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2 FTSE 100 stocks that could surge during a recession!
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The first-ever Xbox transparency report reveals a surge in bot bans
If you’ve had to deal with a rash of fake Xbox Live accounts in recent times, you’re far from alone. Microsoft has published its first-ever Xbox transparency report, and it’s now clear the company is banning or otherwise cracking down on bots. The company says it issued over 4.33 million “proactive enforcements” (that is, taking action without user reports) against fake and compromised accounts in the first half of 2022. That represented 57 percent of the enforcement actions over the six-month span, and a ninefold surge in the amount of proactive efforts versus the same period a year ago.
Microsoft was previously pouring most of its energy into “reactive” enforcement (responses to gamer reports), and taking fewer actions as a whole. The company issued 2.24 million reactive enforcements in the second half of 2021, and just 461,000 proactive measures. Other violations were relatively few and far between. “Adult” content led to just 199,000 proactive enforcements, while fraud, harassment and other abuses each had fewer than 100,000 actions.
It won’t surprise you to hear that most of Microsoft’s 33.08 million user-prompted crackdowns focused on toxic players. Enforcement was equally dominated by reports of cheating and other poor conduct (43 percent) and abusive communication (46 percent). Just 11 percent of enforcements were tied to user-made content like offensive nicknames and screenshots. Thankfully, there appear to be fewer overall incidents — Microsoft received 59.65 million reports in the last half of 2020.
Don’t count on winning an appeal if you think Microsoft made a mistake. Out of more than 151,000 case appeals during the period, just six percent (about 9,250) led to reinstatements.
You can expect a new Xbox transparency report every six months from now onward. There doesn’t appear to be equivalent reports for the equivalent Nintendo and Sony online services. Still, this may be good news if you’ve wondered about Xbox Live’s problem areas, and whether or not Microsoft is taking bots seriously.
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WHO Warns of Surge in Chronic Disease by 2030 If People Don’t Start Exercising
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A new report from the World Health Organization finds that our collective lack of exercise will exact a heavy toll in the years to come if nothing changes. The report estimates that there will be nearly a half-billion new cases of noncommunicable disorders like heart disease and diabetes due to physical inactivity by…
Millions more eligible to book autumn Covid boosters now as cases surge – are you on the list?
ALL over-50s will be able to book their flu and Covid boosters online for the first time – with hundreds of sites offering the shots together.
The NHS booking system opens on Friday to everyone eligible for the autumn top-ups.
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Around 26million Brits are eligible for a Covid booster and 33m can get a free flu jab[/caption]
Clinics have so far only invited over-65s and high-risk groups for the vaccines.
Health chiefs are urging Brits aged 50 to 64 to get both jabs to head off a winter “twindemic” of Covid and flu.
Seven million people have already had an Omicron booster but this move will open bookings to a further 12m, while 33m are eligible for a free flu jab.
Amanda Pritchard, chief of NHS England, said: “The rollout is off to a flying start – we have invited and jabbed twice as many people as we did last autumn.
“This could be an extremely challenging winter for the NHS so it is vital to get your protection against both Covid and flu.
“Please come forward and book in when you can.”
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Patients visiting 200 vaccination sites will be offered both jabs at once – one in each arm.
The rollout widens as coronavirus cases are rising, with 1.3million infections across the UK at the end of September.
Hospital patient numbers in England have doubled this month and an average of 1,129 people were admitted with Covid every day last week.
Some hospitals are bringing back mask-wearing to keep cases down.
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New coronavirus jabs boost protection against Omicron and the flu vaccines are based on strains found in Australia earlier in the year.
Head of the NHS vaccine rollout, Steve Russell, said: “Vaccinations are our strongest weapon against these viruses and NHS staff are once again doing all they can to protect the public.”
People can also book their vaccines via their local GP practice or by phoning 119.
Who is eligible for a vaccine?
- All adults aged 50 and over (flu + Covid)
- Clinically vulnerable people aged 5 to 49 (flu + Covid)
- Frontline health and care workers (flu + Covid)
- Home contacts of people with weak immune systems (flu + Covid)
- Care home residents (flu + Covid)
- Pre- and primary school children (flu only)
- Pregnant women (flu only)