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TikTok Sued After ‘Blackout Challenge’ Reportedly Claims 7th Death!

It seems that every now and then a brand new (and mostly ridiculous) trend appears on social media platforms. You…

2 years ago

EU Law Makes Anti-Speeding Tech Mandatory for New Cars!

Speeding in your car is, generally speaking, not a very good idea. Not only does it tend to consume notably…

2 years ago

Japan Enacts New Law With Up to 1 Year in Prison Now for Online Abuse!

Online abuse is clearly a pretty huge problem. And, unfortunately, one that doesn't seem to have a magic bullet solution…

2 years ago

Apple Faces New Legal Challenge in UK Over iPhone Throttling

Taking a small trip down technologies memory lane, you may recall that back in 2017 Apple got into some exceptionally…

2 years ago

European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!

Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as…

2 years ago

Club Penguin Fan Remake Shutdown with UK Police Currently Holding Website!

I never once visited the official Club Penguin website. And even if I wanted to at this point, I'd have…

3 years ago

Alcohol Start Sensor Might Be Coming to Cars in the Near Future!

Although drunk driving isn't perhaps the huge problem it was 20-30 years ago, we still, unfortunately, see too many people…

3 years ago

UK ‘Cyberflashing’ Law! – An End to Unsolicited “Eggplant” Pictures?

Let me just start by having a quick heart to heart with our male readers here at eTeknix over what…

3 years ago

Russia May Be Changing Laws to Legalise Software Piracy!

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine late last month, in terms of the tech world the news has been pretty much…

3 years ago

UK Edges Closer Towards Online ‘Passports to Porn’

For the last three years, the UK Government has regularly discussed/proposed plans to introduce terser age verification checks when it…

3 years ago

Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)

Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly…

3 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2021!

I'll freely concede that here at eTeknix if something a bit bizarre crops up in the news it's usually passed…

3 years ago

Man Murdered Over Diablo 2 Loot Dispute!

I think it would be fair to say that, in gaming terms, Diablo II has managed to snag more than…

3 years ago

CD Projekt Red Basically Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $1.85M

It's certainly been a pretty rough 12-months for developer CD Projekt Red. Not only did it see the rather ignominious…

3 years ago

Man Shot After Attempting to Privately Sell His PS5

With Christmas fast approaching, it's not surprising to see that attempts to sell, or more accurately resell, PS5 consoles online…

3 years ago