Xbox
Sea of Thieves finds some chill for casual good times
Safer Seas aims to make Sea of Thieves more welcoming for beginners and laid-back veterans by excluding pesky human pirates from being a concern.
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New Realities
HTC Vive Ultimate Trackers
All the attention on AI might give VR/AR/XR more breathing room to keep iterating and get us somewhere exciting in coming years. Like HTC Vive Ultimate Trackers adding positional data for your limbs for more detailed immersion in virtual spaces. A nice add-on. VIVE Ultimate Tracker - Full-Body
Security
CBA financial abuse code release
Commonwealth Bank has significantly reduced incidents of abusive transactions (where money is sent to someone to send them a threatening message) over recent years. Now it's sharing its machine learning code via GitHub to help other financial institutions do the same. Nice one, CBA.
Home
LG StanbyME portable TV has all the right moves
The LG StanbyME is a very clever smart TV you can wheel to wherever you need it around the home. A 27-inch Full HD touch screen with webOS offering all the important streaming apps built-in. It rotates and tilts to suit your needs and just generally oozes cleverness. At $1,
Games
MTG Wilds of Eldraine is a cool dark fairy tale theme
My relationship with Magic has been all about how much I like a set theme or not. There's so many sets these days it's hard to keep up with every release, but when the right set catches the eye I'm keen. Wilds of Eldraine
Security
Norton's Phishing Dictionary is a nice security primer
It's safest to assume you're about to be scammed online these days. For the less technical, it's hard to keep up with all the types of attacks you need to be wary of and what to watch out for. Norton's "Phictionary&
Culture
A new Puritanism taking over online fandoms?
A fascinating look at the less obvious pop culture wars playing out online. Puritanism took over online fandom — and then came for the rest of the internetIt all starts with a Voltron ship war, because of course it does.VoxAja Romano
Art & Design
Cuboro rules
Ever heard of Cuboro? These marble tracks made of beautifully machined wood blocks are amazing. Sadly, they're wildly expensive so I'll just enjoy watching other people's fancy setups.
Games
Trapping game cheats with a honeypotted exploit
Valve pulled off a solid anti-cheat switcheroo that saw over 40,000 accounts banned for using a third-party cheating client. After fixing the cheat, Valve added a special honeypot to identify exactly who was running the cheat before dropping the hammer. Solid crackdownery. Valve set a trap to catch and
Culture
Great summer reads
16 great links to some of the best stories around the web that help you stay on top of what's next in digital.
AI
What will the Canva of AI copy mean for writing?
Every industry has its practitioners who over charge and under deliver. Both graphic design and copywriting have more than their fair share.
Technology
Maintaining a clear sense of the future
In 1999 I completely dismissed the importance of flash memory cards as a storage medium for the future. It taught me big lessons on how to consider a technology's long-term potential.