Vitany’s anguish is echoed by an army of other parents, teachers and bosses around the world grappling with a game that sucks up hours of players’ time – sometimes to the detriment of other activities. More than 200 million people have registered to play Fortnite, which has become a billion-dollar business for its creator, Epic Games Inc. Some desperate parents have sent their kids to rehab.
“This game is like heroin,” said Lorrine Marer, a British behavioural specialist who works with kids battling game addiction. Read More...
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt recently performed a parody of Taylor Swift’s song All Too Well. The parody was a part of Gosling’s monologue where he mourned moving on from the role of Ken. The stars appeared on Saturday Night Live and switched the lyrics to the famous song making it a perfect Barbenheimer collaboration.
Taylor Swift later reacted to the cover amid her romantic Coachella weekend with boyfriend Travis Kelcee. Read More...
These forums are just one part of a network of websites beneath the internet’s surface, where marketplaces trade drugs, and syndicates peddle child pornography and “hurtcore” torture videos. It’s possible there’s even hitmen for hire, though no one seems to know for sure.
HK$2.2 billion and counting: the price of lax cybersecurity in Hong Kong
The mystery is a key factor of the dark web, which can only be accessed using special software and, once you’re in, knowing where to go. Read More...
