Epic CEO condemns ‘extraordinary anticompetitive move by Apple’ in case that could take years Apple has blacklisted Fortnite from the App Store until appeals in its legal battle with the game’s maker, Epic, are completed, Epic Games’ CEO, Tim Sweeney, said on Wednesday – a process that could take years. On Twitter on Wednesday, Sweeney …
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We asked comedians to point us to the best online laughs. Henry Stone has served up the comedy stars before they were stars I write comedy and I direct comedy, and all of the money I make is from making comedy. However not all of the comedy I make is for making money. I like …
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Windows 11 maker unveils hybrid PC products and accessibility kit for people with disabilities Microsoft has announced a range of computers, laptops, and a dual-screen smartphone as part of its big Surface Windows 11 event. The unveiled devices include brand new computer types and updated models in existing lines, as well as new accessibility options. …
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Compact in size but not in price, speed and iPadOS 15 puts mini in class of its own Apple’s iPad mini gets its first total overhaul with an all-new modern design, bigger screen, brilliant video call camera and lots of power for 2021. But being Apple’s smallest doesn’t make it the cheapest. The iPad mini …
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How traditional media are copying their online challengers … Netflix buys Roald Dahl … and Nicky Minaj’s balls up I don’t know what you were doing between 1.45pm and 3pm on Saturday afternoon. But I can be pretty certain you weren’t watching GB News, the UK’s newish rightwing television news channel. That’s not because I …
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The XCheck program allows some users to be ‘whitelisted’ or allowed to post material that violates the company’s policies Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck” system, an internal program that has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules. The decision follows an investigation by the Wall Street …
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The study cited a lack of regulation in the domestic tech industry, and the rise of authoritarian agencies abroad Online freedom is continuing to decline globally, according to a new study, with governments increasingly cracking down on user speech and misinformation on the rise. The report from Freedom House, a Washington DC-based democracy advocacy group, …
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World’s most high-profile video game companies says it is complying with subpoena sent to employees and executives Activision Blizzard has confirmed an investigation by US regulators following allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination at one of the world’s most high-profile video game companies. Related: Activision Blizzard scandal a ‘watershed moment’ for women in the gaming …
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Hacks occurred in July 2021 while Dániel Németh was reporting on one of Viktor Orbán’s childhood friends Dániel Németh, a Budapest-based photojournalist, has tried to keep a low profile in his groundbreaking work investigating and documenting the luxury lifestyle of Hungary’s ruling elite. While his name is not well known, the 46-year-old has managed to …
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British company known for its Golf Clash franchise is latest to be snapped up by the California-based firm Electronic Arts has completed the $1.4bn (£1.04bn) deal to buy Playdemic, the mobile games maker known for its Golf Clash franchise, the latest British video games maker to be snapped up by the California-based giant. For EA, …
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