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Ireland’s privacy regulator fines Meta €251M over 2018 cyberattack
- Ireland’s privacy regulator fines Meta €251 million over a 2018 breach that compromised users' data.
- The breach occurred in September 2018 and affected approximately 29 million Facebook users.
- Hackers exploited a code vulnerability to steal user data, including names, dates of birth, and posts.
- Meta was fined for failing to protect user data according to EU's GDPR privacy regulation.
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From Translation to Creation, AI Reshapes Social Media Landscape
- Magic Vision launched its AI-powered content creation platform, offering automated editing tools for photo, video, and audio content in order to cut digital media production time by 70%.
- Meta announced the addition of new artificial intelligence capabilities to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, including live AI assistance and real-time speech translation between English and Spanish, French, or Italian.
- Aggie, an AI platform developed by Audience Genomics, promises to automate social media management for small businesses, reducing management time by 99.75% and content creation costs by up to 70%.
- These advancements in AI technology are reshaping the social media landscape, intensifying competition in the industry as companies strive to meet the growing demands in digital content production.
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Massivelyop
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 498: Pantheon’s power play
- This week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast covers Pantheon's early access launch, Ship of Heroes' target date, Warframe 1999, World of Warcraft's Siren Isle, ESO's day-long outage, OSRS's sailing, and the 'midcore' player.
- Pantheon has launched into early access, while Ship of Heroes has set a launch window.
- The podcast discusses Warframe 1999 and upcoming features like World of Warcraft's Siren Isle and Old School RuneScape's sailing plans.
- The hosts also answer questions about the 'midcore' player and share what abilities they wish were in every MMO.
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UAE’s Falcon 3 challenges open-source leaders amid surging demand for small AI models
- The UAE government-backed Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has launched Falcon 3, a family of open-source small language models (SLMs) designed for lightweight, single GPU-based infrastructures.
- Falcon 3 offers four model sizes and aims to democratize access to advanced AI capabilities for developers, researchers, and businesses.
- The demand for SLMs is growing due to their efficiency, affordability, and ability to be deployed on devices with limited resources.
- The Falcon 3 models, trained on 14 trillion tokens, outperform or closely match popular open-source counterparts in their size class, and are suitable for various applications across industries.
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World of Warcraft’s Siren Isle update goes live this evening with a new zone and Plunderstorm
- World of Warcraft's latest update, Siren Isle, introduces a new zone and Plunderstorm.
- The reason behind the name Siren Isle is unknown, but the patch is more memorable with this title.
- The update brings storms, weekly invasions, catch-up gear, and a special ring for players to earn.
- Maintenance is being conducted, and the game is expected to be back online by 6 p.m. EST.
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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Get Live AI, Live Translation, and Shazam
- Ray-Ban's Meta smart glasses introduce new features
- Live AI enables natural conversations and various tasks
- Live Translation allows real-time language translations
- Shazam integration enables song identification
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The Guardian view on online safety: ministers must stand up to big tech | Editorial
- The Online Safety Act was an important first step in regulating powerful tech companies.
- Ofcom's narrowly technocratic code has left loopholes for online predators and profit-driven businesses.
- The UK approach has been to make the internet safer rather than placing it off-limits, but effective regulation is needed.
- The government must insist on accountability for online harms and prioritize the safety of people, especially children.
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World of Warcraft is surveying players on removing the Mythic+ timer and replacing it with a death counter
- Blizzard is surveying players in World of Warcraft about replacing the Mythic+ timer with a death counter in dungeons.
- The current goal in Mythic+ runs is completing them quickly, with death being a secondary penalty.
- Switching to a death counter would prioritize survival and control over raw efficiency, potentially leading to slower runs.
- Players subscribed to the game should keep an eye out for the survey in their inbox.
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Massivelyop
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Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
- The predictions for the MMO genre in 2024 were summarized and evaluated in this article.
- Blizzard continued to lose player trust, but WoW had a comeback with the Season of Discovery and new expansion.
- Guild Wars 2 had smaller but more frequent releases and LOTRO continued to chug along.
- Blue Protocol, Tarisland, and Nightingale were expected to excite players but did not deliver.
- PSO2 had new content updates but Battle Protocol caused it to fall off.
- Tencent’s LOTR MMO was tone deaf and doubted, and RIFT and Champions Online did not close.
- PSO2 and Closers remained open but Wayfinder struggled with layoffs.
- Old titles were revived and there was a year of wins for game preservation.
- Harry Potter Magic Awakened was unable to sustain interest and was sunsetted.
- Stay tuned for the predictions of 2025.
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Avatar Overwatch 2 Trailer Shows Character Skins
- Activision and Blizzard announce Overwatch 2 crossover with Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Trailer showcases character skins for six heroes, including Zenyatta as Aang and Mei as Katara.
- Event starts on December 17, 2024, and ends on December 30, 2024.
- Players can also earn cosmetics through challenges based on the Avatar show.
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Schell Games launches wacky Party Versus mixed reality game on VR
- Party Versus, a mixed-reality social party game, is launching on Meta Quest headsets.
- Developed by Schell Games, it offers over a dozen goofy minigames for 2 to 4 players.
- Players can bring their real-world furniture into the game, creating an immersive mixed-reality experience.
- Party Versus is available for $10 in the Meta Horizon Store or free with a Meta Quest+ subscription.
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Microsoft Says The Quiet Part Loud About Xbox
- Microsoft is redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan.
- The company is focusing on expanding its gaming reach and making Xbox available on all devices.
- Xbox exclusives are being ported to other platforms, and Game Pass is available for cloud streaming.
- Microsoft aims to integrate the gaming experience across every device.
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Massivelyop
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MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Best MMO Trend
- The Best MMO Trend of 2024 according to MassivelyOP is the MMO Expansion Resurgence.
- The trend highlights the release of major MMORPG expansions, including annual ones, by various MMOs.
- Many classic MMOs such as EverQuests, EVE Online, and LOTRO also released major expansions.
- Developers are focusing on existing games with loyal playerbases, resulting in an extensive offering of expansions.
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Will the future of transportation be robotaxis – or your own self-driving car?
- General Motors has ceased the robotaxi industry's funding under its subsidiary Cruise, however, it will continue to focus on individual self-driving autos.
- Cruise was seen as a market leader in autonomous technology till a near-fatal crash in 2023 struck its business.
- Regulators demanded that the autonomous vehicle fleet be driven within the country following the incident before a fake report on the incident was given to them.
- On the other hand, Waymo's self-driving taxis are succeeding and expanding in San Francisco, and beyond.
- One woman in the US has challenged the AI system concerning SafeRent after the service refused to provide her with tenancy.
- SafeRent blamed the software alone for turning down the application instead of the management firm.
- The plaintiff asserts SafeRent's algorithm unfairly targets black and Hispanic tenants, giving preference to white applicants instead.
- In a groundbreaking settlement with Louis and other plaintiffs, SafeRent agreed to cease algorithmic analysing for 5 years in relation to housing vouchers.
- Many people's phone records were collected in the Chinese Salt Typhoon hack, which occurred a few weeks ago.
- Unfortunately, only a few who were affected have been notified, with the FBI stating that not everyone would be notified.
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Massivelyop
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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?
- The Daily Grind asked which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024.
- Notable MMO events in 2024 included Star Citizen's Daymar Rally, EverQuest's Fippyfest, Stop Killing Games initiative, City of Heroes' Haunted House event, Digital Extremes' Tennocon, EVE Online's Project Discovery, Black Desert's Heidel Ball, Secret World community-led anniversary, and World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary spectacle.
- The best event of 2024 in the MMORPG genre is not specified.
- The Daily Grind invites readers to share their experiences attending any of the mentioned events.
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