Square CEO Alyssa Henry is stepping down, and Jack Dorsey will take over for now
Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square -- a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block -- will leave her post at the company next month......»»
Google shows ‘courage’ by ditching headphone jack in the Pixel 6a
Google shows 'courage' in the Pixel 6a by ditching headphone jack.....»»
Google"s Pixel 6a drops headphone jack, despite mocking Apple over it
Google has followed up its mockery over Apple removing the headphone jack from the iPhone, by removing the headphone jack from the new Pixel 6a.First they laugh at you, then they copy. In August 2021, Google produced a pastiche of Apple's Jony Ive de.....»»
Elon and Jack hit Twitter to talk about a Twitter feature
Prospective Twitter owner Elon Musk and Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey had a little chat about a particular Twitter feature on Wednesday night......»»
IC equipment maker Trusval stays positive about sales prospects
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment maker Trusval Technology remains optimistic about its business prospects for the second quarter, as its chipmaking customers are still stepping up order placements despite an unfavorable macro environment......»»
Tech YouTubers Are Stepping Up a War Against Indian Scam Call Centers
An anonymous reader writes: Former NASA engineer Mark Rober builds some awesome stuff on his YouTube channel, like devious squirrel mazes, but his most popular video series is the annual glitter bomb, a beautifully over-engineered fake package that d.....»»
KAR Global finalizes sale of ADESA U.S. to Carvana
The deal hands Carvana the keys to 56 ADESA sites across the U.S., totaling about 6.5 million square feet of buildings on more than 4,000 acres......»»
Highly circularly polarized and variable pulsar detected in the Large Magellanic Cloud
An international team of astronomers reports the finding of a new pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) as part of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Variables and Slow Transients (VAST) survey. The newly detected pulsar, d.....»»
Another major Square Enix game made a loss
Square Enix's string of misses continues......»»
Larry Ellison chips in a cool billion toward Musk’s Twitter takeover
Musk also hopes to get former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to pitch in. Enlarge / Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison looks on after Oracle Team USA skippered by James Spithill lost race 1 of the America's Cup Finals on June 17, 2017, in H.....»»
MIH partners with Trend Micro"s auto cybersecurity subsidiary VicOne
Trend Micro, a founding member of Foxconn-initiated EV consortium MIH, has announced that it has set up a new subsidiary, VicOne, that focuses on automobile data security. According to the CEO of MIH, Jack Cheng, Trend Micro has also helped the EV co.....»»
Embracer Group Acquires Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Montreal, And A Catalogue Of IP’s For $300 Million
Embracer Group will acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, SE Montreal, and a catalogue of IPs and backlog games from Square Enix for $300 million. The post Embracer Group Acquires Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Montreal, And A Cata.....»»
Square Enix Intends To Invest Its $300 Million From Embracer In Blockchain, And Other Fields
Square Enix intends to invest the $300 million it will get when the sale to Embracer closes into fields such as blockchain, AI, and the cloud. The post Square Enix Intends To Invest Its $300 Million From Embracer In Blockchain, And Other Fields appe.....»»
Embracer Group buys Eidos Montréal, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montréal
Today, the Embracer Group announced it has acquired three of Square Enix's development studios in a deal valued at $300 million. While it may look small next to recent deals like Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition or Sony's $3......»»
Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 evade protection from earlier omicron infection
Data suggests possibility of new infection wave, though vaccination boosts protection. Enlarge / A COVID-19 testing tent stands in Times Square on April 27, 2022, in New York City. (credit: Getty | Spencer Platt) Enduring an.....»»
Square Enix Sells All of Its Western Game Studios, Games To Embracer
Hmmmmmm shares a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, Japanese game publisher Square Enix confirmed that it was selling all three of its Western video game studios, along with many significant game series and intellectual property attached to those s.....»»
Square Enix’s studio sale is good news for everyone
Square Enix cutting off the Western limb of its business was inevitable, but it's also the right move for everyone involved......»»
Crystal Dynamics Will Continue to Co-Develop Perfect Dark With The Initiative Following Embracer Deal
Following the Square Enix and Embracer deal, Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot with The Initiative.Following the Square Enix and Embracer deal, Crystal Dynamics will continue to co-develop Microsoft's Pe.....»»
Tomb Raider"s Lifetime Sales Revealed After Embracer Group Sale
Crystal Dynamics and Embracer Group shared that the Tomb Raider brand has stayed strong and sold 88 million units since its inception in 1996.Square Enix's decision to sell a trove of franchises and studios to Embracer Group has yielded some inte.....»»
"Don"t Worry Darling" trailer: Florence Pugh and Harry Styles are trapped in a sinister community
The trailer for Don't Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde's second directorial outing after Booksmart, is a mysterious and seductive puzzle that highlights Florence Pugh and Harry Styles's leading performances.Pugh and Styles play Alice and Jack, a married c.....»»
Square Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer
$300 million deal includes "over 50" classic games' rights, over 1,000 devs. Enlarge / An artist's interpretation of today's gaming-studio acquisition news. (credit: Crystal Dynamics / Sam Machkovech) On Monday, Japanese game.....»»