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Timestamps:
0:00 Oh look! tech news
0:11 RTX 3060 actually NOT hacked
1:09 Apple gets tracking complaint
2:21 Bethesda is Xbox now
3:16 Brilliant
4:00 Shadow is bankrupt
4:33 ASUS ROG Phone 5
5:07 Russia breaks its own internet
5:37 ArtStation cancels NFT plans
6:14 HTC Vive Facial Tracker
NEWS SOURCES
YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO MINE
RTX 3060 mining limiter ‘hacked’ but not actually
Update: we've been bamboozled. pic.twitter.com/IDXlDIIq2o
— Linus Tech Tips (@LinusTech) March 10, 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-hash-rate-limiter-cracked/
ABT: ALWAYS BE TRACKIN
Antitrust complaint over Apple’s anti-tracking iOS 14 feature
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1313686-french-antitrust-complaint-alleges-that-apple-serves-targeted-ads-without-consent-while-preventing-other-services-from-doing-so/
Google https://theconversation.com/googles-scrapping-third-party-cookies-but-invasive-targeted-advertising-will-live-on-156530
T-Mobile selling data to advertisers https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-ad-targeting-program-205736695.html
TRANSACTION COMPLETED
Microsoft acquisition of Zenimax (Bethesda) approved
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1313605-updatethe-final-hurdle-for-the-ms-zenimax-buyout-has-been-removed-eu-approves-the-buyout-unconditionally-sale-has-been-officially-confirmed/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-09-microsoft-confirms-some-bethesda-games-will-be-full-xbox-and-pc-exclusive
Welcome Bethesda! We now have one of the largest, most creative, and quality first party studio line-ups ever. Great day to be an @Xbox fan. To celebrate, we’re bringing more @bethesda games into Game Pass later this week. Stay tuned! https://t.co/7Gjfv1xqCm
— Aaron Greenberg ??♂️?U (@aarongreenberg) March 9, 2021
QUICK BITS
INCOME STREAMS DECLINING
Shadow game streaming company goes bankrupt
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1313768-blade-the-firm-that-operates-cloud-gaming-platform-shadow-filed-for-bankruptcy/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-08-cloud-gaming-firm-blade-seeking-investment-after-filing-for-bankruptcy
RAMMED IT IN
ROG Phone 5 launches with 18GB RAM, two USB ports
The new norm https://www.pcmag.com/news/sk-hynix-is-mass-producing-18gb-lpddr5-memory-modules-for-phones
IN SOVIET RUSSIA, INTERNET THROTTLES YOU
Russia tries to throttle Twitter, throttles whole Internet instead
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/russian-attempt-to-throttle-twitter-appears-to-backfire/
Russia + China plan their OWN Moon Base
https://www.axios.com/russia-china-moon-research-station-plans-f3504927-e9ed-4921-b7f9-7f430cb93aa7.html
NO, EFF THAT
NFTs don’t belong on ArtStation apparently
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1313576-artstation-goes-nftand-give-up-by-the-end-of-the-day/
https://www.makeuseof.com/artstation-nft-platform/
https://amp.artstation.com/magazine/36821?__twitter_impression=true
READ MY (AVATAR’S) LIPS
HTC Vive Lip reader, VR body tracking
https://www.pocket-lint.com/ar-vr/news/htc/156074-htc-vive-facial-tracker-official-joined-by-next-gen-tracker-3-0
Facial Tracking peripheral for Vive Pro for $129 is new tech @htcvive has been teasing for the past week.https://t.co/99WeZVfKLk
Huge news for #Vtuber virtual embodiment.
Best demo is @Frooxius video showing scriptable triggers in #NeosVR (h/t @RtoVR) https://t.co/swJHmdH02R https://t.co/DAx9yMXnc7 pic.twitter.com/aLqe3HwsXn
— Kent Bye VoicesOfVR (@kentbye) March 10, 2021
Meet the new VIVE Tracker:
-75% more battery life
-Sleeker form factor
-Fully compatible with all steamVR headsetsWith 240 degree FOV tracking, VIVE Tracker let's you bring more YOU into VR. https://t.co/hzYrkGqgi3 pic.twitter.com/fmnZkejrfr
— HTC (@htc) March 10, 2021
Or just get StonX
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1313774-modern-affordable-vr-body-tracking-may-be-coming-soon/
https://uploadvr.com/stonx-steamvr-body-tracking/
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