Xbox’s Mike Ybarra Challenges Sea of Thieves Players; Will Reward Winner with 12 Months of Xbox Live Earlier last week Microsoft officially release Sea of Thieves, a multiplayer game which offers gamers the opportunity to play as medieval pirates and band together as a ship’s crew to take down rival frigates. The game’sclosed betasaw a tremendous response with over 300,000 players joining in to test out the game. Following that, the Microsoft hosted anopen betaon PC and Xbox which was also a grand success....

Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches Cryptocurrency Called Diet Bitcoin Colombian cartel leader Pablo Escobar’s brother, Roberto Escobar, has launched his own cryptocurrency called Diet Bitcoin (DDX). The cryptocurrency, which is a hard fork of the Bitcoin network, promises a faster and lighter alternative toBitcoin. Roberto’s venture investment firm, Escobar Inc, is offering an initial coin offering (ICO) which has been divided into three separate token sales. During the ICO, Escobar Inc will be offering a total of 1,000,000 DDX which will be split into the three sales....

Consumers Boycott Some GPU Brands over Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program (GPP) has been a matter of concern among PC gamers ever since HardOCP’s Kyle Bennetthighlightedthe program’s anti-competitive nature which is expected to have an impact on consumer choice. Bennett’s report alleged that the program demanded GPU manufacturers and OEMs to align their gaming sub-brands exclusively with Nvidia, dropping AMD products in the process. WhileNvidiadenies these allegations, a number ofthreadsonReddithighlight that OEMs like Gigabyte and MSI have already signed up for the program and have subsequently dropped their gaming branding from AMD products....

Steam is Hosting a Ubisoft Publisher Weekend Sale Ahead of Far Cry 5 Launch Ubisoft is all set to releaseFar Cry 5on March 27 and leading up to the launch, Valve’s digital distribution platform Steam is hosting aUbisoft Publisher Weekendsale, offering up to 75% off on all Ubisoft games. The sale is currently live and buyers will be able to avail the discounts until 10:30PM on March 26. Here’s a list of the best deals offered during the Ubisoft Publisher Weekend:...

World’s Fastest Supercomputers Can’t Breach Aadhaar Security in a Billion Years: UIDAI CEO Hackers trying to breach UIDAI security will not only need 13-foot high ladders, but also the world’s fastest computer and over 13.772 billion years to successfully accessAadhaardata, ifUIDAICEO Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey is to be believed. https://twitter.com/r0h1n/status/976531983420583936 Following the recent statement made by Attorney General K K Venugopal, in which he claimed that Aadhaar data remained secure in a complex that has 13 foot high and 5 foot thick walls, UIDAI CEO Pandey recentlytoldthe Supreme Court that it would take“more than the age of the universe for the fastest computer in earth, or any supercomputer, to break one key of Aadhaar encryption”....

Uber Launches Auto-Hailing Service in Parts of Delhi NCR Uberre-launched its Auto service in India earlier this year, almost two years after shutting down the offering in March 2016. The service, which directly competes with the Auto service offered by rivalOla, was first launched in Bengaluru and Pune in January. Now, the company has extended the service to New Delhi. According to an official blogposton the matter, the Uber Auto service will be available in the Central and South Delhi areas of Delhi NCR, but commuters will have the option to choose a drop location outside of the designated region....

HTC Officially Unveils Mid-Range Desire 12, Desire 12+ Even thoughHTC‘s performance last year was rather lackluster and the company ended up selling part of its mobile division to Google, the Taiwanese company has been releasing new smartphones into the market since the beginning of this year. Now, the company has officially unveiled the upcoming Desire 12 and Desire 12+ smartphones, running Android Oreo, which are expected to hit the market shortly....