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YouTube has been at the center of a great deal of controversy recently, with videos aimed at children said to include messages encouraging self harm, and pedophile rings operating in the comments sections of supposedly ‘kid-friendly’ content. Unsurprisingly, this has caused a great deal of public backlash, along with many high-profile companies having pulled their advertisements from the platform, but today YouTube has promised a slew of changes that aim to remedy to the problem. YouTube bans 'harmful or dangerous' prank videos No comment In a post on YouTube’s Creator Blog, the video streaming service announced that it has begun removing the ability to comment on videos containing “young minors”, with “tens of millions” of videos already affected. “We will continue to identify videos at risk over the next few months,” YouTube stated. “We will be broadening this action to suspend comments on [...] videos featuring older minors that could be at risk of attracting predato...

A new report suggests Disney is considering an investment in Hulu, the US-only streaming TV and movie service. If the report is correct and the investment materializes, it could allow Disney CEO Bob Iger to follow through on his plan to roll out the streaming service out to the rest of the world.  But, before you cancel your Netflix subscription, a few things need to happen – starting with any proof of the report of Disney buying AT&T’s stake in Hulu being true. Hulu would look mighty nice on the new Samsung Q90 QLED TV Looking for cheap streaming deals? Sling TV starts at just $15 per month Here are the biggest audio trends in 2019 Right now, AT&T and its subsidiary Warner Media own around 10% of the streaming service, but Variety broke the news that it is looking to sell that to the House of Mouse for a potentially large sum of money (around $930 million).  That money would theoretically help pay down AT&T’s reportedly staggering business debt of around ...

If you would have asked us to find the best gaming laptop a few years ago, we would have pointed you to something with an Intel Core i7 processor, dedicated graphics and 8GB of RAM. A lot has changed in the last few years, though, and the best gaming laptops come in every shape and size. Because it’s harder than ever to find the best gaming laptops, we’ve picked out a few of our favorite devices.  And, while plenty of gaming laptops look like ordinary office devices, you shouldn’t ignore them. Thanks to Nvidia Turing Max-Q graphics for laptops, revealed at CES 2019, the best gaming laptops are stealthy – like the aptly named MSI GS65 Stealth . Don’t worry, though, there are still huge desktop replacement laptops like the MSI GT75 Titan if that’s more your style. So, whether you’re looking for a desktop replacement, packed with an RTX graphics card that can handle Metro Exodus and Anthem with all the bells and whistles, or if you want something thin and light so you can play g...

Learning to code is certainly paying off for UK developers who earn 145 percent more than the country's average pay of £29k according to new research from Hired. The career marketplace's new global State of Software Engineers Report 2019 has revealed that the UK's top developers embedded engineers, earn an average of £71k.  However, the US is still a more profitable place to work for skilled coders with the top paid developers in San Francisco's Bay Area earning 66 percent more than their UK counterparts with an average annual salary of £118k. Tech's ultimate success: software developers are now more valuable to companies than money These are the best laptops for programming What is application development and delivery ? Hired's report also shed light on the fact that global demand for blockchain skills is up by 517 percent compared to this time last year. High demand for developers While blockchain engineers are in highest demand, security engineers...

If you’ve bought a recently released MacBook , Windows laptop or really any PC equipped with a Thunderbolt port, there’s a new vulnerability you should watch out for. The new vulnerability has been dubbed Thunderclap and it could leave computers open to serious attacks such as running malicious code on your system. This is on top of the usual, unwarranted access to important data like passwords, encryption keys and any other sensitive data stored on your system. It’s really bad news mainly because Thunderbolt’s protocols are designed with OS-level access and direct-memory access (DMA) to support high-speed data transfer, video out and its other myriad features. This vulnerability takes advantage of all that high-level access to do more harm. Secure your computer with the best antivirus software Got other macOS 10.14 Mojave problems ? We've got the solutions you need We can also help you fix 100 common Windows 10 problems According to the group of researchers that announ...

From May to December of last year, hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10bn times according to new research from Akamai . The firm's 2019 State of the Internet / Security: Retail Attacks and API Traffic report shed light on the fact that the retail industry was the most targeted segment by hackers while also highlighting the prevalence of API-call traffic on the web and the misrepresentation of Ipv6-based traffic. Akamai studied the credential abuse technique known as credential stuffing for its report and examined how hackers have begun to employ botnets to steal login credentials from retail websites. These stolen credentials are used to compromise accounts from which hackers acquire retail merchandise and resell it for cash. Bots try to break the internet , and other trends for 2019 Breaking the credential reuse cycle Half of malicious emails tied to credential phishing According to the report, the AIO bots deployed by hackers are multi-...

It's been long replaced by the iPhone SE as Apple's go to budget handset, but if you're looking for a cheap iPhone then the iPhone 5S deals are worth considering before committing to your purchase. Unfortunately deals are now far between and we would recommend going for something newer like the iPhone 6S Plus or iPhone SE if you want an iPhone for a budget price. Apple is no longer producing iPhone 5S handsets, and so it's no longer available on contract brand new from any of the major networks. But if you're still interested you can still get one. Refurbished models come on to the market from time to time (although their prices don't look too good) and there are still plenty of retailers stocking the 5S handset only, and for well less than £200. So you could easily buy it SIM-free and then get hold of a cheap SIM only deal to put in it. This will give you much more flexibility than getting it on contract anyway. We've built a dedicated comparison cha...

Samsung has announced that it has started mass producing the world's first 512GB smartphone chip with embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 3.0 specifications. The new chip could find its way into the Galaxy Fold and other upcoming smartphones from the Korean hardware giant, giving them read and write speeds comparable to ultra-fast laptops. Back in 2017, Samsung first debuted a 512GB eUFS but that chip had sequential read speeds of 860MB per second and write speeds of 255MB per second. The company's latest offering more than doubles its sequential read speed to 2,100MB per second with write speeds also seeing an increase to 410MB per second. Will Samsung enjoy first mover advantage with 5G ? Samsung launches first-ever US retail stores Samsung invests $22bn in AI and 5G To put things in perspective, the UFS 2.1 chips Samsung launched in January are only half as fast as the new 3.0 model. eUFS 3.0 chips According to Samsung, its new chips' read speeds are 20 ti...

Polestar has unveiled its first fully-electric sports car – the Polestar 2 – with an explicit plan to take on Elon Musk. The five-door fastback will enter production in 2020, aimed at the same audience as the Tesla Model 3 . "Polestar 2 is our first fully electric car and first volume model. Everything about it has been designed and engineered with passion and dedication," said the company's CEO Thomas Ingenlath. The guide purchase price of the launch version will be €59,900 (about $68,000/£51,000/AU$96,00). Polestar will announce subscription pricing at a later date. Electric vehicles explained : everything you need to know Everything you need to know about wireless EV charging Your complete guide to self-driving cars In an unusual move, the car's infotainment system is powered by Android, giving drivers access to a the Google Play Store's full collection of apps. Google Maps will provide turn-by-turn navigation on an 11-inch touchscreen. Powered up Con...

What is the IoT? The world around us is getting smarter and more connected as technology becomes a common sight in many areas. Digital devices are not just in our pockets or our offices, but increasingly in our homes, buildings, and many places and cities. Helping collect, analyse and monitor data and information about their surroundings, these devices are able to communicate with each other through the ‘Internet of Things’. Often shortened to the IoT, this worldwide, interconnected network allows devices to talk to each other and to us, delivering reams of data through smarter processes that will greatly increase the quality of life around the world.  The Internet of Things is predicted to revolutionise the way in which we live our lives, with many industry experts tipping it to have the biggest technological impact since cloud computing, as more data than ever before can be collected, stored and analysed. Many consumers are already enjoying the benefits of the IoT, as popula...

Update: You really don't want to wait around on these Sky TV deals with discounted options for Sky Sports and Sky Cinema as today's the final day get get the reduced monthly prices. You've only got until midnight tonight. Tired of missing out on the best sports coverage in the UK? Then it's time you turned that frown upside down with a superb Sky TV with Sports offer. It's a quiet time of year for Sky TV deals and decent ones with Sky Sports are the rarest ones as discounts are usually reserved for the movie and TV content. Not today though as you can get a Sky TV package with all eight Sky Sports channels for 22% off - or to put it in terms of cold hard cash, £10 less a month, saving you a lovely jubbly £180 over the regular contract price. This deal gets you the base Sky Entertainment pack too. This comes with every Sky TV deal nowadays, but Sky has packed it with an excellent selection of channels including Sky Atlantic (yes, you'll be able to watch Game ...

Now that macOS Mojave has finally blessed our Mac hard drives, we have access to key iOS apps, like Stocks and News. However, macOS still has its own rich library of apps. Your Mac can do everything from playing games to getting all your work done. AT the end of the day, it’s the software, more than anything else, that keeps people coming back to the Jony Ive designed hardware each year. There are so many things you can do with the best Mac apps, so some may not appeal to you. However, there are some Mac apps like Evernote, the best note-taking app around, that anyone can find a use for. And, you won’t find all of these apps on the Mac App Store, but they’re still worth your consideration. With this guide, we found all the best apps, most of which we use every day. From free apps and utilities to professional music applications, these Mac apps will make even the best Mac better than ever.  Bill Thomas and Gabe Carey have also contributed to this article Check out our Linux vs...

School is expensive, no matter what level you’re at: tuition, books, food – it all adds up. Fortunately, with one of the best laptops for students, you can save some money. Not only will these budget minded laptops have great style and performance, but they’ll do it with an eye for value. Trying to save up for a new laptop when you’re buying textbooks can be hard, so the best student laptops don’t need all the best processors and graphics cards. You won’t be limited to Windows 10 , either – the best Chromebooks are among the best laptops for college students – as you’ll be able to get all your work done while saving a ton of cash. We know that school gets stressful, but that’s why you should make sure you only have the best student laptop. No one wants the added stress of running around campus with a dying laptop – especially when you’re in the middle of a project. So, we gathered up some of the best laptops for students, because no one wants to limit themselves to an old clunker ...

If you're looking for a mid-size 4K TV with premium features, then look no further than this fantastic deal from Amazon. You can get the top rated TCL 55-inch 4K Smart TV on sale at Amazon for $579.99. That's a $220 discount and the best price we've seen right now for this smart TV with Roku built in. The TCL 55R617 features Dolby Vision HDR which delivers accurate colors and sharp contrasts for a powerful life-like picture. The 4K UHD TV has Roku TV built-in which allows you to stream thousands of movies and TV shows from the home screen of your TV. You can access Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and even your gaming console without having to switch inputs on the TV. The Roku TV also features an enhanced remote that allows you to use your voice to find movie titles, change channels, and even switch inputs.  This is an excellent price for a 4K 55-inch TV and only $30 more than the Black Friday price. We don't know how long Amazon will have the TCL Roku TV discounted, so you...

As the best gaming PCs get more powerful, the best PC games continue to get bigger and better – just take a look at open world games. Even game franchises that are traditionally linear affairs are starting to embrace the open world style. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a great example: it used to be a straightforward narrative experience with little in the way of exploration, but it ballooned into a huge open world with the third entry. There are many open world franchises out there that have always been open world, though. Games like Just Cause 4 and Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey are the pedigree of open world game design. There are even a ton of indie games that adapt to this style.  The best open world games are everywhere right now, but they require so much of your free time, that you should only pick up the very best. Luckily, because we spend an inordinate amount of time playing these games, we were able to pick out the best open world games you can buy on PC. Gabe Carey has ...