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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 a few victims over the years with its addictive gameplay and loot mechanics being the literal thief of time! In terms of ‘victims’ though, this has always been entirely metaphorical.…
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AI Helps Identify A Suspected Murderer
The use and growth of AI (artificial intelligence) in the world is currently one of the hottest topics of debate. While some believe it will bring a safer and more efficient world, others worry that it will eventually lead us into an Orwellian society or worse, that the robots may…
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Fitbit Used by Police to Solve Murder Case
Police from the US state of Connecticut have charged Richard Dabate of murder after information has surfaced that contradicts his story from the victim’s FitBit. The murder victim is Connie Dabate, wife of the suspect who was wearing the activity-tracking device when Richard allegedly shot her twice, once in the…
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Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Facebook Murder Case
Speaking at Facebook’s annual F8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg addressed the tragic murder of Robert Godwin Sr whose killing was streamed via Facebook. Robert Godwin Sr was tragically shot by Steve Stephens with the event being streamed shortly after via Facebook. Steve Stephens, after a 3 day manhunt, took his own life. Facebook has,…
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NVIDIA vs AMD Argument Ends in Murder
Since the dawn of gaming, fanatics have adopted partisan positions supporting their favourite brand. Whether it be Sega vs Nintendo, PlayStation vs Xbox, or NVIDIA vs AMD, these polarised postures have been the source of much childish bickering and sniping over the decades. But how many of these squabbles have…
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Amazon Echo Potential Witness to Murder
Police in the US have requested server records of a particular Amazon Echo device in relation to a murder. The Amazon Echo system – a multimedia speaker with voice control, used to interact with Amazon personal assistant, Alexa – belongs to James Andrew Bates of Arkansas, who is accused of…
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John McAfee Accused of Second Murder
Insane Libertarian billionaire John McAfee – famous for both creating the McAfee antivirus software and for allegedly killing his neighbour in Belize – could be responsible for a second murder, a new documentary about the man claims. Gringo: The dangerous life of John McAfee, directed by the Oscar-nominated Nanette Burnstein,…
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Man Shot Dead While Playing Pokémon Go
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed while playing Pokémon Go in San Francisco over the weekend. Calvin Riley was apparently murdered while playing the popular mobile game with friends in Aquatic Park on Saturday night (6th August). https://twitter.com/EHarringtonNews/status/762383958612946944 “A friend said Riley and a friend noticed someone suspicious watching…
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Man Avoids Murder Conviction After Expert Testified via Skype
We all love technology. Sometimes it crashes and breaks but when you get to talk to a friend or family member in a country the other side of the planet, you truly begin to understand just how much technology frees us. In one case this has become more than a…
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Driver Blames Demon in His Uber App for Killing Spree
An Uber driver, charged with the murder of six people, and wounding of two others on 20th February, has claimed that he was forced to commit the crimes by a “devil figure” in his Uber app, which was controlling his “mind and body.” In a series of documents released by…
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Teen Charged With Murder After Taking Snapchat Selfie With Corpse
A teenager from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been charged with murder after he allegedly gunned-down one of his classmates and took a selfie with the corpse, which he then posted to a friend via photo sharing app Snapchat. 16-year-old Maxwell Marion Morton was unaware, however, that the gruesome photo that he…
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American Gamer Who Flew to UK to Kill Woman Receives Life Sentence
Shane Coffey, a 20-year-old American gamer who attacked a British woman in a chaotic knife attack, has been sentenced to a life sentence. After pleading guilty for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, the American will have to serve at least eight-and-half-years. Coffey was from Boston, Massachusetts, and broke into…
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‘Serial’ Becomes a World-Class Podcast
The popular podcast was born ‘Serial‘ as a user report of a lengthy criminal investigation. In 1999, a school girl was murdered with her ex-boyfriend being sent to jail for the crime. Dedicated to the cause, Serial is still analyzing this case on a week-by-week basis and has become of…
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Man Shot Dead Over PlayStation 4 Sale!
The world can be an awful place sometimes, unfortunately today is one of those times as we hear that a man has lost his life over a PlayStation 4 games console. Now I don’t want to drag all that nonsense in about “video games are a bad influence” as this…
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Home Of Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee Burns Down
There seems to be a lot of news about John McAfee these days and while he is no longer at the helm of the Anti Virus software, he’s certainly still making more than a few headlines. McAfee fled Belize last November after the murder of American expatriate Gregory Faull, to…
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