Activision Blizzard is facing a fierce backlash and calls for a boycott after a unit of the American game company punished a player for supporting Hong Kong’s protest movement, the latest cultural clash between the US and China.
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Two US senate Democrats are urging three payment processing companies to reconsider their involvement with the libra cryptocurrency project envisioned by Facebook and a coalition of other groups.
Last year, Apple said developers would be able to easily bring their iPad apps to Mac computers. So far, the reality has fallen short for some developers and is even leaving consumers paying twice for apps.
Salts found in a Mars crater suggest drastic climate fluctuations may have caused the planet’s water to evaporate. Nasa’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale crater since August 2012.
A class-action complaint accuses the companies behind the stablecoin tether of “propping and popping the largest bubble in history”, leading to disappearance of $265-billion in cryptocurrency wealth.
Samsung Electronics posted earnings that handily beat analyst estimates as stronger smartphone demand offset price declines in the memory chip business.
The Donald Trump administration placed eight Chinese technology giants on a US blacklist on Monday, accusing them of being implicated in human rights violations.
Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency has faced such overwhelming scorn that an exchange is now facilitating bets on whether the social media company can come close to meeting its target launch date.
Investors have grown increasingly bullish on Samsung Electronics ahead of its Tuesday results report, betting that the global memory-chip cycle is near a bottom.
PayPal has pulled out of the Libra Association, a blow to Facebook’s efforts to develop a digital currency.