High Profile Game Devs Accused of Sexual Abuse in Gaming’s #MeToo Moment?

The video games industry reels from sexual abuse allegations against several high profile game developers and creators. Jeremy Soule, a composer who has worked on The Elder Scrolls series, Alex Holowka, the co-creator of indie game Night in the Woods, and Luc Shelton, a programmer at Splash Damage, a developer which has worked on the […] The post High Profile Game Devs Accused of Sexual Abuse in Gaming’s #MeToo Moment? appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 10:54

Square Crypto Praises Gimmicky Bitcoin Giveaways but Doesn't Give Any Away

Square Crypto, the cryptocurrency unit of Jack Dorsey's mobile-payment company Square, extolled the virtues of gimmicky bitcoin giveaways. But then it didn't offer to give any away. What a crypto tease! Do bitcoin giveaways promote adoption? Basically, Square Crypto argues that if you give bitcoin to someone (especially a skeptic), they'll become emotionally invested in […] The post Square Crypto Praises Gimmicky Bitcoin Giveaways but Doesn't Give Any Away appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-29 01:00

Square Crypto Praises Gimmicky Bitcoin Giveaways but Doesn’t Give Any Away

Square Crypto, the cryptocurrency unit of Jack Dorsey’s mobile-payment company Square, extolled the virtues of gimmicky bitcoin giveaways. But then it didn’t offer to give any away. What a crypto tease! Do bitcoin giveaways promote adoption? Basically, Square Crypto argues that if you give bitcoin to someone (especially a skeptic), they’ll become emotionally invested in […] The post Square Crypto Praises Gimmicky Bitcoin Giveaways but Doesn’t Give Any Away appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 01:00

World’s Worst Dad? Man Mulls Skipping Child’s Birth to Play WoW Classic

On Monday, as players wrapped their heads around queuing for hours to jump into Blizzard’s revamped take on vanilla World of Warcraft, one soon-to-be father had to contend with a wholly more serious conundrum – witness the birth of his first child or play WoW Classic at launch? Dumbfounded by the prospect of missing one […] The post World’s Worst Dad? Man Mulls Skipping Child’s Birth to Play WoW Classic appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 17:34

French Cops Trick Monero Cryptomining Botnet to Self-Destruct on 850,000 Computers

The Retadup malware which had been deployed on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world to secretly mine the Monero cryptocurrency and commit other illegal acts may finally be over. According to the BBC, the backend infrastructure of the Retadup Monero cryptojacker which is estimated to have infected over 850,000 computers across the globe […] The post French Cops Trick Monero Cryptomining Botnet to Self-Destruct on 850,000 Computers appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 15:39

China’s Govt Crypto Readies Huge November Launch to Steal Libra’s Thunder

Facebook’s fears that the bottlenecks tech firms in the free world face in developing cryptocurrencies risks opening the door for more closed societies to take the lead have been confirmed. According to Forbes, China has already developed a state-backed cryptocurrency known as DC/EP (DC- Digital Currency, EP – Electronic Payments) that could be unveiled in […] The post China’s Govt Crypto Readies Huge November Launch to Steal Libra’s Thunder appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 14:43

Greedy Ubisoft Propels Rainbow Six Siege Monetization in Obscene Money Grab

Taking a page out of Fortnite’s book, Ubisoft is ratcheting up the shameless money-grabbing with its latest monetization scheme, the Rainbow Six Siege: Battle Pass. Announced last week via a video dripping with marketing team-prepared fluff and promises of more rewards for the players, the Rainbow Six Siege: Battle Pass is the latest step in […] The post Greedy Ubisoft Propels Rainbow Six Siege Monetization in Obscene Money Grab appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-30 13:01

Dow Careens Lower as Inverted Yield Curve Betrays Market Fear

The Dow and broader U.S. stock market turned lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday, as demand for haven investments continued to rise in the face of renewed China trade tensions. Dow Turns Lower; S&P 500, Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes pivoted lower in the afternoon session, diverging from a solid pre-market for […] The post Dow Careens Lower as Inverted Yield Curve Betrays Market Fear appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-28 22:40

Dow Bounces Back, But Trade War Plunges Yuan to 11-Year Low

The Dow and broader U.S. stock market advanced on Monday, mere hours after the Chinese yuan’s offshore rate plunged to record lows, raising alarms about capital flight from East Asia. Dow Rallies; S&P 500, Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes reported firm gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining as much as […] The post Dow Bounces Back, But Trade War Plunges Yuan to 11-Year Low appeared first on CCN Markets дальше »

2019-8-27 22:41