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After two decades, I’m finally installing World of Warcraft — here’s what excites me the most about The War Within expansion

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I’ll admit freely that I’ve held back from trying Blizzard Entertainment’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), World of Warcraft, for quite some time. Despite nostalgic recollections of playing Warcraft 3 as a child, I couldn’t bring myself to engage with World of Warcraft in my younger years. My apprehensions ranged from being deterred by the significant commitment required to play the game, the uninviting environment for solo players in its early stages, the intricacy of its storyline and folklore, and the anxiety that I would struggle to form friendships or join guilds necessary to fully experience the game.

Passwords disappear for millions of Windows users thanks to Google

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As a seasoned tech user who has weathered numerous storms in the digital world, I can’t help but feel a sense of deja vu as I read about the recent tech mishaps that have left businesses reeling and millions of individuals grappling with unexpected inconveniences. It all started with the CrowdStrike bug that brought many to a standstill, leaving some still recovering from postponed flights and surgeries. I remember the frustration and helplessness I felt during similar instances in the past.

The First Descendant’s next major content update is now coming even earlier, and we got our first look at the new Descendants

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Nexon has yet to attempt preventing “The Thirst Descendant” from being adopted as the new name for The First Descendant, given the recent unveiling of Ultimate Valby and one of Luna’s premium costumes in this widely popular free-to-play MMORPG looter shooter. Players, who have been anxiously anticipating the first major content update after a series of quick patch releases, now have even less time to wait.

Microsoft wants to make future CrowdStrike outages impossible, and it could mean big changes for security software

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Approximately 8.5 million computers experienced crashes due to the recent CrowdStrike downtime, impacting countless individuals and potentially resulting in substantial financial losses for businesses. This incident has been labeled as a “digital pandemic” by some, prompting reactions from CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and cybersecurity professionals. The root cause was identified as a bug within CrowdStrike’s system, with Microsoft exploring potential solutions to prevent such occurrences in the future.