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Mobile Apps Sharing Personal Data Illegally, Consumer Group Claims
Mobile Apps Sharing Personal Data Illegally, Consumer Group Claims
Norwegian Consumer Council names dating apps Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder among offenders in damning report
Jan. 15, 2020
UK Consultancies Leak Data on Thousands of Workers
UK Consultancies Leak Data on Thousands of Workers
Unprotected S3 bucket featured criminal record checks and PII
Jan. 15, 2020
UK Announces AI Warship Contracts
UK Announces AI Warship Contracts
British government announces contracts for artificial intelligence warships
Jan. 15, 2020
Hidden Hotel Room Cameras Spark Investigation
Hidden Hotel Room Cameras Spark Investigation
Investigation launched after hidden cameras found in Minneapolis hotel room
Jan. 15, 2020
Dagenham Duo Jailed for Hacking Bank Accounts
Dagenham Duo Jailed for Hacking Bank Accounts
UK imprisons pair who hacked 700 bank accounts and cell phones to commit upgrade fraud
Jan. 15, 2020
RuneScape saw 1.1 million paid subscriptions in 2019, an all-time high
RuneScape saw 1.1 million paid subscriptions in 2019, an all-time high
RuneScape developer Jagex says the game, or rather the duo of games that make up the modern RuneScape brand, crossed a new subscriber milestone in 2019, nearly two decades after the online world got its start.
Jan. 15, 2020
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's PC release pushes it past 4 million shipped
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's PC release pushes it past 4 million shipped
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, the sizable expansion for Capcom’s massively popular Monster Hunter revival, has officially shipped over 4 million copies since its September 2019 debut.
Jan. 15, 2020
HTC permanently trims $200 off Vive Pro price tag
HTC permanently trims $200 off Vive Pro price tag
HTC has dropped the price of its Vive Pro headset from $799 to $599, marking the first price cut the high-end VR headset has seen since its 2018 debut.
Jan. 15, 2020
Gio Corsi is now IllFonic's Chief Product Officer
Gio Corsi is now IllFonic's Chief Product Officer
PlayStation's previous global second party games head and noted PS Vita advocate Gio Corsi has joined up with IllFonic as the studio’s new product chief.
Jan. 15, 2020
Phoenix Games acquires Promotion Software and Emergency dev Sixteen Tons
Phoenix Games acquires Promotion Software and Emergency dev Sixteen Tons
Promotion and Sixteen Tons CEO Ralph Stock says in a statement the decision to join up with Phoenix was "not a question of money" and instead "a question of trust."
Jan. 15, 2020
GameStop stock tumbles by 16 percent following poor holiday sales
GameStop stock tumbles by 16 percent following poor holiday sales
GameStop has seen its stock tumble by 16 percent after it notified investors of a 25.7 percent drop in holiday sales.
Jan. 15, 2020
Kansas Game Invest rebrands as Amplifier after THQ Nordic acquisition
Kansas Game Invest rebrands as Amplifier after THQ Nordic acquisition
Kansas Game Invest has rebranded as Amplifier Game Invest around six months after being acquired by THQ Nordic.
Jan. 15, 2020