotes Rock, Paper, Shotgun:
For as long as there’s been Minecraft, there’s been people who want to re-create the world in Minecraft. For one modder, though, it’s not enough to have a to-scale replica of our pale blue dot recreated in Mojang’s block-builder. A new project named Build The Earth is looking for talented builders with too much time…
‘GTA Online’ Gets Competitive F1 Racing Today
An anonymous reader shares a report: Rockstar refuses to let GTA Online die, and why would it when it’s one of the company’s biggest moneymakers? If you haven’t played GTA 5’s online component in a while, today’s update may convince you to step back into the world of San Andreas. Rockstar is adding a new competitive racing mode to GTA Online…
Blizzard Now Claims Full Copyright For Player-Mode ‘Custom Game’ Mods
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As influential as Warcraft III was in the real-time strategy genre, the game’s most enduring legacy might be as the basis for genre-defining, fan-made custom game spin-offs like Defense of the Ancients (aka Dota) and Auto Chess in its wake. Now, Blizzard is taking steps to ensure it retains complete ownership of…
Moto Z4 Brings Back Headphone Jack, Is 5G Ready For $500
Motorola’s $500 Moto Z4 is finally official, bringing an updated design with a near-notchless 6.4-inch OLED display, headphone jack, and support for the company’s Moto Mods. Other specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, 4GB of RAM with 128GB of storage (expandable via microSD to 2TB) and Android 9.0 Pie, with Motorola promising an update to Q in the future. CNET…
Some Genius Recreated the World of ‘Stardew Valley’ in ‘Minecraft’
This past summer when I had the flu and was bored out of my mind, I made the decision to start playing the farming-and-life simulator Stardew Valley, which to this day is probably the best $15 I’ve ever spent. I don’t play a lot of video games—I grew up without any consoles, and my brain-to-controller-button-pressing… Continue reading Some Genius Recreated the World of ‘Stardew Valley’ in ‘Minecraft’