Neowin News Feed for: Sex

UN body raises concerns over digital assistants defaulting to female voices

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 May 2019 10:06:01 +0000

UNESCO has published a new report which highlights concerns over to the use of female voices for digital assistants by default. It has published issues and recommendations for addressing them. Read more...

Gmail Smart Compose stops guessing gender pronouns

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:12:01 +0000

Google has changed Gmail's Smart Compose feature to stop automatically assuming another person's gender. The change affects less than 1% of suggestions and prevents embarrassing mistakes. Read more...

Microsoft and Amazon employees involved in sex trafficking scandal

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 13:16:01 +0000

Hundreds of revealed emails indicate that several employees from Microsoft, Amazon and other major tech companies were involved in purchasing ''services'' from trafficked sex workers. Read more...

Scotland: Internet porn blamed for the rise in under-18s sex crimes

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:56:01 +0000

Scotland is due to hold a summit later this week in order to work out how it can tackle the amount of under-18s committing sexual crimes. Experts are blaming online porn for the sharp rise. Read more...

UK will censor online porn that depicts 'non-conventional' sex acts

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:36:01 +0000

The UK crusade against online porn has been taken to another level as the country's rules now require online videos to fall under the same censorship rules as published DVDs. Read more...

Facebook sued by father for allegedly exposing his 11-year old daughter to sexual predators

Justin Luna — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:32:01 +0000

A father has recently sued Facebook for not being able to prevent his 11-year old daughter from signing up on the service, who apparently shared racy and indecent photos of herself with other people. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Pornhub wants to shoot porn in space, starts a campaign to fund it

Justin Luna — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:22:01 +0000

After announcing the WankBand, Pornhub has introduced a new mission to shoot a pornographic video in space. The company has started an Indiegogo campaign to be able to fund the program. Read more...

The Internet is for (Virtual Reality) porn...?

Christopher White — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:36:01 +0000

There's a lot of excitement about virtual reality, but could the first breakout application be VR porn? At SXSW, it's thought that porn will become a multi-billion dollar application within a year. Read more...

Hotline Miami 2 gets banned in Australia, dev asks Australians to 'just pirate it'

Usama Jawad — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:32:01 +0000

Hotline Miami 2 has been banned in Australia due to depiction of sexual acts. the developer has asked Australians to pirate the game and enjoy it regardless of what the Australian Board thinks. Read more...

Halo designer says MGS character is disgusting, not sexy

Christopher White — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:11:56 +0000

After seeing the character design for Quiet, the female sniper in Metal Gear Solid V, Halo designer David Ellis said the industry is disgusting, "full of man babies," and that this feels "icky." Read more...

Neobytes :) How good are you in bed? There's an app for that!

Christopher White — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:03:24 +0000

Think you're hot stuff in the sack? Want to compare your skills with your buddies? Then check out Spreadsheets, the app that shows how long you last, how loud you are, and how much you... thrust... Read more...

Xbox 360 gamers are the best at sex, apparently

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:47:14 +0000

In a super-scientific study conducted by Voucher Codes Pro it was concluded that Xbox 360 gamers are the best at sex, although gamers as a whole are generally pretty average when it comes to it Read more...

Man blackmailed after having a sex session on Skype

Christopher White — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:32:42 +0000

Never do anything on Skype that you wouldn't do in front of your parents. That's the lesson one Utah man learned the hard way after having a sex session on Skype. Read more...

Kinect turns Xbox into Sexbox

Christopher White — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:12:48 +0000

You knew it was only a matter of time. Whenever a new technology is created, people look for a way to turn it towards sex; Microsoft’s Kinect is no different. According to seattlepi.com, a company... Read more...

Do you have an STD? Pee on your phone to find out!

Christopher White — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:05:56 +0000

You’re out on a date having dinner with the person of your dreams. You head back to your place, light some candles, and turn on some mood music. As you start making out, you remember... Read more...

Seeking sperm, not sex, online

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 04 Jan 2003 03:42:13 +0000

Online banking has taken on a brave new meaning. Much as your local credit union simplifies applying for a first-time home loan, sperm bank websites are helping people start families. ... Read more...