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Hogwarts Legacy: Why are people boycotting one of the biggest games of the year? | Science & Tech News
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“It’s people like you that are making the world a worse place.” That’s one of the milder pieces of feedback Maysa Pritilata has received for encouraging people not to buy the upcoming video game Hogwarts Legacy. Widely expected to be one of the biggest games of the year so far when it launches this week,…
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Biggest year ever for crypto hacking – with North Korea the suspected culprit | Science & Tech News
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2022 was the biggest year ever for cryptocurrency hacking, with more than £3.2bn stolen worldwide, according to new research. October alone saw £629m taken – the most recorded in a single month. It helped the overall year dwarf 2021’s previous high of £2.7bn, although the total number of hacks fell slightly. The annual report by…
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Long COVID symptoms ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness, study finds | UK News
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Long COVID sufferers who had a mild bout of the virus should expect their symptoms to resolve within a year, researchers have suggested. People with ongoing effects after illness have been concerned that lingering symptoms will not disappear. But academics suggest that “mild disease does not lead to serious or chronic long-term morbidity”. The team…
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God Of War Ragnarok: How a man without sight could play one of the biggest games of the year | Science & Tech News
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As one of the biggest games of the year, God Of War Ragnarok will no doubt have found itself on plenty of Christmas lists. After critical acclaim and huge launch sales, its performance at The Game Awards – where it won in more categories than any other title – came as no surprise. But never…
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More than 60 ‘nationally significant’ attacks in the last year dealt with by National Cyber Security Centre | UK News
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The UK’s cyber security agency dealt with more than 60 “nationally significant” cyber attacks over the past year, an official report has revealed. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, did not directly specify what the attacks were, but did talk about ransomware attacks against the NHS 111 helpline service and also the…
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Stadia to shut next year after Google says it didn’t gain enough ‘traction’ with gamers | Science & Tech News
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Google has said it’s shutting down its Stadia cloud gaming service early next year. It launched three years ago and allows players to stream games to their TV, laptop or phone without needing a console. But Google said it had made the “difficult decision” because it hadn’t “gained the traction with users that we expected”.…