Emma Roth

News Writer

Eminem is coming to Fortnite’s The Big Bang event

Emma RothNov 22, 2023

OpenAI drops a big new ChatGPT feature with a joke about its CEO drama

Emma RothNov 21, 2023

Binance criminal settlement includes $4 billion fine and CEO’s guilty plea

Emma RothNov 21, 2023

Cities: Skylines II might not get DLC for a while.

The game’s developer, Colossal Order, announced it’s pushing back the launch of DLC to focus on improving the game’s performance on PC. Shortly after the game’s launch last month, users complained about numerous performance issues with the city-building simulator (which may have something to do with its hyper-detailed characters walking around town).

In addition to pushing back DLC, the release date for Cities: Skylines II on console has been delayed as well while developers work to optimize the game.

CO Word of the Week #4

[Paradox Interactive Forums]

Sunbird is shutting down its iMessage app for Android

Emma RothNov 21, 2023

Emma RothNov 20, 2023

The US government is working with AT&T to run a nationwide phone surveillance program.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland with concerns about the “long-running dragnet surveillance program” that has allowed the government to obtain “trillions” of phone records for years, as first reported by Wired.

The letter states the White House pays AT&T to give all federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies “the ability to request often-warrantless searches.” Senator Wyden expresses concerns about the legality of the surveillance program, which was first made public in 2013, and urges the public release of information about the project.

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

[WIRED]

Emma RothNov 20, 2023

More free covid tests are here.

The US government is once again offering a round of four at-home covid tests you can get for free. You can place an order directly from the USPS website, which will start shipping the week of November 27th.

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

[USPS.com]

Emma RothNov 20, 2023

Tinder just got a “rizz-first redesign.”

That apparently includes a revamped UI, updated animations, and a new “iconic” screen that tells you whether you got a match. Tinder is also getting dark mode, which you can now enable from the app’s settings.