A British man who took part in a high-profile Twitter hack in 2020 was handed a five-year jail term by a New York federal court on Friday. Joseph O’Connor, 24, had pled guilty in May to four counts of computer hacking, wire fraud, and cyberstalking. He was also ordered to pay $794,000, the amount that he nabbed in the crypto crime. O’Connor was one of several men involved in theheadline-grabbing rusetwo years ago, which targeted more than 130 Twitter accounts, including ones belonging to politicians and celebrities such as Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and celebrities Kanye West and Kim Kardashian....

Summary NewHonkai: Star Rail2.4 leaks about Jiaoqiu seem to indicate that he will be the most important 5-star character in the update. Version 2.4 is still weeks away seeing that Version 2.3 has just started, but the three new playable characters in the next patch have already been confirmed. Jiaoqiu and Yunli are the confirmed 5-star characters for the upcoming content, while the previously leakednew March 7th form inHonkai: Star Railhas been confirmed as a new 4-star addition....

I loveReddit. You probably do too. But increasingly, you may have noticed it gaining more prominence than you’d expect a simple forum to receive. It’s all over the news, and certainly all over your Google Search results — quietly going from a fledgling forum born in the internet’s awkward teen years to the most important backbone of Google Search. Increasingly, it’s becoming an important part of the future of the internet too, thanks to AI....

How to get Terapagos in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Indigo Disk DLC The new Legendary Terapagos is the face of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Indigo Disk DLC and an important part of its story. Here’s what to know about catching Terapagos. Pokemon Scarlet and Violetis coming to a close with the second half of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion, titledThe Indigo Disk. Since the DLC was announced back in February, Terapagos has been a mysterious new Legendary that serves as the mascot for The Indigo Disk and has some connection to the Paldea region’s Terastal phenomenon....

If you’ve been waiting for an even-better-than-good deal on an Instant Pot multi-function pressure cooker, this may be your week. Amazon slashed the prices on the 6-quart versions of the fivemost popular Instant Pot models. The 6-quart Instant Pots serve up to six people and usually have the best sale prices. Instant Pot multi-use pressure cookers continue the brand’s dominance in small kitchen appliances. Instant Pots can save time and money while helping even hesitant cooks turn out family-pleasing meals....

A new leak for Intel’s upcomingAlder Lakeplatform shows that the chips may outperform AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series. The benchmark shows the flagship Intel Core i9-12900K outperforming AMD’s Ryzen 5950X in Cinebench R20 by around 18% in the multi-core test and a staggering 28% in the single-core test. LeakerOneRaichusaid a qualification sample of the i9-12900K earned a score of above 11,600 in the multi-core test and above 810 in the single-core test in Cinebench R20....

Legendary racehorse & Umamusume icon Grass Wonder dies at 30 Grass Wonder, the celebrated Japanese racehorse and popularUmamusume: Pretty Derbycharacter, has died at the age of 30. The iconic Japanese racehorse’s death was confirmed in anofficial statementon August 8, which revealed he died from multiple organ failures linked to his age. Undefeated from his debut, Grass Wonder became a star of the late 1990s racing scene. He won the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes in record time and went on to claim three consecutive Grand Prix titles, a feat that cemented his place in Japanese racing history....

Logitech has announced that it will no longer manufacture its popular line of Harmonyuniversal remote controls. Ina blog post published on April 9, a spokesperson for the company said, “While Harmony remotes are and continue to be available through various retailers, moving forward Logitech will no longer manufacture Harmony remotes.” Over the years, Harmony remotes have become more and more capable, with the ability to control devices both inside and outside home theater setups, including a variety of Bluetooth andsmart home deviceslike light bulbs and smart outlets....

Although I can betough on cloud services that have faults, I actually do enjoy cloud gaming on Google Stadia and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate quite a bit, and I’m excited about the technology’s potential for both players and developers. Currently, most of my cloud gaming takes place on my phone, but Logitech and Tencent Games want me to start playing cloud games on a new device. In October, theLogitech G Cloud Gaming Handheldstarts rolling out, and it hopes to become the way to play cloud games....

Monster Hunter Now community claim Niantic “punishes” players for choosing certain weapons TheMonster HunterNow community feels Niantic is “punishing” them for choosing certain weapons, and feels they are being pushed into using Bow and Long Sword. The Monster Hunter Now December patch brought with it a massive wave of weapon balance changes, which aimed to shake upthe game’smeta. However, many players believe this patch has made a lot of weapons “unviable” and feel that they’re being actively “punished” for their weapon choice....

The latest Netflix hack day created several interesting experiments, including a project that adds vibrations to the streaming service’s smartphone app for a more exciting way of watching content. In ablog post, Netflix explained that the so-called hack days are a big deal at the company, bringing together employees from different departments “to explore new ideas and experiment with emerging technologies.” One of the highlights of the most recent hack day, which focused on the company’s studio efforts, is Project Rumble Pak, created by Hans van de Bruggen and Ed Barker....

Summary The $386 million commercial hit and currently trending sci-fi comedyHomemarks an animation reunion forJennifer Lopeznearly two decades in the making.Homeis a colorful DreamWorks Animation adventure that finds an outcast but friendly Boov alien called Oh (Jim Parsons) teaming up with a teenage girl named Tip Tucci (Rihanna) to find her mother after they lose one another during the Boov invasion of Earth.Lopez voices Tip’s mother, Lucy, in a small but essential role inHome’sheartfelt, family-centered story....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The best way to describeNew Worldis to call it … a new world. It brings so many interesting and fresh ideas that are pretty simple — and sometimes obvious — to the MMO genre. Veterans and casual players alike will truly have a new experience with this game....