The EU will vote to tackle loot boxes, gold farming and gaming addiction, Microsoft will end sales of Windows 10, and Amazon will shut down its AmazonSmile charity platform.
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According to Gamesindustry.biz, the European Parliament has decided to adopt a report highlighting not only the positive aspects of the gaming industry, but also the societal risks such as the impact of games on mental health. Loot boxes, which are mystery virtual items associated with video games, and prompts that encourage in-game purchases, are also investigated. Consumer watchdogs have previously ruled that loot box schemes are predatory and exploitative to consumers. Gold farming, which earns in-game currency by playing massively multiplayer games and sells it for real-world money, was also a key focus of the report. The European Commission will investigate whether gold farming can lead to financial crimes and human rights abuses. Additionally, we want to end the illegal practice of allowing anyone to trade, sell, or wager on in-game or third-party sites.
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Amazon is ending the AmazonSmile charity program next month. The move comes in line with the e-commerce giant’s various cost-cutting efforts, including job cuts, reports The Verge. The AmazonSmile program acted like an overlay on the standard Amazon site, allowing users to shop normally, but choosing a charity to which Amazon donated his 0.5% of the cost of all eligible products. I was able to do. It started in 2013, but its closure notice suggested this was not enough to keep the scheme running. AmazonSmile will end its service on his February 20th. Charities enrolled in the program will be eligible to receive additional donations until the program ends, and Amazon will provide participating charities with “equivalent to three months of the amount earned through the program in 2022.” He said he would make a one-time donation.
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Microsoft says it will stop selling Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro on its website after January 31, 2023. This is to squeeze as many people into the current Windows 11 operating system as quickly as possible. Additionally, Windows 10 will continue to be supported with security updates to protect your PC from viruses, spyware, and other malware through October 14, 2025. Download the operating system or buy it on DVD. For example, Amazon offers OEM versions of Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro on DVD for $109.99 (opens in new tab) and $146.99 (opens in new tab) respectively.
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Australian personal trainer Apple Watch inadvertently summoned 15 police officers while conducting a boxing class and a customer punched him in the pads of his hands, The Register reported. When the client hit the pad, the pressure of his wrist against the watch gave him enough force to activate Apple’s Siri voice assistant. The trainer said he took the watch off because Siri kept interrupting and didn’t understand the instructions he issued to the client to punch in certain combinations like “1-1-2”, the emergency number. rice field. The quality of the client’s “shot”, a boxing term for punches.Siri jumped to conclusions and soon police and ambulances flocked to the gym.He later told another news outlet that on the Apple Watch he disabled Siri. said.
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