Facebook might rebrand soon

Facebook might rebrand soon

According to the latest news, Facebook is apparently planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has planned to talk about this at the company’s annual Connect conference on 28th October. The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of … Read more

Activision Blizzard claims 20 employees ‘exited’ after harassment investigations started

Activision Blizzard claims 20 employees ‘exited’ after harassment investigations started

According to Activision Blizzard, more than 20 employees have “exited” the company, and more than 20 other employees have been reprimanded following complaints about misconduct. Last Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that the company sent a letter to staff with the details. Chief compliance officer Frances Townsend said the list includes game developers and “a … Read more

Developers of apps available in the Google Play Store would have to specify privacy briefings from February 2022

Developers of apps available in the Google Play Store would have to specify privacy briefings from February 2022

According to h latest news, Google is one step closer to launching its new data privacy section for Play Store apps. App developers can now fill out the relevant details via Google’s new “Data safety form” on the Play Console. According to Google, the required information will be visible to users from February 2022 onwards … Read more

US tech majors promise billions to boost US cybersecurity infrastructure

US tech majors promise billions to boost US cybersecurity infrastructure

Yesterday, US tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft promised to help bolster US cybersecurity in a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. Respective pledges vary from company to company. They range from spending billions on cyber security infrastructure to offering supply chain aid and education. The high-profile meeting with tech CEOs … Read more

Facebook’s whistle blower report confirmed the researcher’s claims

Facebook’s whistle blower report confirmed the researcher’s claims

According to the news, Facebook stared down mounting anxiety over a leaked internal study regarding the harmful effects of Instagram for teenage girls. Tuesday night, in an open letter to Facebook staff, Mark Zuckerberg scoffed at concerns raised by whistleblower Frances Haugen. He doubled down an earlier Facebook claims that the report has been misinterpreted. … Read more

Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming is now powered by new Xbox Series X hardware

Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming is now powered by new Xbox Series X hardware

According to the latest news, Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service (xCloud) is now fully powered by custom Xbox Series X hardware. Recently, Microsoft told it completed the upgrade. The upgrade improves both frame rates and game load times for players streaming Xbox games over the web. Microsoft has moved Xbox Cloud Gaming to 1080p and … Read more