Technology News for Wednesday 6th October 2021

1. Facebook Whistle-Blower Urges Lawmakers to Regulate the Company

Frances Haugen, who left the social network in May and leaked internal documents, gave senators rare insight into its inner workings.

2. Play This Fantastic Resident Evil x Castlevania Game

Resident Evil: Village has a spooky old castle full of vampires. Castlevania has a spooky old castle full of vampires. You can see where this is going.

3. Soyuz arrives at space station for out-of-this-world film shoot

Chalking up a space first of sorts, a Russian actress, her director-cameraman and a veteran cosmonaut rocketed into orbit, chased down the International Space ...

4. HMD's Nokia is getting into Android tablets with the $249.99 T20

It's powered by a modest Unisoc Tiger T610 processor, and in the US and UK comes with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of expandable storage. HMD reckons its 8,200mAh ...

5. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch on October 19

Aslipundit, 1 minute agoTrue, but I was only talking about Android phones. Apple is obviously miles ahead of any othe... moreI understand, agree with you ...

6. Google launches new features to help users shrink their carbon footprints

But before we get into the details of how their new tools work, a quick note of context; some environmental advocates have called out companies for shifting ...

7. Facebook's own data is as not conclusive as you think about teens and mental health

The leaked Facebook research consists of opinion surveys and interviews. Facebook asked teens about their impressions of Instagram's effect on their body image, ...

8. Twitch source code and creator payouts part of massive leak

Twitch appears to have been hacked, leaking source code for the company's streaming service, an unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios, ...

9. Amazon Throws Down the Gauntlet at These 5 Companies

Amazon just introduced a lot of new hardware devices. · These products could expand its reach in the smart home, video chat, and connected fitness markets.

10. 'Far Cry 6' review – An average entry in a series that needs a break

New Dawn was like baby's first RPG, focusing on numbers attached to your character's overall level and the regions you want to get into, rather than intricate ...

11. Pokémon Is Joining Forces With Universal Studios Japan

Today in Osaka, Universal Studios Japan announced it's entering into a creative partnership with The Pokémon Company. “Universal Studios Japan and The ...

12. Battlefield 2042 beta hands-on — Flying into the tornado

I laughed along with the rest of my squad, as they had done the same thing. We all died. As publisher Electronic Arts says in its marketing, that was one of ...

13. Mark Zuckerberg rejects profits claim, slams 'false picture' of Facebook

"I'm sure many of you have found the recent coverage hard to read because it just doesn't reflect the company we know," Zuckerberg wrote in the email. "We care ...

14. Facebook Testimony Waking Some to Hazards of Social Media For Kids

MENLO PARK (KPIX) — During testimony on Capitol Hill, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen claimed the company chooses to let content on its platform that ...

15. Animal Crossing: New Horizons' new content showcase is next week

The Nintendo Direct two weeks ago teased the likely return of avian barista Brewster and his cafe, The Roost. Animal Crossing New Horizons players have become ...

16. Twitch reportedly suffers massive data leak

Game-streaming platform Twitch has reportedly been the victim of a leak divulging confidential company information and streamers' earnings.

17. Far Cry 6 review – far from revolutionary

Rather than leveling up and unlocking new skills, Dani's abilities are defined by the guns and gear they equip. Initially, this feels a little limiting. Why can ...

18. Metroid Dread (for Nintendo Switch) Review

Pros · Huge, sprawling world with plenty of exploration · Refined, satisfying combat · Well-designed EMMI sections · Attractive graphics and interesting settings ...

19. Nintendo Switch OLED review: The best Switch yet, but not quite different enough

The OLED Nintendo Switch has a bigger, better display. But its improved kickstand also means tabletop mode makes more sense now. Scott Stein/CNET.

20. Report: Twitch Is Hacked And Its Source Code Is In The Wild

According to a report by VGC, an anonymous hacker has posted a 125GB torrent link containing, well, all of Twitch, including its source code and commit ...

21. iPhone 13: The iOS 15 trick that gets you free iCloud storage

With iOS 15, you can use free temporary iCloud storage to back up your old iPhone and transfer it to your new one. Patrick Holland/CNET.

22. New World's success has Amazon CEO convinced games could be the company's largest entertainment sector

Amazon's colonial-flavoured MMO New World seems to have done well for the tech giant—well enough that CEO Andy Jassy now believes games could well outpace ...

23. iPhone 13 vs. iPhone 13 Mini: 3 things I loved and hated about switching to Apple's smaller phone

The major difference between both phones -- aside from size -- is battery life. The standard-sized iPhone 13 should last for an extra 2 hours compared to the ...

24. Amazon's Twitch is hacked, exposing source code, creator payouts

Amazon.com's video game streaming platform Twitch has been attacked by an anonymous hacker, who claims to have exposed sensitive source code and detail on ...

25. Nintendo will reveal Animal Crossing's next big update on October 15th

Like the Smash Direct before it, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting its own showcase coming October 15th. The Animal Crossing Twitter account revealed ...

26. The best smart displays of 2021

Google's Nest Hub is the ideal smart display for your nightstand, as it lacks a camera. And in that spot it acts as a full-featured alarm clock with built-in ...

27. Kelowna neighbourhoods report nearly 90% of eligible residents with 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine

On Tuesday, the BC Centre for Disease Control released another week of data on vaccination rates, showing that while the Central Okanagan overall had 85 per ...

28. Halide's latest update brings the iPhone 13 Pro's Macro Mode to older iPhones

Halide is one of the best photography apps on the iPhone, and the company has just updated its app with a new macro feature, designed to perfectly ...

29. Windows 11 compatibility: Check if your PC can handle Microsoft's upgrade

Windows 11 started to roll out, but is your laptop ready for the new OS? Find out using the PC Health Check app WhyNotWin11 and other options. Mary King ...

30. Twitch confirms breach that allegedly contains source code, creator payouts

Twitch has been hacked, exposing a large trove data that allegedly includes the Amazon-owned streaming platform's source code, reports on creator payouts ...

31. Upcoming Square Enix Action RPG Is No Longer Too Blurry To Play

We haven't seen any news of Square Enix's co-op multiplayer game, Babylon's Fall, since its E3 showcase, and now we know why: Its developers have been busy ...

32. iPhone 13 vs. 13 Mini vs. 13 Pro vs. 13 Pro Max: A spec-by-spec comparison

The iPhone 13 lineup has arrived. Here's how the different models compare. Apple/Screenshot by James Martin/CNET. Get the CNET Apple Report newsletter. Receive ...

33. 'Metroid: Dread' is a tense and fluid return to form for Nintendo's enduring series

Image showing Samus from Metroid pointing her arm cannon. Image Credits: Nintendo. Nintendo seems as unable to let go of its decades-old franchises as it ...

34. Polar's Grit X multisport watch goes Pro

Polar is making a number of updates to its family of sport watches today. This includes the launch of the Polar Grit X Pro for outdoor multisport ...

35. AirPods Pro can help you hear conversations better after recent firmware update

Conversation Boost is included as a Custom Transparency Mode in Apple's headphone accommodations. When the feature is enabled, the beam-forming microphones on ...

36. Only Three Percent of Twitch's Top-Earning Streamers Are Women, Apparently

The Twitch leak from 4chan confirmed what a lot of people already know: The majority of the platform's most successful content creators are men.

37. Twitter tests tool to give users a heads-up about heated conversations

Twitter is testing a tool that warns users before they scroll further into a potentially heated conversation. The social media giant tweeted Wednesday about ...

38. Valve's Steam Deck Teardown Video Warns Against Tearing Down Your Steam Deck

In a new teardown video demonstrating how (or rather, how not) to replace Steam Deck parts, Valve said that tampering with the handheld PC's chassis to get ...

39. Here are all of the changes to Verdansk in Call of Duty: Warzone's season 6 update

After the events that unfolded in the cutscene below, Verdansk has seen a seismic shift that's changed the landscape in a big way. Cracks and fissures now line ...

40. Firmware update brings new Conversation Boost feature to AirPods Pro

On Wednesday, Apple began updating all AirPods models (AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max) to firmware 4A400. While the normal, non-Pro, non-Max AirPods ...

41. Twitch source code, creator earnings exposed in 125GB leak

Live video broadcasting service Twitch has been hit by a massive hack that exposed 125GB of the company's data. In a 4chan thread posted (and removed) ...

42. Flying robot can also ride a skateboard and balance on a rope

The robot, named LEONARDO by its creators at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Northeastern University in Boston, is a human-like machine ...

43. Call of Duty Season 6 start time, download size, and Warzone updates

The upcoming season will feature content for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone with plenty of things to do across each game (and some overlap between them). There ...