Industry Google Google's $147 million offer to Epic Games: a desperate bid to bring Fortnite to the Play Store Google was worried other developers would follow suit By Rob Thubron, November 10, 2023, 6:55 AM 7 comments
Apple Google Apple called Android a "massive tracking device" in revealed internal documents Apple insists it respects users' privacy more than Google By Kishalaya Kundu, November 6, 2023, 8:10 AM 13 comments
Google The Web Google paid over $26 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine across devices Google remains the largest search provider with 90% of market share across desktops and mobile By Kishalaya Kundu, October 30, 2023, 7:39 AM 7 comments
Industry FTX employees discovered customer wallet backdoor, but bosses ignored their warnings FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh could have avoided charges if he'd listened to subordinates By Cal Jeffrey, October 5, 2023, 5:09 PM
Mobile Industry Apple made a search deal with Google because there was no "valid alternative," Eddy Cue tells court The companies also agreed to defend the deal against government scrutiny By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2023, 5:19 AM
Gaming Steam gets its first timed-game trial with 90 minutes of Dead Space promotion One shot to beat the speed-running record of one hour and 44 minutes By Daniel Sims, May 15, 2023, 4:31 PM
Tech Culture Industry Four-day work week pilot was a resounding success Most participant companies plan to continue their four-day work week By Shawn Knight, December 1, 2022, 2:12 PM 32 comments
Industry Elon Musk request to delay Twitter trial granted, but purchase must complete by October 28 Twitter said Musk's request is "an invitation to further mischief and delay" By Rob Thubron, October 7, 2022, 9:18 AM
Industry The Web Elon Musk agrees to proceed with Twitter acquisition at original price In a nutshell: Elon Musk seems to have changed his mind again and will buy Twitter after all for the originally agreed-upon amount. He will end up paying $54.20 per share, with the entire deal being worth around $44 billion. Full story By Tudor Cibean, October 5, 2022, 6:15 AM 50 comments
Industry The Web Elon Musk abandoned Twitter deal because of World War 3 fears, claim company lawyers Fake accounts weren't the issue, allegedly By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2022, 6:15 AM 27 comments
Industry The Web Judge gives Elon Musk access to bot-counting data from former Twitter executive Musk's team had requested documents from 22 people By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2022, 5:18 AM 51 comments
Industry The Web Twitter wins first round in battle against Elon Musk as judge grants request to fast-track trial The trial will begin in October By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2022, 8:15 AM 11 comments
Microsoft Gaming Microsoft exec confirms Xbox consoles have never been profitable It's all about the games and services By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2021, 6:15 AM 11 comments
Industry Gaming Epic court documents reveal the billions Fortnite generates, how much it paid for store giveaways The Arkham games were Epic's most expensive purchase By Rob Thubron, May 4, 2021, 8:28 AM 17 comments
Gaming Players can now try Google Stadia commitment-free for 30-minutes Be aware the offer has not officially rolled out completely, so you may not be presented with the option just yet By Cal Jeffrey, December 22, 2020, 1:33 PM 7 comments
The Web Tidal will be free to try for 12 days starting on Christmas No credit card required! By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2017, 10:59 AM 8 comments
Gaming Everyone can now play the first 10 hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda for free Find out if it's really as bad as people say By Rob Thubron, July 14, 2017, 10:10 AM
Security Gaming Hacker that allegedly stole millions in FIFA coins from EA goes on trial By Shawn Knight, November 14, 2016, 6:30 PM 9 comments
Industry Ellen Pao won't appeal verdict in gender discrimination trial against Kleiner Perkins By Rob Thubron, September 11, 2015, 12:00 PM
Mobile Samsung wants iPhone users to trial their new Galaxy Note 5 By Tim Schiesser, August 21, 2015, 9:30 AM
Industry Convicted Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht requests a mulligan By Shawn Knight, March 9, 2015, 9:30 AM
Industry Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles was at one time believed to be Silk Road mastermind Dread Pirate Roberts By Shawn Knight, January 16, 2015, 9:00 AM
Industry The Web Facebook targets enterprise collaboration with 'Facebook At Work' pilot By Shawn Knight, January 14, 2015, 6:45 PM
Industry Ross Ulbricht admits to creating the Silk Road, but says he isn't Dread Pirate Roberts By Shawn Knight, January 14, 2015, 1:45 PM
Mobile Samsung launches "try before you buy" program in select markets By Shawn Knight, June 27, 2014, 5:00 PM