Monthly Archives: July 2022

Ukraine’s first lady says the Russian invasion made her 9-year-old son want to learn how to use a rifle

Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, speaking to members of the US Congress on July 20, 2022. Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images Ukraine’s first lady is in Washington, DC, this week to ask the US for more help in the war against Russia. Olena Zelenska told NBC News the war made her nine-year-old son want to learn how to…

Sony announces plans to end one-to-one PlayStation customer support on Twitter

Sony has announced plans to end one-to-one PlayStation customer support through Twitter. From 1 August, the company’s individual accounts for Europe, Australia and New Zealand and the Americas will no longer be available to take support requests from gamers. Currently, the round-the-clock customer service is on hand to millions of users and has been running…

Minecraft will not allow NFTs

Minecraft has drawn a red line around the use of NFTs inside and adjacent to Microsoft’s hugely-popular survival sandbox game, effectively banning their use. Last night, Minecraft developer Mojang posted a blog laying out a clear policy on NFTs, which it said created “models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our guidelines and the…