Technology
Gaming on the blockchain: Aussie company plans to take NFTs mainstream
Immutable sold more than $2.6 million worth of virtual items for its new video game in its first hour of sales.
- by Tim Biggs and Dominic Powell
Latest
Xbox's massive game announcement at E3
Xbox has announced 30 new games for its new X/S console at E3.
Xbox bolsters Game Pass lineup with Starfield, Halo, Forza at E3
Microsoft’s gaming division showed off 30 games at an event ahead of the gaming conference, all but three of which are headed to its Netflix-style subscription.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Network outage
Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial
You may have barely noticed the global partial internet outage on Tuesday night, but some businesses and services would have felt it hard.
- by Tim Biggs
Make your tablet work double duty as a second PC display
If you’re feeling like you need more desktop screen real estate, you may be able to recruit a tablet to act as a second display.
- by Alice Clarke
Review
Video games
Ratchet & Clank is a multi-dimensional PlayStation 5 showcase
A diverse set of new characters and a stunning next-gen look make this adventure the perfect way to show off what Sony’s newest system can do.
- by Tim Biggs
Fastly says single customer sparked internet chaos
The company said an “undiscovered software bug” was triggered by routine activity by a single customer.
- by Taylor Telford
Global outage forces major media sites offline
Investigations have started into a global internet outage that forced major media sites offline.
Cryptocurrency explained
A look at how cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin work and what they mean for the future of money
Fastly’s quick recovery wins praise after internet mayhem
Cloud services platform Fastly has seen its stock price jump, and is being praised by experts, despite a fault in its systems taking a sizeable chunk of the internet offline.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Network outage
Fastly internet chaos highlights just how vulnerable websites are
The hour-long Fastly outage was a reminder of how exposed the world’s biggest websites are to the impact of disruptions ranging from simple human error to co-ordinated cyber attack.
- by Nate Lanxon and Jackie Davalos