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EA Removes Colin Kaepernick’s Name From Madden 19 Soundtrack Song ‘Big Bank’

  Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s name is mentioned in the song Big Bank by rapper YG , a song that features on the Madden 19 soundtrack. The lyric that contains Kaepernick’s name has been removed from in-game version of this song. For those of you that are outside the US or just came out […]

Richmond BC To Be The Home Of Canada’s First Dedicated ESports Stadium

Richmond, British Columbia is about to open the area’s first-ever stadium created specifically for esports. The Gaming Stadium facility will be considered the city’s home for esports events and will play host to all tournaments, major events, and a smattering of other happenings within the esports world. The sizable arena will feature enough seating for […]

Best Selling Game Console For June Is The NES Classic

The best-selling piece of video game hardware earlier this summer was not the surging Nintendo Switch nor the dominant PlayStation 4—it was a miniature version of the Nintendo Entertainment System. That’s the word from retail analyst NPD Group, which reports that “the NES Classic was June 2018’s highest unit-selling hardware platform, while the PlayStation 4 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Facing Two Lawsuits

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing legal action on two fronts amid allegations over his firm’s business practices. In one case, a former employee that Tesla accused of sabotage has hit back with his own lawsuit accusing it of “dangerous and wasteful” behaviour. In the other, ex-employees of its SolarCity subsidiary say they were wrongfully […]

Verizon’s New CEO Starts New Role Today

Hans Vestberg has assumed the role of Verizon’s CEO, replacing long-time leader Lowell McAdam. The company announced the change in June. McAdam will remain with the company as Executive Chairman of the Board through the end of the year, and then transition to a non-executive Chairman role in 2019. Hans Vestberg, who previously served as […]

IBM CEO Ginny Rometty To Open CES 2019 With Keynote Address

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today announced that IBM Chairman, President and CEO, Ginni Rometty, will headline the CES 2019 keynote stage, kicking off the annual gathering of the world’s foremost consumer technology leaders. Rometty will speak at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas. Rometty will […]

Both Disney And Fox Shareholders Agree To Disney Buyout

Earlier today an overwhelming majority of Disney and 21st Century Fox’s shareholders agreed to the $71.3 billion merger deal between the two media giants. Deadline and The Wall Street Journal  report that the decision was made in around eight minutes and 99% of shareholders co-signed with only a single person objecting saying that Disney was spending too […]

Facebook Stock Value Falls $120 Billion

Facebook has lost around $120 billion in market capitalization, after its earnings report after the market close on Wednesday missed expectations on revenue and showed slowing user growth The news and how the call as handled has rattled investors. Worries about privacy and their business dealings such as that with Cambridge Analytica has not helped […]

Qualcomm Ends Bid To Acquire NXP – Ships 220 Million Chips This Past Quarter

Qualcomm has announced it will drop its plans to purchase NXP, which is when the acquisition agreement expires. Qualcomm first announced its intent to buy NXP, which makes semiconductors, in October 2016. Qualcomm has been awaiting approval from China’s antitrust regulators and thus far not received it. When the agreement expires tonight, Qualcomm will find […]

AMD Stock Flys High After Best Earnings In 7 Years

Advanced Micro Devices  shares rose in the extended session Wednesday after the chip maker’s quarterly results topped Wall Street estimates on strong revenue gains and its best earnings in seven years. AMD, +14.08% shares advanced 4.9% after hours, after closing down 0.9% at $16.05 in the regular session. “We had an outstanding second quarter with […]

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