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Blizzard is bringing a selection of its PC games over to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2. The free-to-play team-based shooter is headed to Valve's gaming client on August 10, in what appears to be a change in Blizzard's strategy due to its impending acquisition by Microsoft and the low player engagement the game has garnered in recent times. The Windows PC version of Overwatch 2 and other games from the publisher is largely restricted to its Battle.net launcher — a hot topic for most PC gamers, who prefer having all…

Subnational GDP/capita and terror attacks, displayed by kernel-weighted local polynomial smoothing along with 95 percent confidence intervals. Panel A: GDP/capita and terror attacks, Panel B: GDP/capita and domestic terror attacks, Panel C: GDP/capita and transnational terror attacks. Credit: Journal of Conflict Resolution (2023). DOI: 10.1177/00220027231175071 Rising incomes in the world's poorer countries weaken terrorism:…

Threads, Instagram's newest social media app, has just received its first major update with some much-requested features, although not the ones we're all waiting for.In a Threads post, developer Cameron Roth revealed the new additions to the social media app, including a Follows tab on the activity feed. Don't get confused between a Follows tab and the much-requested followers-only view in the main tab. This Follows tab can be found in the Activity tab and shows the people that have followed you.The update also adds…

Threads, the popular microblogging app launched by Meta earlier this month, has got its second update for iOS. The app has brought several new features along with fixes to some of the issues with the latest update. Threads developer Cameron Roth has shared details about the rollout of the latest app update for iOS. The update has been announced after the number of daily active users on the app reportedly dropped considerably due to lack of important features offered by other rival…

Meta Platforms chief Mark Zuckerberg's new social media app, Threads, has become a fierce competitor to Elon Musk owned Twitter. It has already raced past the 150 million downloads number. Like Twitter, people can share text, links, and interact with others on the Threads app. Now, it has been revealed that Twitter co-founder and former chief Jack Dorsey has opened an account on Threads. Soon after that, Dorsey received a 'follow' request from Zuckerberg. However, Dorsey took a dig at the Meta chief instead!Dorsey shared…

Land surface temperatures are shaped mostly by the heating by sunlight, but also by evaporation and convective heat transfer in the vertical. Credit: Axel Kleidon, MPI-BGC Radiation largely shapes variations of temperatures across continents, but evaporation and turbulent heat transfer also play their part. These are inherently complex processes. Following a new physical approach, the observed temperature patterns follow…

Amazon has launched a legal challenge against its inclusion in a group of companies subject to tough European Union online content rules, in a move that technology experts have said may prompt other tech giants to follow suit.Amazon's challenge at the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second highest, is the first by a Big Tech company and came two weeks after German online retailer Zalando sued the European Commission over the same issue.Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into force last year, 19…

Image Source : APPLE INC OLED-enabled iPad Pro models to enter mass production in early 2024 According to research firm Omdia, Apple's upcoming 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models, which will feature OLED displays, are set to begin mass production in the first quarter of 2024. The transition to OLED technology brings several advantages over the current LCD screens,…

Instagram's new Twitter rival, Threads, has been creating quite a buzz since its launch with over 97 million users getting on the platform in less than a week. It is billed as the text version of Meta's photo-sharing platform Instagram, and provides “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations”. Amidst the ongoing issues at Twitter, people have been searching for alternatives to the microblogging platform, and Meta has capitalized on this opportunity with its new app.A new microblogging…

Image Source : GOOGLE PLAY STORE Thread Application Mark Zuckerberg recently unveiled Threads, a new app that aims to compete with Twitter by providing users with a platform to share text updates and participate in public conversations. As news about Threads spread, many individuals became curious and logged in to explore its features. However, if users decide to…