Author: Zach_Wilson
Faze Clan acquired for $17 million, one year after its $725 million SPAC
Gaming analytics and esports brand company Gamesquare, which counts Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as one of its investors, is acquiring the struggling gaming influencer group Faze Clan. The all-stock deal is worth about $17 million, Bloomberg reports, a steep drop-off from Faze’s $725-million valuation at the time of its…
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Sony has made a $2 million donation towards humanitarian aid for Israel-Gaza conflict
Sony and Devolver Digital have each made respective donations towards humanitarian aid charities amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. As reported by VGC, Sony has announced that it has made a donation of $2 million (roughly £1.6 million) to the Japanese Red Cross Society and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
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Casio data breach hits users in 149 countries
Casio has suffered a security incident that saw data on thousands of customers spread all over the world hacked and stolen. The company confirmed the news, saying unnamed threat actors managed to access a ClassPad.net database within its development environment. ClassPad.net is the company’s education and learning platform. “On the…
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This week’s best early Black Friday deals – the 14 deals worth buying now
It’s still October but Black Friday deals season is already here. Dozens of terrific offers are still live following the Prime Big Deal Days event at Amazon earlier in the month – and now more retailers are getting involved with sales. I’ve searched through all of the early Black Friday…
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FBI warns of North Korean hackers using VPNs to infiltrate businesses
VPN services, stolen identification documents and fake social media accounts: these are some of the methods North Korean hackers have been using to deceive US companies into hiring them as IT remote workers, the FBI warns. Despite not being certain when such a campaign began, investigators believe thousands of IT…
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Even Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s approach to difficulty is playful
When it comes to difficulty, most games like to put you in a bucket. At the start of the experience, you have to choose whether you want to play on a hard or easy mode, and usually, over the course of the game, you can move between these as you…
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