Sep 23, 2022 10:05 am UTC| Technology Business
Microsoft made headlines recently as its proposed Activision Blizzard buyout of nearly $69 billion is undergoing heavy scrutiny from regulators worldwide. But CEO Satya Nadella said he is very confident the deal will be...
Sep 23, 2022 09:41 am UTC| Technology
CD Projekt Red revealed that at least one million players have opened Cyberpunk 2077 in the past week. Online charts show that the daily numbers of concurrent players are also climbing up, especially after the release of...
Microsoft confirms October launch event where Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 could be announced
Sep 23, 2022 09:14 am UTC| Technology Business
Fall is typically the season when the biggest tech companies unveil new flagship products every year. And Microsoft just confirmed that it would once again host a Surface event next month, where it is expected to unveil...
Twitch will implement 50/50 subscription revenue share even for streamers with ‘premium’ agreements
Sep 23, 2022 07:19 am UTC| Technology Business
Twitch announced upcoming changes to its policy on revenue share from subscriptions. The update, which will be implemented next year, will primarily affect streamers who are under a premium agreement with the...
Pixel 7 pricing: Leak suggests Google is not planning to increase prices
Sep 23, 2022 06:57 am UTC| Technology Business
Googles Pixel launch event is happening in a few weeks, but details about the Pixel 7 series pricing may have already leaked. And the company may not be planning to implement price increases for its new flagship phones...
FTC reviewing Amazon's deal to buy iRobot for $1.7 billion
Sep 22, 2022 23:57 pm UTC| Business Economy Law Technology
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazons $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, amid growing concerns about the companys market power. According to iRobot, it and Amazon received a request for additional...
Sep 22, 2022 10:20 am UTC| Technology Business
Take-Two Interactive confirmed that the services it uses to manage customer support messages for 2K Games suffered a security breach. The publisher, which also owns Rockstar Games, provided several ways players can protect...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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