BlizzCon 2022, which was to take place in February and be a largely virtual event alongside small, in-person gatherings, has been cancelled. The decision comes amidst ongoing lawsuits and investigations alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard.Blizzard says that the energy usually dedicated to putting on the yearly convention will instead be put…
PCWorld Microsoft said last week that it will soon begin pushing its controversial PC Health Check app to all PCs, partly to prepare them for the Windows 11 transition, but also to provide users with a dashboard to monitor the ongoing health of their devices. The update, officially known as KB5005463, will install PC Health…
Editor’s Note: PCWorld originally published this story in 2014. This year, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of Charles O’Rear’s iconic photo in 1996, which became the basis of the Windows XP desktop wallpaper. Microsoft first published Windows XP on Oct. 25, 2001. The vineyards are still there, greener than ever after the fall rains. It’s not…
There are a lot of different ways to play PC games on a big-screen TV, but nearly all of them are dependant on at least some kind of existing hardware. If your hardware includes a recent Xbox console, then your options just widened by a huge amount. Nvidia’s GeForce Now, a streaming platform that uses…
The Government Chemist’s vision is to provide world class measurement science to support an innovative and growing UK agrifood sector that trades sustainably on a global basis. This is achieved through the provision of impartial and unbiased technical advice and scientific measurement functions not just as a route of technical appeal for the UK Government…
The day the Taliban arrived in Kabul, Dina* went to her office in the city’s law courts as normal. It was deserted. “Only the cleaner was there,” the 41-year-old supreme court judge remembers. “The cleaner said: what are you doing here? Go home!”Dina gathered as many legal papers and personal documents as she could carry…
The evacuation of thousands of Afghan refugees to the UK after Kabul fell to the Taliban has triggered an increase in far-right groups targeting hotels where they are being accommodated, according to those monitoring the activities of extremist groups.Britain First is one of the most prominent organisations involved and, according to its own website, has…
Christmas ‘safe’ from Covid, says Sajid JavidDowning Street has repeated that there is “no plan to move to plan B”, insisting that its proposed measures – which include mandatory face masks, home-working guidance and vaccine passports – are not needed to drive down the current rise in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths.Hours earlier, Professor Peter…
A small team of specialist medics from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team has arrived in Papua New Guinea on 24 October in response to an urgent appeal for international assistance. Papua New Guinea’s health services are under severe pressure from the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. The team of 10 experts will…
Dave Chappelle Down for Transgender Discussion … Lists Terms in New Stand-Up 10/25/2021 11:54 AM PT Dave Chappelle has finally spoken for himself on his ongoing Netflix controversy — saying he is, indeed, down to meet with members of the transgender community and hear ’em out … but he has a few conditions. Waiting for…
