Blockchain Innovation Done the Polkadot Way According to Gavin Wood
In a recent Realvision interview, the developer Gavin Wood explains how Polkadot reimagines the innovation ecosystem from the ground up. Wood also discusses how the Polkadot protocol is both similar but also different than Ethereum, the second-largest crypto asset by market valuation. Polkadot: A Bet Against Maximalism Innovation involves the pioneering and actualization of a creative new way of doing something. For famed blockchain...
‘Cheating’ Fortnite Kid Settles Copyright Lawsuit with Epic Games
More than three years ago, Epic Games decided to take several Fortnite cheaters to court, accusing them of copyright infringement. Pretty much all of these lawsuits have been settled but there is one that proved to be quite a challenge. One of the alleged cheaters, who was also accused of advertising and distributing the cheat via his YouTube channel, turned out to be a minor. The game publisher wasn’t aware of this when it filed the...
Major Labels Ask UK High Court to Block Stream-Ripping Sites
After years of battling peer-to-peer sharing carried out on networks including BitTorrent, the major record labels now view stream-ripping as the major piracy threat. Broadly speaking, stream-ripping is carried out in two ways – either by using tools such as youtube-dl (which allow users to rip content from YouTube directly to their machines) or via dedicated websites that simplify the process. Some of these sites have become...
The Gaming Platforms That Let Streamers Profit From Hate
WIRED has found dozens of far-right and white supremacist figures monetizing their livestreams through “donation management services” Streamlabs and StreamElements. Powered by WPeMatico
A Coordinated Takedown Targets ‘OGUser’ Account Thieves
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days. Powered by WPeMatico
