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Some Twitter users realized there was a new feature on the app on Friday: a downvote button, reminiscent of those on other social platforms like Reddit and YouTube . Ahead of the rollout, the Twitter Support account announced Thursday that the downvote button would be available on the web and subsequently on Android and iOS. Users with access to the new feature, which appears as an upside-down arrow to the right of the heart-shaped "like" button, will receive a notification when they open the website or app that explains how it works. Downvotes can't be seen by the Tweet's author or others on the timeline. Related: Report: Elon Musk to Serve as Interim Twitter CEO Before Deal Closes Naturally, the new feature elicited some strong opinions from users on the platform, with some expressing confusion about its purpose or deriding it for being too similar to Reddit's. But the new feature is only available on replies, not original posts, and according to Twitter, … [Read more...] about Is Anyone Using Twitter’s Downvote Button? Learn About It and the Platform’s Other Game-Changing New Features

Bay Area Rapid Transit is bringing back one of its short-lived but storied promotions: retro arcade games in the Powell Street Station. They weren’t throwbacks when BART rolled out video games the first time in 1976 . With ridership waning and hopes to connect with younger riders, the transit agency partnered with Atari to bring a bank of six games to the platform, including Pong, LeMans and Space Race. This year, BART will bring four games back for a week beginning on Sept. 3, 2022, as part of a 50th anniversary celebration of the system. “This event from the 1970s is something that pops up on social media all the time as a throwback,” BART Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost said. “We’re trying to re-engage our riders to show that we’re not always so square and we can have a little fun and here’s an example.” The Atari Arcade Theatre Kiosk was installed in December 1976, when the transit agency was four years old, and fighting money and public relations problems. … [Read more...] about Arcade games at BART? Pong and Galaga return to Powell station this fall

It’s been a summer of highs and lows for HBO. While their critically acclaimed fantasy epic Game of Thrones has achieved record viewership, some of which has spilled over to its other shows Insecure and Ballers , the premium cable network’s been targeted by a shadowy cabal of hackers who have been holding it hostage. Back on July 30, The Daily Beast—along with numerous other media outlets—received a mysterious email from an anonymous account with the headline, “1.5 TB of HBO data just leaked!!!” The body of the email read as follows: “The greatest leak of cyber space era is happening. What’s its name? Oh I forgot to tell. Its HBO and Game of Thrones……!!!!!! You are lucky to be the first pioneers to witness and download the leak. Enjoy it & spread the words. Whoever spreads well, we will have an interview with him.” At the bottom of the message, it directed all enquiries to a specific HBO executive—leading some to surmise that the perpetrator(s) could consist of at least … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Info Released by HBO Hackers

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers, including a dramatic tying drive in the bottom of the ninth inning. He drove in a career-high eight runs, the most by a Japanese-born player in major league history. And somehow, it still was not enough for his Los Angeles Angels to beat the Kansas City Royals . Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Mike Trout and Tyler Wade also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Whit Merrifield led off the 11th inning with an RBI double, and the Royals overcame Ohtani’s historic performance for a 12-11 victory Tuesday night. Ohtani … [Read more...] about Angels lose wild game in extra innings to the Royals

2 Crime & Safety Police hope someone will recognize a man who sucker-punched another man, knocking him out cold at a bus stop in Koreatown. Paige Austin , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities released footage Wednesday of a man sucker-punching another man at a Koreatown bus stop in what police called an unprovoked attack. Los Angeles Police Department investigators hope someone will recognize the assailant. The attack occurred Tuesday at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at a bus stop at Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, according to the LAPD. The suspect can be seen on the video sitting on a bus stop bench, with the victim standing a short distance away with his back to his attacker. The suspect approaches the victim and abruptly knocks him out with a single punch. "It was unprovoked," Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison told City News Service. The victim, who was … [Read more...] about Unprovoked Attack Caught On Video In Koreatown

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing a pivotal Game 6 on Sunday night in which they could lose a chance at winning the Stanley Cup for the third time should the Colorado Avalanche seal the deal. Brayden Point has only played in two games during the series and, after being injured in Game 2, he is likely to miss a third straight matchup. Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said he will go with the same lineup he used in Game 5. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point takes the ice during practice before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Colorado Avalanche, June 14, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Point suffered a lower-body injury in the first round against … [Read more...] about Stanley Cup 2022: Lightning’s Brayden Point to miss pivotal Game 6