Today is the end of an era for Warcraft fans in China. After a 14-year partnership between developer Blizzard and publisher NetEase, a record-breaking $69 billion takeover deal by Microsoft will bring the two to an inevitable parting of ways.

The game, first released in North America in 2004, was given permission to launch in the Chinese gaming market in 2005, with servers managed by NetEase since 2008. 

This means an emotional goodbye to Warcraft, which has an estimated three million players in China, and popular titles like Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Starcraft. It's a significant loss for gamers in the region and a testament to the strength of Blizzard's titles.

Simon Zhu, President of Global Investment at NetEase, recently made a damning statement about the companies' break-up, claiming he had devoted "10,000 hours" playing Blizzard's games.

In a post on LinkedIn, he wrote, "One day, when what has happened behind the scene could be told, developers and gamers will have a whole new level of understanding of how much damage a jerk can make."

After rejecting Blizzard's proposal to extend their agreement by six months, NetEase accused the company of wanting a divorce but still wanting to remain attached. A source close to Blizzard told Reuters news agency that the dispute was about NetEase wanting structural changes that would affect their control over their intellectual property. 

NetEase insists that "any usage and licensing of Blizzard's IP were done in accordance with contract terms and with Blizzard's consent and approval" throughout the 14-year agreement.

The former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, said in an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin that he did not intend to do anything wrong and wants to ensure customers receive their money back.

"I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone. I was shocked at what happened this month," Bankman Fried said.

"Whatever happened, why it happened, I had a duty to our stakeholders, our customers, our investors, the regulators of the world, to do right by them," he added.

Even if you believe your exchange is trustworthy, storing your cryptocurrency in a cryptocurrency exchange is never a good idea. So, if you have crypto and you don't want to lose them, take them out of your online wallet and store them somewhere that is not connected to the network or internet.

Why You Should Always Store Your Crypto Offline

It is more secure from hackers, and even if all the crypto exchanges in the world fail, you will still have your crypto.

If you want to know how to store your cryptos offline, Google it, man. I'm just kidding, here are some  amazing articles that explain how you can securely store your crypto:

• https://www.investopedia.com/news/bitcoin-safe-storage-cold-wallet
• https://coinledger.io/blog/best-places-to-store-your-cryptocurrency
• https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-are-safest-ways-to-store-cryptocurrency

A challenge called "Invisible Challenge" is trending on TikTok, where people film themselves naked while using a special effect filter that basically removes the character's body from the video, leaving only a blurred outline image of it.

Here is an example of the Invisible Challenge:

If you follow all the instructions to get the "unfilter" software, you will end up installing a WASP stealer malware on your machine. All your Discord accounts, crypto wallets, credit cards, and whatever else you think is valuable will be stolen before you know it.

"Over 30,000 members have joined the Discord server created by the attackers so far and this number continues to increase as this attack is ongoing," Guy Nachson, a supply chain security researcher at Checkmarx said in a blog post.

What the Hell is Friendster.click?

The so-called Friendster website uses a .click top-level domain name instead of .com. Probably because a .click top-level domain is cheaper.

If you enter the site address into the WordPress theme detector website (www.isitwp.com), you can find out that the "new Friendster" website uses the SocialMag theme to make it look like a social networking platform.

So, I suggest you not visit the site, because it may be loaded with malware or phishing scams, and trust me you don't want that. Then, you might ask Why did I do it? Because I'm a stupid idiot.😊

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced in a press release on November 26 that it successfully used a water propellent system to drive its "EQUULEUS" CubeSat. The craft was launched by NASA's Artemis I on November 16.

EQUULEUS has a water propellant engine named AQUARIUS (AQUA ResIstojet propUlsion System) that uses heat from communications equipment to turn water into steam, which can be jetted out to generate thrust.

Why Use Water as Fuel?

Water is a better choice than other fuels for use in small, cheap satellites because it is easier to store and handle.

EQUULEUS Flight Path

Artemis I injected the spacecraft into a lunar flyby trajectory. Then EQUULEUS fired its steam engines and started its journey to the second Moon Lagrange point (EML2), and it should take a year and a half to reach EML2.

"I am proud of the EQUULEUS operation team, who were able to immediately complete the orbital control necessary for the lunar fly-by, just one day after the checkout operation shortly after launch. This was a difficult operation that had to be successful. I feel we were able to succeed in this critical operation due to their careful preparation, including numerous back-up plans, and the ability to respond flexibly through training. We are now at the start line of the long voyage to the Lagrange point," said FUNASE Ryu, an associate professor at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the University of Tokyo, Japan.

If you want to know more about EQUULEUS and how it works, read Development of the Water Resistojet Propulsion System for Deep Space Exploration by the CubeSat: EQUULEUS.

In order to review how the internship programme fits with the firm's "strategic priorities" and "long-term focus,"  Alphabet's DeepMind has paused hiring new interns.

"Disappointed & shocked to hear that DeepMind 'paused' intern hiring and canceled all scheduled interviews, just one hour before my interview... Anyone knows more details?" Linfeng Zhao, an applicant wrote on Twitter Wednesday.

A representative for DeepMind told Business Insider: "We've paused hiring for new interns at this time as we review how our Intern Program aligns with our long-term focus and strategic priorities as an organization. We are in communication with all applicants, and are grateful for the time they've invested in the process so far."

Here are some more tweets from aspiring interns:

The Problem

Types of Hackers

After infecting the machine, it starts encrypting essential files and then sends the victim's sensitive information such as Computer name, Username, Machine IP address, System UUID, and Discord tokens to the operator's server. It then displays a ransom note like the one shown below.

"This ransomware uses the AES encryption algorithm to encrypt files". "We observed that the ransomware does not change the file name or extension after the encryption," researchers said in a blog post.

A security flaw in networking technology used in spacecraft, airplanes, energy generation systems, and industrial control systems has been discovered by researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, and NASA.

If you want to know more about PCspooF, read PCspooF: Compromising the Safety of Time-Triggered Ethernet.

Mozilla plans to have its online store, addons.mozilla.org, support Manifest v3 browser extensions starting next week, on November 21, to be precise, so developers can have them cryptographically signed for distribution.

What is Mv3? It is a set of APIs and capabilities that were proposed by Google as the new standard for browser extensions.

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, this architecture will make content blocking more difficult (meaning: adblockers will stop working). 

"Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks". EFF said in a blog post.

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk revealed that Twitter Blue will probably be back by the end of next week.

Here is the Tweet:

Probably end of next week

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2022

If you have been following the recent developments on Twitter, you have probably heard that Musk's $8 blue check mark policy backfired badly: The trouble began after some online trolls started making "verified" parody accounts of Elon Musk, Tesla, and many others. 

The one that caused the most problems was the parody account of Eli Lilly which send out a tweet saying "we are excited to announce insulin is free now". Believe it or not, that single tweet caused Eli Lilly to lose $15 billion in stock market value.

Do you remember when Elon Musk tweeted "power to the people"? I never thought he would provide this much power to the common people. 🤣🤣🤣

Has Twitter become unfixable? I would say no because I believe Elon Musk can fix it, but Elon should rethink his approach and do what he did with Tesla and SpaceX: instead of trying to make the company profitable, he should focus on making an awesome product.

Following recent cyber attacks, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Sunday that the government is looking at outlawing the payment of ransom to cyber criminals.

By outlawing ransom payments, the government hopes to make it more difficult for cybercriminals to profit from their activities. This is a welcome move by the government, and one that will hopefully help to reduce the incidence of cybercrime in Australia.