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An official deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo has been reached. Early into the day on Tuesday, Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith confirmed that the company and Nintendo had both signed what he billed as a “binding 10-year legal agreement” that will bring Call of Duty to Nintendo users. More specifically, […]
A first-generation iPhone made history at an auction over the weekend. As first reported by Business Insider, the first-ten edition of the now-ubiquitous device was still in its original box and had never been opened. At an auction held by LCG Auctions on Sunday, the phone went for $63,356.40. The starting bid for this particular phone […]
Mark Zuckerberg is taking a move out of Elon Musk’s playbook. This week, the Meta CEO announced the launch of “Meta Verified” subscription service that will allow users to gain verified badges to combat imposters. Zuckerberg took to his Instagram Story this morning, officially announcing the new feature. “Good morning! New product announcement: this week we’re starting to […]
Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, faced a cybersecurity breach earlier this week leading to the shutdown of its website and payment systems. The company, which also owns Coles and Chapters, said that no customer credit card or debit card information had been compromised in the hack. They also confirmed that customers’ in-store credits, known as […]
In a tweet shared on Friday, Elon Musk confirmed his plans to get rid of blue checkmarks for “legacy verified” accounts. When a Twitter user tweeted at Musk to suggest that the verification checkmarks on the platform have “become a joke” now that anyone can get them by subscribing to Twitter Blue, Musk responded and […]
Netflix is feeling the sting of a poorly aged tweet. In 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported that the streaming giant intended to updates its U.S. policy on password sharing in an effort to generate more profits. The company confirmed it was moving forward with those plans in a letter to shareholders earlier this month, stating […]
The U.S. Surgeon General is cautioning against the use of social media by those 13 years of age and younger. During an appearance on CNN over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlined what he said were his two main concerns about social media usage. “I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the […]
A new report by Forbes has shed more light on how videos go viral on TikTok, with employees of the company revealing they have the power to manually boost clips to give them a wider reach on the platform. According to six current and former employees of TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, a feature referred to internally […]
Deliciousness-drenched donuts from a certain crafter of comforts will soon count robots among those responsible for their sultry sweetness. As Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield recently revealed in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, automation will be implemented in connection with various donut-related tasks in the coming year. “So probably within the next 18 months you’ll […]
As made clear in the early days of the Elon Musk era of Twitter, the platform’s unique status among social media offerings is changing rapidly, with many longtime users expressing mounting frustrations over looming changes. This has been coupled, of course, with a shared feeling of grief brought on by the realization that Twitter (or […]
