Month: September 2021
AMD CEO Lisa Su downplays the company’s role in crypto mining
Can’t get a new graphics card for your PC? You might be tempted to blame bots, scalpers or cryptocurrency miners for that — but AMD CEO Lisa Su is downplaying the impact of crypto at the 2021 Code Conference today. When asked about how big a deal crypto is for…
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Ford reveals plans for massive EV and battery factories in the US
Ford and South Korean battery manufacturer SK Innovation will spend a combined $11.4 billion to build several new factories in the Tennessee and Kentucky focused on the development and production of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. The new facilities represent the first new plants built by Ford,…
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Activision Blizzard strikes $18 million settlement with US employment watchdog
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Activision Blizzard have settled a lawsuit over the games company’s allegedly pervasive sexual harassment and discrimination. The news follows an EEOC suit filed Monday in California court that was based on a three-year investigation including cooperation from the games publisher. As part…
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Netflix reveals how many accounts are actually watching its top titles
During this year’s Code conference, Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos shared a significant haul of data about some of the streaming giant’s top titles — a rare move for a company that traditionally holds numbers close to the chest. In one slide, shared while Sarandos was speaking…
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Thousands of online gaming accounts hit in major cyberattack Upset gamer with her head in her hands
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting gamers as well as their accounts online with a new malware dubbed BloodyStealer according to Kaspersky. Back in March of this year, the cybersecurity firm’s experts discovered an ad for BloodyStealer that said the malware is able to steal passwords, cookies, bank card details, browser autofill…
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Epic’s CEO has bad news if you were hoping to see Fortnite NFTs
On Monday, Tim Sweeney tweeted that Epic isn’t touching NFTs, in a public response to what was presumably an NFT pitch. He cites the space’s problem with scams as the reason for his hesitancy, which sparked some discussion in the comments (as strong statements about crypto tend to do). Sweeney…
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