Month: March 2022
EU reckons Google, Meta may have colluded to squash competition in the ads market
Audio player loading… Antitrust regulators in both the EU and the UK have opened investigations into Google and Meta to determine whether a previous deal between the two tech giants hampered competition in the online advertising market. The European Commission announced its formal antitrust investigation in a press release in…
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EA says the Dead Space remake will be released in early 2023
EA announced an early 2023 “arrival window” for the next-gen remake of its survival horror hit Dead Space on Friday. The announcement was made as part of a developer livestream focused largely on the game’s audio. EA first announced the remake in July, but at the time, didn’t say when…
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Windows 11 hardware requirements too steep for millions of work PCs
Audio player loading… Businesses looking to make the upgrade to Windows 11 could find themselves in a difficult position as a new report has revealed that over a third of work PCs don’t meet the minimum requirements to run Microsoft’s latest operating system. In its latest State of the Enterprise…
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Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’, and the purported Nvidia hackers are taking credit
Ubisoft experienced a “cyber security incident” last week that temporarily disrupted some games, systems, and services, the company reported Thursday. Ubisoft hasn’t said who might be responsible, but on Friday evening, the group who purportedly hacked Nvidia took credit. Ubisoft said it believes that “at this time there is no…
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Russia will ban Instagram in 48 hours
One week after placing a ban on Facebook in Russia, the country’s communications agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too. While the Facebook ban cited “discrimination against Russian media,” this time, the government claims it’s happening because of a decision by parent company Meta directing moderators to allow posts…
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Your next Uber ride will have an extra fee for gas — even if it’s in an EV
Uber is adding a “temporary fuel surcharge” to fares to help drivers pay for record-high gas prices around the country, the company announced Friday. “Rides customers will pay a surcharge of either $0.45 or $0.55 on each Uber trip, and Eats customers will pay either $0.35 or $0.45 on each…
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