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Japan Looks to Boost Military Cyber Experts Amid Security Threat
Japan Looks to Boost Military Cyber Experts Amid Security Threat
China and Russia blamed for increasingly hostile activity
July 6, 2021
Brits Lose Over £1bn in Fraud So Far This Year
Brits Lose Over £1bn in Fraud So Far This Year
Brits have lost over £1bn to fraud in the first half of 2021, but cases fell significantly in Q2 compared to Q1
July 6, 2021
Industry Must Drive Forward International Collaboration on Cyber
Industry Must Drive Forward International Collaboration on Cyber
Industry bodies need to take the lead in fostering international collaboration in cybersecurity
July 6, 2021
BA Settles with Data Breach Victims
BA Settles with Data Breach Victims
Victims of 2018 British Airways data breach to receive confidential settlement
July 6, 2021
Official Formula 1 App Hacked
Official Formula 1 App Hacked
Racing fans receive strange messages over holiday weekend
July 6, 2021
Hacker’s Mom Puts End to 10-Month Cyber-bullying Campaign
Hacker’s Mom Puts End to 10-Month Cyber-bullying Campaign
Cyber-bully appears to stop online abuse of 6th grader after being caught in the act by mom
July 6, 2021
Atari Gaming walks away from free-to-play games to refocus on console and PC
Atari Gaming walks away from free-to-play games to refocus on console and PC
Atari Gaming is pivoting away from its free-to-play mobile game business to instead refocus on premium games for console and PC, and in turn create more titles for its recently-released Atari VCS console.
July 6, 2021
Nintendo denies use of forced Uyghur labor in affiliated factories
Nintendo denies use of forced Uyghur labor in affiliated factories
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in a recent shareholders meeting that the company has not identified any use of forced labor in its current supply chain.
July 6, 2021
Apex Legends devs forced into holiday work by Titanfall-linked hack
Apex Legends devs forced into holiday work by Titanfall-linked hack
A major Apex Legends on July 4th prevented players from entering matches and forced the team to work on a holiday weekend.
July 6, 2021
Amazon's Lumberyard game engine is now open source
Amazon's Lumberyard game engine is now open source
Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine is now fully available as an open source project under the newly organized Open 3D Foundation.
July 6, 2021
Video: Creating branching narrative for location-based AR games.
Video: Creating branching narrative for location-based AR games.
In this 2019 GDC talk, Playlines' Robert Morgan breaks down the challenges of designing branching digital narratives for real spaces and real players.
July 6, 2021
Despite Facebook's stumble, ads can still become a key - and positive - part of the VR ecosystem
Despite Facebook's stumble, ads can still become a key - and positive - part of the VR ecosystem
Facebook's first attempt at VR ads on Oculus has fallen flat, but there is still room for ads to become a substantial VR monetization stream that the ecosystem badly needs. However, finding the right formats and contexts for VR ads will be crucial.
July 6, 2021