Apart from Project Maven, Google Employees Protested Against Another Government-Tied Collaboration
Jun 22, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Technology
In recent weeks, Google made headlines after many of its employees petitioned against its participation in the United States military initiative called Project Maven. Now, a new report has revealed that concerned Google...
Niantic Releases 'Pokémon GO' Trading and Friends List Updates to High-Level Trainers
Jun 22, 2018 04:57 am UTC| Technology
Pokémon GO trainers on the lower levels might have to wait a while before they can start trading characters and adding friends to their profiles. Last week, developer Niantic Labs finally announced the...
Bithumb Assures Clients It Will Cover $32M Losses in Recent Hacking
Jun 22, 2018 04:48 am UTC| Technology
Details of the latest hacking incident involving South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb remain unclear. Authorities well versed in such cases have been brought in to investigate the incident. The Korea Internet...
MoviePass to Roll Out Surge Pricing for In-Demand Movies
Jun 22, 2018 04:32 am UTC| Technology
MoviePass is going to charge higher prices for in-demand movies starting next month through a new surge pricing scheme. To those not familiar with MoviePass, it is a subscription-based service focused on distributing...
U.S. Ethics Committee Orders Lawmakers to Disclose Crypto Assets Worth over $1,000
Jun 22, 2018 04:20 am UTC| Technology
The creation of the regulation for cryptocurrency is now in full swing. The latest group to be covered by it is the U.S. House of Representatives, after the houses Ethics Committee recently released a memorandum mandating...
'Final Fantasy XIV' Producer Talks Game's Release on Switch and Xbox
Jun 22, 2018 04:04 am UTC| Technology
In a recent interview, Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida gave some updates on their talks and plans of releasing the title and its installments on the Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One. The main title of the...
South Korea to Allocate $207M to Growth of Blockchain Sector
Jun 22, 2018 03:53 am UTC| Technology
Hacking incidents have been the focus of media attention in South Korea recently as two consecutive attacks led to the loss of $72 million collectively. However, despite the setbacks experienced by the companies involved,...
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