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Tether (USDT), a stablecoin that is pegged to the US Dollar, might be on the verge of a significant turnaround if the latest statement from the company’s CTO is anything to go by. Tether Has Long Been Regarded as the Soft Underbelly of the Crypto Sphere Tether has been mired in a conglomeration of controversies over the past few years. Nonetheless, it is currently the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, as per a tabulation by CoinMarketCap....

— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) November 2, 2022 January has traditionally been when studios dump projects they don’t have a lot of confidence in, but that’s changing, and doesn’t apply as much to TV, so hopefully there’s no reason to worry about The Last of Us. The Last of Us HBO series is being headed up by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and was shot in Alberta, Canada. The show stars Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsay as Ellie....

A spot-based Bitcoin ETF has long been considered a critical ingredient in promoting the wider adoption of the world’s premier cryptocurrency. While the SEC has so far been reluctant to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, the recently revealed Lummis-Gillibrand crypto bill, formally known as the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Bill, aims to provide a feasible offramp against some of the most vociferous reservations expressed by the SEC so far....

Developed to take advantage of the most powerful gaming hardware, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen will feature a range of visual and technical improvements — including ray tracing and faster loading times — across the base game, both expansions, and all extra content. At that time, CD Projekt RED said the update would land sometime in 2021. Early that year, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen was confirmed to be coming in the latter half of 2021, but in October 2021, the Polish studio was forced to delay it by at least six months, with a new expected launch window of Q2 2022....

Elon Musk’s first day at the helm of Twitter has been predictably colorful, giving the financial media the choicest of morsels to salivate over as the world’s richest person begins the arduous task of “cleansing” the social media platform of its supposedly toxic elements. Yesterday, Elon Musk fired Twitter’s former CEO, Parag Agrawal, its CFO, Ned Segal, and the company’s head of legal policy, trust, and safety, Vijaya Gadde. Readers should note that Gadde is widely considered the pivotal person who was responsible for booting the former US President Trump off Twitter....

Another day brings another NFT-related scam to the forefront of news tickers. While details are still scarce at the moment, apparently, the Discord channel of the Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) has been hacked, thereby placing its native token, ApeCoin (APE), under a watch as the probability of an ensuing carnage remains material. Seems because Community Manager @BorisVagner got his account breached, which let the scammers execute their phishing attack....

Earlier this month the Valheim team already deployed an update offering support for Valve’s new handheld, and the Swedish developer has now taken to Twitter to confirm that its Viking-themed exploration and survival hit title is now entirely compatible with the Steam Deck. This includes the game showing in-game Steam Deck controller icons, as well as all of the game’s functionalities being accessible when using the default controller configuration on Valve’s handheld....

Intel and other vendors join forces with Vodafone to develop Open RAN network technologies to rival competing telecom vendors Open RAN is an association of equipment designers and telecoms in diverse working classes to decipher this interoperability issue by developing means. The Open RAN architecture virtualizes cellular network components that are traditionally controlled by specialized hardware and software applications. The technology permits operators to switch and combine with suppliers in their radio networks....

For the likes of Final Fantasy XVI, we’re waiting to hear from YoshiP and other project leads to tell us whether to anticipate the latest legend of the crystals to launch this year. Sadly, this also means Obsidian’s Avowed cannot rightly qualify. Baldur’s Gate III almost did, but then again, Larian Studios only said they hope to release the game this year out of early access; it is far from a certain thing....

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Release notes for Windows Build 19044.1679 are shared in this piece; for details on Windows 11 Build 22000.651 (KB5012643), head over to this link. To confirm you are running the latest version of Windows 10, type winver into the Windows search box on the taskbar, and it should show “Version 21H2.” For more details, check out the official blog post. - Windows 10 April 2022 Cumulative Updates Are Out for All Supported Versions

Release notes for Windows 11 KB5012643 (Build 22000.651) For more details about Windows 11 Build 22000.651, head over to the official blog post. - New Drops for Insiders: Windows 11 Preview Build 22598, ISO Files, and Media Player for Windows 11 v11.2203.30.0

Now, an update for Windows 11 allows for new improvements for this feature through the Xbox Game Bar. First, players are able to adjust the Auto HDR intensity through a slider. The Auto HDR intensity slider lets you control how vivid and bright the colors in games look. In games with extremely bright or dim colors, you can adjust the slider to your liking so you can get the best Auto HDR experience....

Speaking with VGC during Gamescom 2022, director Fumihiko Yasuda confirmed that the game’s release on Game Pass, and thus the potentially bigger audience, hasn’t impacted development in any major way. The big positive of having Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty on Game Pass at launch is that the online community will be much bigger than before, something that will positively impact the game’s multiplayer features. We’re very happy that so many players are going to have the chance to try out a Team Ninja title potentially for the first time with Wo Long....

In a Transparency Report covering the first half of 2022, Xbox points out that community safety is of the utmost importance, and they’ve committed to releasing a Report similar to the one today, but every six months. Previously, in their most recent Digital Civility Index, 9 out of 10 responders “identified a need for increased education on how to make the digital world safer – and as we all know, gaming is one of the largest digital environments....

XFX Speedster MERC AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card XFX Speedster MERC AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Black Gaming Graphics Card The XFX custom AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX graphics card appear to sell above the announced MSRP from AMD during last month’s AMD showcase. AMD revealed that the two flagship cards from the company would begin selling at $899.99 (XT version) and $999.99 (XTX version)....

🦖 Ark: Survival Evolved 🏎️ Team Sonic Racing 🤖 Ghostrunner And one more thing… pic.twitter.com/2KuYWQE0zN — PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 23, 2022 Full details on the lineup: https://t.co/E5phpOm77r pic.twitter.com/4c4Mqv5RlN — PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 23, 2022 [Update] After publishing our initial story, French deals leaker ‘billbil kun’ has now again leaked the free PS Plus March 2022 games, although it seems that Ark Survival Evolved won’t be included. Instead, Ghostrunner and Ghost of Tsushima Legends are said to be part of next month’s free PS Plus titles....

An industry-first 200 TB SSD teased to be revealed by Nimbus Data before the end of 2022 The actual specifications of the unannounced solid-state drive are still under wraps by Nimbus Data. Isakovich did not divulge the drive’s interface (whether the company plans on a SATA or SAS design) or details such as pricing, capacity, and NAND style, such as the TLC/QLC NAND currently on the market. Four years ago, NAND dies with a reach of 256 Gbits were in high use, but now, the current die count is 1024 Gbits....

Save 5% on a Brand New Apple AirTag Tracker and Keep Track of Your Things Using the Mighty Find My Network Chances are high that you don’t have a knack for losing things. But, if you do, you need an AirTag to locate things in case you do lose stuff. And right now, a single AirTag is available for just $27.50, which means you end up saving 5% without making any effort at all....

Adobe Premiere Pro 22.2 Offers Huge NVIDIA & Intel GPU Performance Boost In HEVC 10-bit Encoding Adobe has announced the latest version of its Premiere Pro 22.2 software suite which brings with it a range of enhancements and performance updates. The highlight of the updates is the brand new HEVC 10-bit video encoding using 4:2:0 chroma subsampling which as per the software maker, offers a huge boost to performance on NVIDIA & Intel GPUs....