Articles by Inno Flores
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Riot Games Aims to End its $96 Million Sponsorship Deal with FTX
The contract was supposed to last for seven years. Riot Games is trying to exclude itself from its $96 Million sponsorship deal with FTX, as the former Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried is hurting the company.
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Google Rolls Out Beta for Gmail's Client-Side Encryption, Lets Businesses Apply to Test the Feature
Google encouraged Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education standard customers to apply for the beta until January 20th, 2023.
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Blizzard's Veteran Designer Rejoins the Company as a Creative Advisor for the World of Warcraft Team
Chris Metzen co-founded the company in 1991 and served in various positions. Video Game Designer and Prominent Writer Chris Metzen is coming back to Blizzard Entertainment as a Creative Advisor for the team of World of Warcraft.
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Google, Apple, Mozilla to Collaborate on Developing Speedometer 3
This will be a "cross-industry collaborative effort" from the makers of well known browsers like Chrome, Safari and Firefox.
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US Senate Passes Bill to Ban TikTok from Government-Owned Devices
The government concerns data security over the app and its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance. A bill was passed by the United States Senate on Wednesday that would ban the social media application TikTok on federal government devices, as the government is concerned regarding the data security over the app and its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.
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Lawmakers Question Amazon for Workers’ Safety on Warehouse Rebuilding, After 2021 Tornado
The facility is being rebuilt without upgrading to specifically designed storm shelter material that are much stronger safety features.
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Resident Evil Village VR Mode to Launch in February as a Free Downloadable Content
Village's VR mode will utilize the vivid graphics of a 4K HDR display (2000x2400 per eye) and eye tracking with a heightened perception of reality.
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Former Twitter Employee was Ordered to Serve 3 1/2 Years in Prison After Spying for Saudi Regime
Abouammo worked as a media partnership manager for Twitter in 2015. After being charged in August, Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo was ordered to serve three and a half years in prison after being part of a scheme to acquire users' personal information for a Saudi government agent.
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Manhattan Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Rate Hikes for Uber, Lyft Drivers
The increase was supposed to go into effect on December 19th but will be put on hold until January 31st.
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Meta Faces Lawsuit in Kenya, Accuses of Amplifying Hate Speech, Incitement to Violence on Facebook
Filed by Ethiopian researchers Abrham Meareg Amare and Fisseha Tekle, with human rights group Katiba Institute and legal non-profit Foxglove.
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YouTube Improves Spam Warning and Bot Detections After Big Creators Drawn Attention
These include 'Improved Spam Detection on Comments', 'Improved Bot Detection in Live Chat', and 'Comment Removal Warnings & Timeouts'.
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Tidal Tests DJ Session Feature for HiFi Subscribers
Tidal DJ is similar to remote sharing features of other streaming services like Spotify's group session and Apple's SharePlay.
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FTX Founder, Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested by Bahamian Authorities
This was the first move by regulators to hold accountability for the multi-billion dollar implosion of FTX last November.
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Uber Investigates Third-Party Cyberattack, Leaks Employees' Email Addresses and Other Company Data
The threat actor leaked employee email addresses, corporate reports, and IT asset information. Uber experienced a new data breach after a hacker leaked confidential company data, including employee email addresses.
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Tesla Owner Claims His Model Y Suddenly Shuts Down, Leaving Him Trapped Inside For Hours
The EV was bought five days before the incident occurred. A Tesla owner claimed that his Model Y ordered him to pull over as the vehicle suddenly shut down despite being fully charged, which caused the driver to be stranded inside for hours.
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Apple Agrees to Remove Prohibiting Clauses Related to Workplace Harassment, Discrimination Issues
Apple already includes language from Silence No More Act in separation agreements for employees in the United States.
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SpaceX Launches Hakuto-R in a Bid to Become the First Commercial Spacecraft to Land on the Moon
This was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A private Japanese Lunar lander carrying two rovers launched via the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as they bid to become the first commercial spacecraft to land on the moon.
Sony's Returnal Becomes the Latest PS Exclusive to Come to PC, Recommends 32 GB of RAM
The game's trailer launched last December 9th, during 'The Game Awards 2022'. During the Game Awards last December 9th, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed the trailer for the world premiere of Returnal as it comes to PC gaming.
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Huawei, Oppo Sign Cross-Licensing Agreement, Covers Cellular Standard Essential 5G Patents
This deal comes as Huawei is currently struggling financially from its assets and decrease in revenues and profit.
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Online Grocery App 'Getir' to Acquire App Rival 'Gorillas' for $1.2 Billion
The acquisition will be financed through Getir's equity and cash. Online grocery app Getir just announced that it will acquire its German competitor 'Gorillas' for a $1.
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Metropolitan Opera Experiences Cyberattack, Affecting Website, Box Office, Call Center
Tickets can be purchased through the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts temporarily. New York's Metropolitan Opera experienced a cyberattack for more than 30 hours that affected its website, box office, and call center.
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Japan Industrial Partners Moves Closer to Secure Financing on Acquiring Toshiba Corp.
Toshiba's main banks became more confident in JIP's post-acquisition plans. Preferred bidder Japan Industrial Partners Inc. has moved closer to securing finances from Japanese banks on acquiring Toshiba Corp.
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Researchers Create a Soft Self-Healing Robot to Operate Longer, Even if Damaged
Once the robot detects an injury, it can self-heal from cuts without external intervention. Researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York created a soft robot that has a self-healing ability to operate longer.
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Xbox Games Pass Unlocks Every League of Legends and Valorant Character
League of Legends has 162 champions, Wild Rift has 95 champions, and Valorant has 20 agents. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have access to every current and future character in Riot Games' League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Valorant.
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Pentagon Awards Google, Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft $9 Billion Contracts to Build a Cloud Computing Network for the US Military
These four companies will be tasked to provide enterprise-wide, globally available cloud services across all security domains and classification levels.
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Epic Games Introduces Restricted Account for Kids in Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys
This will include several restrictions to make online play a safer space for them. Epic Games introduces a new type of account, specifically made for kids who are playing online multiplayer games.
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Texas Governor Bans TikTok from Government Devices Following Other States
State-owned devices like cell phones, tablets, and desktop computers are already prohibited from accessing TikTok in Texas.
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Meta Bans Staff From Discussing Abortion, Gun Control, Vaccines in Internal Memo
The new "Community Engagement Expectations" memorandum clarified that these guidelines do not extend outside of work.
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Apple Announces 700 New Price Points and Tools in App Store, Biggest Pricing Upgrade in History
These upgrades will make it easier for developers to set prices per region or country. Apple just announced the company's biggest upgrade to App Store pricing, as they add 700 new price points starting from $0.
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Adobe Eliminates 100 Jobs in Sales, Joins Other Companies in Using Job Cuts to Reduce Expenses
Adobe's workforce adjustments are far smaller than other tech companies' job reductions. A total of 100 jobs were eliminated by Adobe Inc. , as the company joined other tech companies to conduct job cuts to reduce expenses in these trying times.
