Tech
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CNN Shutters ‘Great Big Story’ Storytelling Division
“Challenging times call for difficult decisions, and it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing today that we will be closing the doors of Great Big Story,” a network statement read
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Mobile Gaming Startup Playco Raises $100 Million From Investors Including Will Smith
Tokyo-based Playco is now valued at $1 billion
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Microsoft Buys Bethesda Softworks Parent Company Zenimax For $7.5 Billion
Bethesda’s hit games include the “Doom,” “Elder Scrolls” and “Fallout” franchises
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Trump Gives TikTok-Oracle Deal His ‘Blessing’ to Continue Operating in US
“If they get it done that’s OK too, if they don’t that’s fine too,” president tells White House reporters Saturday
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Bunch Raises $20 Million From Ubisoft, Electronic Arts to Expand Video Chat Gaming App
Bunch operates a mobile app that lets players start a multiplayer chat while playing games together
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Everything We Know About the Upcoming ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Game
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ goes on sale from Sony Nov. 12
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ByteDance Approves Oracle Bid to Take Over TikTok’s US Operations
TheWrap reported in late August that Larry Ellison’s Oracle was likely to win the company because of ties to the White House
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China Opposes Any Forced TikTok Sale, Prefers App to Shut Down in US (Report)
Beijing Foreign Ministry representatives say China is strictly against any “forced transaction by the government”
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Streaming Star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins Signs Multi-Year Broadcasting Deal with Twitch
The deal marks Ninja’s return to Twitch after defecting for Microsoft’s streaming service Mixer, which shut down in June
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Gamestop E-Commerce Sales Up 800% This Quarter as Net Losses Continue to Climb
GameStop’s net loss totaled $113 million as most of its stores remain closed during the pandemic
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ASU Journalism School Launches Free Media Literacy Course Online
Anyone with an email address can sign up for the three-week media literacy program
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How Activision and YouTube Attracted Record Viewers to the First Virtual Call of Duty League Championship
“Bringing the league to YouTube and seeing its positive momentum in viewership and subscribers throughout the season has been a massive win,” YouTube global head of gaming Ryan Wyatt says
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Here’s How to Get Those Biden-Harris Campaign Lawn Signs in ‘Animal Crossing’
Players of the hugely popular Nintendo game can show their support for the Democratic ticket
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Porn Star Siri Dahl on Why OnlyFans Is (Virtually) the Only Platform That Matters for Sex Workers
And how new monetization changes made in the wake of Bella Thorne’s record-setting $2 million windfall could screw all that up
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HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ Gets Companion Social VR Experience ‘Sanctum’
Series of three virtual reality events will take 100 invited guests into a world inspired by the show and be available for streaming on YouTube Live
