Discord will now let you stream Xbox gameplay directly to servers and DMs
Streaming to Twitch is one thing, but sometimes you just want to share a new game (ahem Baldur’s Gate 3) or a big gameplay moment with your inner circle. Building off its previous integration with Xbox, Discord announced today that users will now be able to stream Xbox games directly
Read MoreOurCrowd teams up with Airwallex to let its investors back startups in their local currency
Over the course of the last few years, venture investment platform OurCrowd has become Israel’s most active venture investor, with over 400 portfolio companies across 42 funds. The platform allows accredited investors to invest in the startups in the OurCrowd portfolio, but until now, they had to do so by
Read MoreAmazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members in select US cities
Amazon is making its Fresh grocery delivery service available to people without Prime memberships in select U.S. cities. In the past, Fresh grocery delivery was only available to people who had a Prime subscription. With this expansion, people in a dozen cities, including Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas-Fort
Read MoreSurvey reveals sysadmins seriously need to up their AI knowledge
Results of a new survey from Action1 Corp., provider of a patch management platform designed for work-from-anywhere enterprises, indicate that an alarming 73 per cent of IT system administrators (sysadmins) are “clueless” about leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for company success. Based on a June survey of 560 sysadmins from around
Read MoreCyber Security Today, August 2, 2023 – A valuable report from the CISA
A valuable report from the CISA. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. I’m away for a few days, so this podcast doesn’t have the latest news. Instead I want to draw listeners’
Read MoreHow Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong-arm tactics, and his own popularity
Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk at the launch of the Tesla Roadster in 2008. | Image: Getty The story of Tesla and Elon Musk can be traced back to the early 2000s, when Musk was ousted as CEO of his first company, PayPal. That incident taught Musk a
Read MoreKenya suspends Worldcoin scans over security, privacy and financial concerns
Kenya was one of the first countries where Worldcoin — the controversial startup that aims to create a new “human identity and financial network” through eye scans and its own cryptocurrency — launched sign-ups and as of this week, it was one of the biggest markets for take-up. Now, Kenya
Read MoreFoxconn to invest $600M in Karnataka for iPhone components, chip-making tools projects
Foxconn, a key Apple supplier, will invest $600 million in two projects in Karnataka for chip-equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, the southern Indian state said Wednesday. The Taiwanese company, which signed a letter of intent with the Karnataka government, said it will invest about $350 million in setting
Read MoreHashtag Trending Aug. 2-Meta begins ending news availability in Canada; Chinese hackers deep in North American infrastructure; White House unveils cybersecurity workforce and education strategy
It’s official – Canada is persona news grata on Meta. Chinese hackers may be deep in North American infrastructure and a fake Android app may be stealing data from apps you think are for secure communication. These are the top tech news stories on today’s Hashtag Trending. I’m your
Read MoreElon Musk-owned X renames TweetDeck to XPro
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, has renamed TweetDeck to XPro in an ongoing rebranding exercise of the social media service. The company has adopted the @Pro handle instead of @TweetDeck for the tool. However, many parts of the tool, including the help page, still have “Twitter” and “TweetDeck” mentions. The
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