insert_link Tech Made Simple Twitch has a new Machine Learning Tool to detect Users evading Bans The Verge reports that Twitch is furthering its efforts to reduce harassment with a new tool that uses machine learning to detect people who may be attempting to evade bans. It’s the company’s latest addition to combat things like hate raids, where streamers’ chats are overrun with trolls sending hateful messages. The new tool, called Suspicious User Detection, can identify users as “likely” or “possible” people who have evaded bans […] todayDecember 2, 2021
insert_link Music T-Pain to Bring Two New Shows to Twitch Promoting Creativity For Younger Generations Already an avid Twitch streamer, T-Pain has made a new deal with the live-streaming platform to host two new shows, “Post Ya Song” and “Post Ya Beat.” In both shows, the hip-hop icon will be reviewing submissions from artists and producers while live streaming. This kind of personal and creative interaction with fans is nothing new for T-Pain, as he has always been a known supporter of experimental technology, promoting […] todayOctober 29, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Reddit bans r/donaldtrump forum for inciting violence Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump for encouraging and glorifying violence after last Wednesday’s mob attack on the US Capitol. Axios reporter Sara Fischer first reported the news, noting that the unofficial pro-Trump forum had been given multiple warnings. A Reddit splash page says the subreddit was “banned due to a violation of Reddit’s rules against inciting violence.” “Reddit’s site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against […] todayJanuary 12, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Star Trek cast members reunite virtually to celebrate the 54th Anniversary of the original series debut On September 8th, CBS All Access is holding an all-day streaming event to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the premiere of the original Star Trek television show. Patrick Stewart aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard will be part of the Star Trek panel discussions and will even reunite with Jonathan Frakes aka William Riker aka Number One. In addition to Star Trek TNG, these two recently had great success with season one of the CBS All […] todaySeptember 7, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Summer Game Fest continues with XBox and Developer Showcases This Week Even though E3, Gamescom, and other summer gaming events have become online-only or outright canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has already been a lot of gaming news this summer. The “Summer Game Fest” is a shorthand phrase for all the gaming events that have sprung up in the wake of COVID cancellations. Originally, Geoff Keighley, who created The Game Awards, created it as a series of digital events […] todayJuly 20, 2020
Tech Made Simple More than 12 million people attended Travis Scott’s Fortnite concert Travis Scott’s first virtual performance wasn’t just spectacular — it also broke a record. Developer Epic Games revealed that the concert, which took place inside of Fortnite, saw 12.3 million concurrent players participate. The developer says this is “an all-time record” for the battle royale game. The previous record holder was last year’s Marshmello concert, which topped 10.7 million virtual attendees. While that’s a big number, many more people saw […] todayApril 28, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple To fill the void, ESPN airs 12 hours of Esports with more to come In the absence of, well, any available professional sports to air on its network, on Sunday ESPN turned to NBA 2K, Madden NFL 20, and Rocket League tournaments, 12 hours to be exact, to fill the void. “ESPN Esports Day” is a marathon of live events and taped esports coverage that aired on ESPN2 over the last year, according to a press release. The marathon began with three hours of […] todayApril 6, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Yap is becoming the New “It” Room for Chatting Are you a fervent chatter? You might want to check out Yap, the new chat application built by Postlight, a digital product studio, that seems to be the new "it" room for chatting it up. Yap is pretty simple. It’s a six-person chat room (“Because seven is annoying,” says the official blog), where every message you post erases the one you posted before it; you can only say one thing […] todayDecember 18, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Fortnite Came Back from its Black Hole With a Bang It’s been just over a week since Fortnite came back online following a two-day, black hole-induced hiatus. But the event, which ushered in the game’s eleventh season and its all-new redesigned map, was one of the biggest singular online gaming events to date — with more than 7 million concurrent viewers across Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube. In an interview with The Verge, Epic Games stated that the black hole event, […] todayOctober 24, 2019
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