Author: Max Milella

Though these days we’re a bit spoiled for choice as far as streaming services are concerned, we won’t turn our nose up at another offering, particularly if it offers free content. MTN has paired up with eMedia Holdings to launch eVOD, a streaming service that does just that. MTN is stream keen eVOD, as in e-Video on Demand, streams exclusive and local content, including famous local TV shows, on Apple and Android devices, with free and paid subscription options. eMedia Holdings is looking to capitalise on MTN’s substantial user base. The streaming platform isn’t exclusive those customers, but eMedia is…

Several hospitals and clinics across the US were affected by ransomware attacks over the weekend. Staff found themselves unable to use their facilities’ crippled IT systems, forcing them to cancel surgeries and divert a number of patients to other fully operational clinics and hospitals to receive treatment.  Hospitals hacked and hamstrung The hackers responsible for the attack specifically targeted Memorial Health System, which is responsible for 64 medical facilities in the US. In a statement, Memorial Health System names three critically affected hospitals: Marietta Memorial, Selby General, and Sistersville General. The staff there are currently working with pen and paper…

Just when we thought the news cycle would get a break from Twitter India stories, the largest opposition party has now had its account blocked, apparently for violating the platform’s rules. The Indian National Congress has taken to Facebook to share it’s contempt for the banning. The microblogging platform recently suspended the account of ex-Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi for posting a picture with the family of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered. India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights reached out to Twitter claiming that the post violated the privacy rights of a minor…

Last week Blizzard’s president, J. Allen Brack, stepped down and the company’s head HR rep, Jesse Meschuk left too, following a massive sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Housing and Equality. Now three more high-ranking employees have left the company, reports Kotaku, including Diablo 4’s game director.  Blizzard bleeds three more employees Kotaku’s sources confirmed that Diablo 4 director Luis Barriga, lead designer Jesse McCree (after whom the Western-themed Overwatch character is named) and World of Warcraft designer Johnothan LeCraft exited the company on Wednesday. At the time, Kotaku’s sources reported that the three names had…

For weeks now, Twitter has been at serious loggerheads with the Indian government concerning its new IT policies. There have been map mix-ups, police summons, and a debate within the Delhi High Court. Now, finally, it appears as though tensions have eased, as the social media giant is now complying fully with India’s IT rules.  Twitter v India: Conclusion The news comes by way of ET NOW, an Indian news publication. The rules demand that Twitter (and any other significant social media platform) employs several local officers in charge of platform issues. These include a grievance officer, a nodal officer,…

Recently, Instagram has been working on new content moderation features to help its users avoid and prevent abuse on the platform. Now it’s announced that it’s rolling a few of them out globally in a new update, which aims to protect users from forms of abuse such as racism, homophobia and sexism. Instagram’s all about the community First on the list is a new ‘Limits’ feature. When turned on, this will hide comments and DMs from people who don’t follow you, or are very new followers. It’s specifically geared towards creators experiencing or expecting to experience sudden spikes in comments…

By now anyone interested in Back 4 Blood (teased at Bethesda and Xbox’s E3 keynote a few months ago) will know that it’s made by Turtle Rock Studios, and serves as the spiritual successor to the co-op zombie first person shooter, Left 4 Dead. Stuff was given the opportunity to enjoy the closed early-access beta, which concluded on the 9th of August. Now, before I go on, let me quickly explain that I am not a Left 4 Dead veteran. In fact, I played it for the first time leading up to the beta as prep. So I can’t offer in-depth analysis of how the systems…

2020 and 2021 has been plagued by seemingly unceasing ransomware attacks, affecting CD Projekt Red to JBS to Kaseya and even Transnet, and cyber-attackers appear not to be slowing down anytime soon. The latest victim of a ransomware attack is Taiwanese techmaker, Gigabyte.  Gigabyte, most well-known for its computer motherboards, recently suffered a ransomware attack between the 3rd and 4th of August, reports Bleeping Computer. The cyberattacker, identified by Bleeping Computer as RansomEXX, claims to have acquired 112GB of confidential company information. Gigabyte gets bitten Amongst the 122GB of files is sensitive information concerning CPU manufacturers Intel and AMD, as…

While many consider Tesla to be spearheading the electric vehicle movement, which has steadily been gaining traction for some time now, it still doesn’t offer the most affordable vehicles. Aside from a rare few and suitably interesting models, EVs don’t come cheap. Elon Musk’s green-energy automaker has been playing with the idea of a more affordable model for some time now, but new leaks from the historically reliable Weibo suggest that it may hit roads sooner than we think. A Tesla that won’t break the bank This model, rumoured to be called the Model 2 or Model Q, is a compact vehicle…

Facebook recently booted a handful of researchers from the NYU Ad Observatory off its platform for looking into its political ad practices. The social media titan did so by claiming that a browser plugin the researchers were using for their project infringed upon its users privacy, and pointed to its privacy agreements with the Federal Trades Commission as ammunition to back up its decision. The platform was universally slammed by researchers and free-speech advocates for effectively shutting down the voices of those looking for skeletons in its closet. Now even the FTC itself has had its say on the matter,…