Month: May 2023
Elon Musk’s Twitter: a timeline of his six months as CEO
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard plenty about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. In just over six months as CEO, Musk has tossed the platform into turmoil, but the season of change has yet to finish a-changing. Musk has now officially stated his intent to step down…
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Avatar: The Way of Water hits Disney Plus and Max on June 7th
Avatar: The Way of Water is landing on not one but two streaming services on June 7th. In a press release on Monday, Warner Bros. Discovery shared that the James Cameron film is coming to the company’s combined Max streaming service in addition to Disney Plus. It’s a bit of…
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Thousands of tiny computers will be given away in the UK – here’s how to get yours for cheap
Nearly 700,000 BBC micro:bit computers, worth millions of dollars, will be given away for free to every primary school across the United Kingdom in a bid to support the country’s ambitions to become a global tech superpower. A new partnership called BBC micro:bit – the next gen comprising the BBC…
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Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings MMO (again)
Amazon is taking another stab at making a massively multiplayer Lord of the Rings game. Today, the company announced that it is partnering with the Embracer Group — the media company that holds the IP rights for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit — for a new open-world…
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LinkedIn scams are getting more common, and more dangerous – here’s how you can stay safe
Scams originating on LinkedIn are getting more dangerous, and also more common, meaning businesses need to ensure they are staying protected online, a new report has claimed. Research by NordLayer found more than half of US-based businesses (52%) has aleady experienced at least one scam on LinkedIn in 2023. Most…
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators
Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been approved by EU regulators just weeks after UK regulators blocked the acquisition. The European Commission has concluded that the deal can pass thanks to commitments from Microsoft related to cloud gaming. The EU found that Microsoft “would have no incentive to refuse…
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