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- 1Amazon's Ring moves to replace local WhatsApp groupsβΌAmazonβs Ring wants to replace local WhatsApp groups. Itβs a recipe for curtain-twitching disaster
The Guardian reports that Amazon's Ring is positioning its neighbourhood-focused features as a replacement for local WhatsApp groups, and argues this would encourage excessive neighbourhood surveillance and suspicion. The piece warns the shift could turn community chat into a platform for nosy reporting on neighbours, dubbed a 'curtain-twitching disaster', raising concerns about privacy and the privatisation of local communication networks.
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Twitch is reportedly using artificial intelligence to determine which streamers qualify to make money from advertising, a policy change drawing scrutiny from creators and industry press. Alongside this, the platform is rolling out tools that turn stream Clips into highlights or 'recaps', while talent firm Rebel Audio has hired executives from Twitch, Audible and MGM Studios ahead of its public launch.
- 3Essex Tea Drive Time streams live MXGP 26 sessionsβEssex Tea Drive Time - MXGP 26 - Live No traffic. No stress. Just great roads, great chat & a proper brew. Join for a cu
A UK-based streamer is running a live 'Essex Tea Drive Time' session centred on the motocross game MXGP 26, framing it as a relaxed commute-style show with chat and tea rather than competition. Viewers are invited to drop in for a cuppa whether waking up or working, with the stream carried on Twitch and archived on YouTube.
- 4Zelda streamer puts off main quest to tackle triple treesβCooking? Farming? Clearing the Castle? Giving up & looking up what the triple trees are about as well as how to get Impa
A Twitch streamer playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is doing everything except the main storyline β cooking, farming and clearing Hyrule Castle β and plans to spend a live session on Wednesday at 7PM Pacific finally working out what the triple trees are and how to obtain the Impa Orb. The broadcast is promoted as a chance to see whether the sidetracking pays off.
- 5Streamer melody_wisp goes live playing Chrono TriggerβGoing live to play more # ChronoTrigger ! we're in the future im on Twitch https://www. twitch.tv/melody_wisp TikTok htt
VTuber melody_wisp is streaming more of the classic RPG Chrono Trigger, telling followers they have reached the future section of the game. The broadcast is running across multiple platforms at once, with viewers able to watch on Twitch, TikTok and YouTube. The announcement drew a small but immediate response from fans of the streamer and the game.
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Twitch is using artificial intelligence to determine which streamers and content are eligible for advertising, according to reports circulating online. The move affects creators' ability to earn ad revenue and has prompted discussion about how transparent the platform's automated decisions will be. Streamers are asking how the system works and what happens to those flagged as ineligible.
- 7Streamer goes live playing RimWorld on TwitchβGoing live on Twitch with some "RimWorld". Click the link to join me: https://www. twitch.tv/danvibes # streamer # twitc
Streamer DanVibes announced he is going live on Twitch to play the colony simulation game RimWorld, inviting viewers to join the broadcast. The session is tagged as a chill, English-language stream from Austria, alongside music and DJ content. There is no wider news development attached to the stream itself; interest is limited to his existing audience.
- 8Streamer iMustAchieve Goes Live on Twitch's Just Chattingβi just went live on Twitch playing Just Chatting!! come join the fun over there! https://www. twitch.tv/imustachieve # t
Twitch streamer iMustAchieve announced they have gone live playing in the Just Chatting category, inviting viewers to join the stream. The streamer identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and describes their channel as LGBTQ-friendly. It is a small streamer promoting a casual chat-focused broadcast rather than a major gaming event.
- 9Streamer returns to No Man's Sky Our Journey Continues expeditionβSkippy is back to the Our Journey Continues expedition in No Man's Sky! Come on by, if you'd like. :) https:// twitch.tv
A streamer known as Skippy has returned to playing the Our Journey Continues expedition in No Man's Sky, announcing the session on Twitch and inviting others to join in. The expedition is a limited-time in-game event, and fans of the space exploration game continue to share their progress and playthroughs while it runs.
- 10Developer shares lessons building a Twitch chat overlayβGetting messages onto the screen is the easy part: one WebSocket and about forty lines of parsing.... # webdev # typescr
A developer has written up what they learned while building a Twitch chat overlay, arguing that displaying messages on screen is the easy part, requiring only a WebSocket connection and roughly forty lines of parsing. The write-up touches on web development, TypeScript, CSS and open-source work, and is being shared within programming and engineering communities interested in streaming tools and inclusive design.
- 11YouTube to shut down standalone Gaming appβΌYouTube will close YouTube Gaming, move it all to the main site
Google's YouTube has announced it will close its dedicated YouTube Gaming app and site, folding all gaming content and features into the main YouTube platform. The standalone service had been launched to compete with Twitch, but struggled to gain traction. Gamers and streamers are now discussing how the transition will affect discoverability, live streams, and gaming-specific features.
- 12Streamer goes live with Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's CutβI didn't ask for this. But sometimes plans have to change. I'm live with Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut at:
A VTuber streaming under the name LanaTheRaven has started a live broadcast of Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut on Twitch, telling followers that plans changed and the game was not what she had originally intended to play. The announcement was shared with tags identifying her as a trans and non-binary creator, and drew a small early audience.
- 13GNU Mes may gain delimited continuations in CβDelimited continuations in GNU Mes? Someone has to implement them in # c maybe # live # programming at: https:// twitch.
Developer Ekaitz Zarraga is asking whether delimited continuations could be implemented in GNU Mes, the bootstrap scheme interpreter used in GNU Guix's bootstrapping effort, and suggests writing the feature in C. He is streaming related programming work live on Twitch. The topic is niche but relevant to anyone following reproducible builds and compiler bootstrapping, as Mes plays a key role in building Guile and GCC from source.