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The Nintendo Switch has surpassed 4M sales in Japan
The Nintendo Switch has surpassed 4M sales in Japan
Those numbers mean the console is keeping pace with the uber-popular Wii, which crossed the 4 million sales mark in Japan in roughly the same amount of time.
March 29, 2018
Court rejects Lindsay Lohan's appeal in GTA V likeness lawsuit
Court rejects Lindsay Lohan's appeal in GTA V likeness lawsuit
NY's Court of Appeals ruled today on actress Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against Take-Two alleging her likeness was used without permission in Grand Theft Auto V, and that ruling is: "dismissed."
March 29, 2018
GDC Wrap-up Part 1: Notes on Indie Publishing (Spring 2018)
GDC Wrap-up Part 1: Notes on Indie Publishing (Spring 2018)
Quick review to the best of my ability the current state of small- and medium-size publishers and publishing deals across the game industry, including terms and advice about how to launch your new indie game.
March 29, 2018
Cisco Partners: Deploying Manufacturing IoT Infrastructures – Data, Policy, Security
Cisco Partners: Deploying Manufacturing IoT Infrastructures – Data, Policy, Security
Manufacturers depend on an ecosystem of partners to implement IoT solutions.  Partners provide support for different tiers of a solution that ultimately produces significant business value.
March 28, 2018
UK Police Secretly Hoover Up Users’ Smartphone Data
UK Police Secretly Hoover Up Users’ Smartphone Data
UK Police Secretly Hoover Up Users’ Smartphone Data. Privacy International calls on Home Office to produce guidance
March 28, 2018
UK Mobile Workers Exposed to Public Wi-Fi Risks
UK Mobile Workers Exposed to Public Wi-Fi Risks
UK Mobile Workers Exposed to Public Wi-Fi Risks. VPN use still patchy, says iPass
March 28, 2018
Twitter Bans Crypto-Currency Ads in Fraud Crack Down
Twitter Bans Crypto-Currency Ads in Fraud Crack Down
Twitter Bans Crypto-Currency Ads in Fraud Crack Down. Social giant joins Facebook and Google
March 28, 2018
Cybersecurity Awareness Doesn't Fuel Better Preparation: Report
Cybersecurity Awareness Doesn't Fuel Better Preparation: Report
Businesses still lack the knowhow and resources to defend against data breaches
March 28, 2018
Legal Departments Struggle with GDPR Role
Legal Departments Struggle with GDPR Role
About half (48%) of legal team respondents in a recent survey claim GDPR is not applicable to their organization.
March 28, 2018
Facebook Expands Bug Bounty Amid Spiraling Privacy Scandal
Facebook Expands Bug Bounty Amid Spiraling Privacy Scandal
The social network will reward people for reporting misuses of data by app developers.
March 28, 2018
HiddenMiner Stealthily Drains Androids for Monero Mining
HiddenMiner Stealthily Drains Androids for Monero Mining
In one case, operators withdrew over $5,000 worth of Monero from one wallet.
March 28, 2018
Orcs Must Die! developer Robot Entertainment lays off 30 staff
Orcs Must Die! developer Robot Entertainment lays off 30 staff
The studio had two teams working on different projects over the past 18 months, but has scaled down its operations and will now be focusing on just one title.
March 28, 2018