Valve nixes 'CS:GO' and 'Dota 2' trading following Dutch loot box law
"Back in April, the Netherlands ruled that loot boxes in video games were essentially gambling and called for their removal by mid-June. Now, Valve has responded by disabling trading for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 items on the Steam M..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/valve-dota-2-counter-strike-global-offensive-online-trading-loot-box-law-netherlands/Facebook Messenger will translate Spanish messages for you
" Facebook Messenger's built-in AI assistant can now translate messages from Spanish to English (and vice versa) for you, whatever it is you and your friend are talking about. The feature, called M's translation suggestions, debuted at F8 in May as one..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/facebook-messenger-english-spanish-translation/Volvo's new self-driving tech could let you sleep during your commute
" Volvo has a new goal with its popular XC90 crossover SUV: to make commuting a semi-automatic process thanks to level 4 self-driving technology. The Senior Vice President of Volvo, Henrik Green, told The Car Connection that the XC90 would be able to s..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/volvo-xc90-highway-assist-level-4-self-driving/Tesla enhances security following report of ex-employee threat
" Yesterday, Tesla filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Martin Tripp, who allegedly stole gigabytes of data from the company and shared it with unspecified outside parties. Today, the company increased security at the Gigafactory because, accordi..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/tesla-gigafactory-increased-security-martin-tripp-lawsuit/Google staff reportedly refused to work on government security tool
" Bloomberg reports today that earlier this year, a group of Google employees refused to work on a security tool that would have opened up more military contracts to the company. The tool in question is air gap technology that would be key to the development of…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/google-staff-refused-work-government-security-tool/Supreme Court ruling lets states collect sales tax from online purchases
"It's not unheard of for internet retailers to collect sales tax regardless of where their customers are located, but they might not have much choice before long. The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can force online stores to collect sales tax,..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/supreme-court-ruling-lets-states-demand-sales-tax-from-online-pu/The new Ronin S gimbal is essential YouTube gear
" If you're reading this you're probably a filmmaker or someone who might like to become a filmmaker. If so, you already know that the Ronin S is a gimbal: a robotic stick that stabilizes your camera. The reason your YouTube faves are geeking out over..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/dji-ronin-s-review-youtube-stabilizer/Battle royale title 'Darwin Project' will soon be free on Xbox
" Scavengers Studio made its battle royale brawler Darwin Project free-to-play for PC in April, leaving Xbox players wondering if they have no choice but to pay $15 for it. Turns out they won't have to pay a cent either: starting on July 4th, 2018, the..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/darwin-project-free-xbox/How to optimize your online gaming setup
" Whether you play Fortnite, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or Overwatch, you're going to want as little latency as possible between your hands and the game's servers. While you can't really account for how reliable your ISP is, by making a few smart choices you…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/how-to-optimize-your-online-gaming-performance/Google Assistant no longer needs every 'hey' and 'OK'
" At last, you don't have to call out Google Assistant by name every time when you want to issue a command. As promised at I/O, Google has made Assistant's Continued Conversation available for US English speakers using a Home speaker. Enable it in your..."
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