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AI automation could take over 50% of today’s work activity by 2045: McKinsey
15.6.2023
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Co believes AI will have the “biggest impact” on high-wage workers
UK Bans ‘Refer a Friend’ Bonuses With Tougher Crypto Marketing Rules
10.6.2023
Businesses marketing crypto assets to U.K. consumers will have to abide by stricter advertising rules presented by the country’s financial watchdog. These include prohibiting ‘refer a friend’ bonuses for the industry as well as introducing a cooling-off period for first time investors. Regulator...
Celebrate Pride With A Queer Games Bundle That Costs Less Than A Single AAA Game
1.6.2023
June 1 is here, which means it’s Pride Month, baby, and the Queer Games Bundle is back with another massive collection of games, zines, and more for less than the price of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Now that’s a good way to celebrate Pride, ain’t it?Read more
French lawmakers agree to loosen rules in proposed crypto influencer bill
26.5.2023
Previously, the bill restricted influencer marketing to only licensed crypto firms, of which there are currently none in France
Coinbase to roll out 'Moving America Forward' national campaign for crypto
23.5.2023
The ads will emphasize the financial innovations facilitated via crypto and raise awareness for Coinbase events and lobbying efforts
GameStop Overhauling Rewards Program, Raising Price By $10
22.5.2023
GameStop’s customer loyalty program is getting a huge makeover in June, according to screenshots of internal corporate training materials shared with Kotaku. The existing PowerUp Rewards membership will see its name changed to GameStop Pro, with the price going up from $15 a year to $25 in exchange...
36% of the top 1,000 crypto projects went silent on blogging this year
4.5.2023
A whopping 35.8% of the world’s largest crypto projects haven’t uploaded a single blog post in 2023
Netflix’s Love Is Blind Live Failure Had Big 'Game Servers Are Down' Energy
18.4.2023
On April 16, Netflix viewers looking to enjoy the Love Is Blind live reunion special had to endure what so many live-service gamers have gone through before: Upon logging in at the promised kick-off time of 5 p.m. PT, would-be viewers were greeted not by the special but a perpetual “It’s almost...
OKX seeks Australian expansion citing 'huge appetite' for crypto
30.3.2023
The exchange's chief marketing officer believes Australians are above-the-curve when it comes to crypto education and interest
GameStop Blames Its Lower Sales On Lack Of Games
29.3.2023
GameStop may have made a profit in 2022, but sales are still below expectations, particularly in North America. In the company’s full year financial report for 2022, meant for investors but funny to read regardless of who you are, it outlined what it believes to be a significant hurdle: there...
GameStop Profitable For First Time In Years Even As Everything Seems On Fire
22.3.2023
GameStop shocked investors, and anyone else who’s been paying attention to the meme stock video game retailer, when earlier this week it reported its first profitable quarter in over two years. It’s all the more surprising considering that everything else about the business, from botched pre-orders...
AirBit Club execs face decades in prison after pleading guilty to $100M fraud
9.3.2023
Co-founder Rodriguez and senior promoters Millan, Aguilar and Chairez all recently pled guilty to the charges, while the other founder, Dos Santos pled guilty in October, 2021
GameStop Employee Explains What Made Her Close A Store And Never Come Back
17.2.2023
Taylor Neubert did what so many GameStop employees have only dreamed about: quit on the spot. Fed up with working 10-hour days all by herself between piles of video games and stacks of Pokémon merchandize for less than $15 an hour, she closed her store in the middle of her shift, put a sign on...
League of Legends Is Getting A Pixel Art Action-RPG
15.2.2023
Have you ever found yourself waking up in the middle of the night shouting “no more kings, no more queens, no more mageseekers!”? If so, The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story aims to satisfy that sudden midnight urge to violently alter the political landscape of a fantasy realm. Hey, it’s a...
Hackers Attack Domain Registrar Namecheap; Flood of DHL and Metamask Phishing Emails Follow
13.2.2023
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, the domain registrar Namecheap’s email account was compromised by hackers. Subsequently, a large number of individuals received phishing emails claiming to be from Metamask and DHL. These emails originated from the email platform Sendgrid, a service used by Namecheap...
Matrixport Joins Growing List of Crypto and Blockchain Companies Letting Employees Go
28.1.2023
The crypto firm Matrixport, led by former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, is laying off 10% of the company’s staff, according to reports published on Friday. Matrixport’s COO, Cynthia Wu, cited a “shift in the regulatory climate” and “industry-wide capitulations”...
New League Of Legends Trailer Is So Bad Riot Had To Answer For It
11.1.2023
A new year means a new League of Legends season. And for the past few years, this has also meant a big, cinematic trailer to announce the new season. However, this time the trailer for League of Legends’ next season was pretty dang boring and underwhelming, especially when compared to last year’s....
The Last Of Us TV Show Gets Longer, Chattier Trailer
5.12.2022
The Last Of Us TV series has had a couple of trailers, one very short and one a bit longer, but both of those were very much of the teaser variety, keeping things close to their chest and only showing brief flashes of scenery and action. HBO released a third trailer over the weekend, however,...
FTX logos and promotional material still everywhere despite bankruptcy proceedings
28.11.2022
Though some officials have removed all traces of their deals with FTX, the firm's branding still appears on a few sports venues and merchandise
Bizarre $600K Elon Musk crypto statue marketing stunt falls flat
28.11.2022
Elon Musk has not made any public comments regarding a bizarre $600,000 monument of him as a goat, which was delivered to the Tesla headquarters on the weekend