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THQ Nordic Drops Out of this Year’s E3 to Watch World Cup

Publisher THQ Nordic says it’s going to pass on attending this year’s E3 in favor of staying home to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup. “It is with great regret that we at THQ Nordic must report that we will be unable to miss a single moment of this great sporting event,” the Vienna-based company […]

GoPro Shares Up on Rumor of Possible Buyer

GoPro stock jumped as much as 8.8 percent after a report said Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi Corp. has weighed whether to make an offer for the action-camera maker. Chief Executive Officer Nick Woodman has said he is open to a deal and earlier this year the company hired investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. to […]

Reddit CEO Says Racism Is OK On The Service

Reddit chief executive Steve Huffman has been accused of supporting racism in his commitment to free speech. Reddit is the fourth most visited website in the US, with 330 million users per month and 14 billion screen views. After being questioned directly by one Reddit user, Mr Huffman said that racial slurs are not against the […]

Fox Searchlight Announces The Creation Of Searchlight Television

Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula announced today the creation of Searchlight Television, making the company a 360-degree hub for creative talent and broadening the variety of projects produced under the Searchlight banner. Searchlight Television will produce original material as well as utilize the studio’s rich library of feature films for adaptation in […]

Jury Orders Apple To Pay VirnetX $503 Million Over Patents

VirnetX has won another courtroom victory over Apple, this time to the tune of $502.6 million. A jury in Texas this week found that Apple is violating four patents held by VirnetX concerning secure communications between mobile devices. VirnetX is a patent-holding company and generates income by filing lawsuits against other companies. This particular case […]

FTC Tells Firms ‘Warranty Void If Removed Stickers’ May Be Illegal

The Federal Trade Commission hates warranty void if removed stickers. In an attempt to crack on conditional warranty coverage, the FTC sent letters outlining its concerns over warranty clauses to six “major companies,” and it specifically mentioned those stickers. The FTC didn’t say which specific companies it sent letters to, but did mention they include […]

Long Time Employee Chris Hook Exiting AMD

Chris Hook, AMD’s Sr. Director of Global Product Marketing, has announced that he is leaving the company after a 17-year tenure that began with ATI. Hook is responsible for global marketing of a wide range of AMD’s products, including Ryzen, Radeon, and Radeon Pro. Hook made the announcement via his Facebook account and is headed […]

Spotify Joins with Hulu for New Subscription Bundle Discount

Spotify on Wednesday announced a new bundle deal called Spotify Premium, now with Hulu that combines the two subscriptions for $12.99 per month. The deal bundles the $9.99 Spotify Premium subscription and the standard $7.99 Hulu with Limited Commercials tier, for a $5 saving. The first month will only cost $10.99, too. The offer is […]

YouTube Music Videos Hacked

YouTube’s music video for the hit song Despacito, which has had over five billion views, has been hacked. The clip’s cover image was replaced with a photo showing a group of people wearing masks and pointing guns. The video was temporarily taken offline until the problem was fixed. But videos by more than a dozen […]

FCC Fines Sprint for Building Cell Sites With The Rights To Do So

The FCC today said it has reached a settlement with Sprint and Sprint’s partner Mobilitie regarding the improper completion of cell tower sites. The FCC says the companies failed to complete the proper tower registration and environmental and historic impact reviews before building some cell sites. In order to settle the investigation, Sprint agreed to pay a […]

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