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The Guardian
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Timmy Mallett's a joy to follow online
After reading your article (This livestream of baby bald eagles is the only thing keeping me sane, 27 May), I thought I'd share my recent rediscovery of Timmy Mallett. I found his bubbly personality a bit much for a Saturday morning as a child, but his posts on Facebook and other platforms about his cycle tour of Ireland are a brilliant break from the online doom and MaddisonMoy, County Galway, Ireland Jane Tranter says 'an audience will not be able to take their eyes off these strange curls or weird hats' ('Not everybody spoke posh' in Jane Austen's era, says top producer, 27 May). Audiences routinely cope with talking animals, space aliens and even men with the head of an ass. We can cope with a NicolOrmiston, East Lothian How wonderful to read about the new V&A East Storehouse (28 May) – another 'national' museum in London, sucking up £65m of funding when dozens of museums outside the capital are facing extinction due to lack of it. Norman MillerBrighton Please inform Paul, my favourite crossword setter, that there is no reason why Quakers should not drink alcohol (Cryptic crossword, 30 May), and some of us do – in moderation, of course!Frank CosgrovePresteigne, Powys Euan Dunn disputes a crossword clue, 'Fuzzy green foodstuff – that flies!', that had the solution 'Kiwi' (Letters, 28 May). Has he never heard that fruit flies like a kiwi? Bill McGinleyChester Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
Android Authority
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Android Authority
YouTube is gamifying livestream engagement with this new test
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is testing out a new leaderboard for livestreams. This leaderboard will show the top 50 most engaged viewers on that channel. The top three viewers will earn a badge next to their name. Viewers can also opt out of the test by going into Settings. YouTube is working on a way to boost audience engagement during livestreams. Its solution aims to gamify engagement by introducing a new leaderboard. YouTube is running a test that will bring an engagement leaderboard to some creators' livestreams. According to the announcement, this leaderboard will show the top 50 most engaged viewers on that channel. Viewers will be able to earn points by engaging (e.g. comments, super chats, etc.) during a stream, and they'll see the points they earned through a crown icon at the top of the chat. The post doesn't clarify if some types of engagement are worth more points than others. You'll be able to see the top 50 leaderboard by clicking on the crown icon. You'll also be able to earn a little something if you land in one of the top three spots. As YouTube explains, 'The top three viewers on the leaderboard will earn a badge, which appears next to their name on live streams.' Of course, there will probably be viewers who don't want their names appearing on this leaderboard. It seems the company has accounted for this possibility. If you want to opt out of this experiment, you'll have to go into YouTube Settings and select 'Turn off leaderboard participation.' This experiment is only being tested on a small group of users, according to YouTube. So you may not even see this new leaderboard. However, the company says it does plan to expand the test later on. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Shocking discovery inside Australia's house of horrors: 'Everything you do online leaves a trace'
A man who paid tens of thousands of dollars to watch children being sexually abused overseas via livestream has been jailed for more than 10 years. The 67-year-old man from Elizabeth, located in Adelaide 's north, was sentenced after a trial that lasted several months, which concluded in the District Court of South Australia on May 26. The court heard he had paid around $60,000 to watch the abuse take place live online. Police became aware of the man after being alerted by AUSTRAC, which had flagged several of his international remittance payments in 2020. When officers raided his home they sifted through mountains of garbage before finding several hard drives containing child sexual abuse material which were seized. Once officers inspected the hard drives they the found illegal material which resulted in a total of nine charges being brought against the 67-year-old. 'Further analysis of his laptop identified records of online communications between the man and people in the Philippines discussing the streaming of sexual abuse of children,' the Australian Federal Police said in a statement on May 28. The man was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 10 years, one month and 25 days in prison with a non-parole period of five years and nine months. AFP Sergeant Stephen Hegarty said sexual predators who expect to remain hidden online should not be so confident. 'Everything you do online leaves a trace, and we are working tirelessly to identify it,' he said. 'Our goal is to protect children wherever they live and ensure anyone trying to harm them is brought before the courts.' Markus Erikson, AUSTRAC National Coordinator Law Enforcement, was one of the investigators who tipped off South Australia's Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team. He said digital money trails are one of the easiest ways officers track down child predators as they reveal 'not only who they were, but how they operate'. 'Financial transactions are helping us piece together the full picture of offending and connect perpetrators across international borders,' Mr Erikson said. 'We must dismantle this vile trade and ensure that the system enabling profits becomes the tool that catches the offenders.' The Elizabeth man was initially charged with four counts of accessing and possessing child abuse material in 2021. After investigators looked closer into the hard drive's contents however, he received another five charges. These included two counts of encouraging an offence, namely sexual activity with a child outside Australia, and one count of using a carriage service to transmit indecent communication to a person under the age of 16. He was also charged with one count of using a carriage service to access child abuse material and one count of using a carriage service to access child pornography. His trial stretched from February to March 2025 and his sentencing was backdated to his initial arrest in September 2021. He will be eligible for parole in June 2027.
Daily Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
2025 Langer Trophy live stream: Mabel Park SHS v Palm Beach Currumbin SHS, Round 1
Don't miss out on the headlines from Schoolboy Cup Livestream. Followed categories will be added to My News. Palm Beach Currumbin ace Taj Lateo has been handed the reins to run the Reds, as the NRL Schoolboys Cup champions kick start their title defence against a resurgent Mabel Park. The opening round clash will be exclusively live streamed on KommunuityTV as part of a huge triple header along with the Walters Cup (Year 10) and Queensland Schoolgirls Cup action on Wednesday. The Queensland Schoolgirls Cup clash, which features 2023 national champions Mabel Park, will be free to watch, while a full News Corp digital subscription will be required to watch the other matches on Wednesday. Fresh off his selection at five-eighth for the Queensland state side, the pressure will be on young gun Lateo to step up. He will assume full control of the Reds following a cruel pre-season injury blow to experienced playmaker Marley McLaren and the graduation of 2024 Peter Sterling Medallist Zane Harrison. McLaren will aim to be back for the finals, but in the meantime Lateo will assume the senior halves' role. PBC SHS players Marley McLaren and Taj lateo with Broncos legend Kevin Walters after the school won the Walters Cup in 2022. McLaren is again injured and Lateo will be the senior half. It is not the first time Lateo has run the show. He was also the senior half and captain of PBC's 2022 Walters Cup-winning side after McLaren went down with a wrist injury. 'He will run the team and will be fine,'' PBC SHS coach Tim Maccan said. 'He did that for South Coast recently, he took the steering wheel and managed really well. 'At Mal Meninga Cup level, he stepped in this season when Zane Harrison and Javon Andrews were out (for Tweed Seagulls).'' Mabel Park SHS coach Ben Weston said starting strongly was crucial in the Langer Trophy this season. Mabel will field a crack edge division, with strike centres JZ Perenara and Dean Tauaa teaming with Majah Peachey and DJ Talaepa on their respective sides of the field. TEAMS Mabel Park SHS: 1 David Filo, 2 Quinn Timperon, 3 JZ Perenara, 4 Dean Tauaa, 5 Maz Burns, 6 Pouakai Williams, 7 Nehemiah Vavau, 8 Braddock Taylor, 9 Ezra Leota, 10 Harrison Bath, 11 Majah Peachey, 12 DJ Talaepa, 13 Natu Leota, 14 Tai Kapaith, 15 Dom Ierome, 16 Jakyea TeHuia, 17 Boston Cochrane. 18th Tipene Cooley PBC SHS: 1 Cribb, Kaea, 2 Watkins, Dylan, 3 Bates-Wellington, Devin, 4 Tata, Gad, 5 Handyside, Levi, 6 Fife, Max, 7 Lateo, Taj, 8 Jackson, Torino, 9 Bilish, Jai, 10 Fa'Aoso, Josiah, 11 Dangerfield, Cruz, 12 Barry, Marlie, 13 Mulheran, Billy, 14 White, Jack, 15 Aitken, Cohen, 16 Mosaati, Malakai, 17 Partridge, Riley. 18th: Alcorn, Ethan Langer Cup schoolboy rugby league qualifying games. Mabel Park State High School V Caloundra State High School. Picture: Patrick Woods. With the competition's finals format reworked to only include the top five sides this season, it meant an early season slip up could prove costly down the line. 'There is more pressure (on teams to perform),' Weston said. 'We have tough a start in PBC and Keebra, and we'd like to jag one or two of those two, if not both. 'The competition is so close you will also need a good for and against to help you out.' The Langer Trophy will be exclusively live streamed on the Courier Mail and across all News Corp Australia digital mastheads as part of KommunityTV's unbeaten coverage of the NRL Schools League competitions. Originally published as 2025 Langer Trophy live stream: Mabel Park SHS v Palm Beach Currumbin SHS, Round 1
The Verge
4 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams
Twitch is announcing a bunch of updates at TwitchCon Europe, including the ability to host a vertical livestream and an open beta test that lets creators stream at a higher quality. The rollout of vertical streams should make livestreams easier to watch in portrait mode on your phone. Down the line, streamers won't be forced to pick between vertical or horizontal streams; instead, Twitch will let streamers offer their streams in a dual format. The company will start testing the feature with a small amount of channels this summer and expand it later this year. Twitch is also rolling out an open beta of '2k streaming' (which lets creators stream at 1440p) that will be available to all Twitch partners and affiliates. 'Upgrading to 2k (1440p) streaming offers a noticeable step up from 1080p streaming, with richer detail, improved clarity, and better performance – whether you're gaming, making art, or just chatting,' according to a Twitch support page. Before now, the feature had been available in a more limited beta. The platform is introducing a way to rewind streams, too. This could be really handy if you miss something while a streamer is live or just want to go back and rewatch something. Twitch will test the feature first with a small number of viewers this summer.
