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Blizzard Adds Silence Penalty to Heroes of the Storm

Those who cannot play nice with others in Heroes of the Storm are about to receive some consequences for their bad actions (and words). Blizzard is introducing a Silence Penalty in the release of their next patch. It will limit the ability of a player who has been reported multiple times to interact with other players. Heroes of the Storm

Hulu Offers Commercial-Free Viewing

Hulu has announced that they are now offering a commercial-free option to their subscribers. This is in addition to their subscription option that show a limited amount of ads. For a few dollars more, those ads can disappear (in most cases). Many people feel that if they are paying a subscription fee to a TV streaming service that the shows

Twitter Aims Toward More Diversity

Twitter announced their commitment to a more diverse work force. Information was posted by VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Janet Van Huysse, on the Twitter blog. In the blog post, she states that Twitter has already been working towards internal diversity goals at different levels in the company. They decided to publicly share those goals. Twitter has defined what these changes

One Billion People Used Facebook in One Day

Today, Mark Zuckerberg took to his verified Facebook account to announce that Facebook had passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. Part of his statement read: “We just passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. On Monday, 1

Using Siri to Call 911 Could Save Your Life

A young man from Middle Tennessee used Siri to make a 911 call that saved his life. The story is making the rounds across news websites today in part because it's an interesting story. At the same time, the story inadvertently emphasizes how useful Apple's virtual assistant can be. Sam Ray is an 18-year-old from Middle Tennessee. He was working

Twitter DMs Can Now Go Over 140 Characters

Twitter has removed the 140-character limit from Direct Messages (DM). This allows people to use Twitter's Direct Messages feature to chat with their friends without having to curtail their thoughts to fit within the 140 character limit. This change does not affect publicly posted Tweets, which must still be 140 characters or less. The removal of the character limit for