AMD confirms someone claimed in December to have “test files” related to current and future graphics products; some files recently posted online were removed
and they want $100 million for it Tom Warren / The Verge : Xbox Series X graphics source code stolen and leaked online Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo : PS5 and Xbox Series X Code Stolen From AMD and Briefly ...
Bill Gates has stepped down from the Microsoft's Board of Directors, will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella
Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CNBC : Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board Paul Morris / Redmond Pie : Bill Gates Has Announced He's Stepping Down From The Microsoft Board Louis Casiano / Fox ...
Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature
PS5 is in trouble Kyle Orland / Ars Technica : The next Xbox will quadruple XB1's CPU, octuple its GPU performance Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter : What Exactly is Xbox's New “Smart Delivery”? M...
Netflix says users can now turn off the autoplay preview feature on its homepage
here's how Alex Cranz / Gizmodo : At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Brett Molina / USA Today : Netflix now lets you disable autoplay previews. Here's how to set it up. Stephanie Sen...
Facebook says its Off-Facebook Activity tool, which claims to let users clear data collected from other apps and sites, from their accounts, is now available
The purpose of the Oversight Board is to protect freedom … Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : All users can now access Facebook's tool for controlling which apps and sites can share data for ad-targeting Dwig...
Valve says its Steam Controller, launched in 2013 as part of the failed Steam Machines program, will no longer be made; last units will sell for $5/controller
sells remaining stock for $5 each Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : RIP Steam Controller 2015-2019: Valve is selling off its inventory Christine Fisher / Engadget : Valve's Steam Controller is dead Niels ...
Tumblr says it will permanently ban adult content from its platform beginning December 17
Tumblr will ban 'female-presenting nipples … Heather Kelly / CNN : How Tumblr's adult content crackdown could alienate users Andy Meek / BGR : Tumblr is banning all adult content in a major shift for ...
Facebook bans Infowars and 3 other pages run by Alex Jones for “repeated violations of Community Standards”; Spotify removes all episodes of The Alex Jones Show
It's About the Incoherence of ‘Hate Speech’ Ellen Tannam / Silicon Republic : Tech firms clamp down on Alex Jones and Infowars Kerry Flynn / Digiday : Platforms quickly pile on Infowars ban, but Alex ...
Twitter says over the next week it will adjust users' follower counts to no longer include locked accounts, dropping Twitter's combined follower count by ~6%
here's why Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Twitter to Remove Millions of Accounts from Follower Numbers as Part of New Push Aroon Deep / MediaNama : Twitter users will lose four followers on ...
Instagram debuts IGTV, a hub for high-profile creators, and says it will begin letting users upload videos up to an hour long, up from previous one-minute limit
Update: We launched IGTV at an event … Nimish Sawant / Firstpost : Instagram's IGTV has its sights set on YouTube for attracting content creators WRAL TechWire : Instagram's new long-form video hub IG...