Given the current wave of consolidation in the video game industry, all eyes have been on Electronic Arts for several months now. And, given the rumors of a near merger deal, the whispers are growing. EA, for years, was the gaming world’s largest independent publisher, and it has a library of intellectual properties and legacy licensing brands that any company would envy. But given the eye-popping price tags of Take-Two’s just-completed Zynga deal ($12.7 billion) and Microsoft 
There may be a seemingly endless supply of podcasts available today, but it can be difficult to find ones that toe the line between style and substance. They do exist, though. Here’s a shortlist of fact-filled podcasts that are interesting, informative, and—best of all—entertaining. You’ll laugh. You’ll learn. And you’ll be glad you added them to your podcast player.
Stuff You Should Know With a name like Stuff You Should Know, this podcast better deliv
Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer to buy Twitter was accepted, Elon Musk has repeatedly questioned these estimates, even dismissing CEO Parag Agrawal’s public response. Later, Musk put the deal on hold and demanded more proof. So why are people arguing about the percentage of bot accounts on Twitter? As the creators of Botometer, a widely used bot-detection tool, our group
In the past few years, ransomware attacks have crippled schools, hospitals, city governments, and pipelines. Yet, despite the heavy toll such incidents have on both the public and private sectors, government officials have only a limited understanding of ransomware attacks and how cryptocurrencies are being used to collect payment, according to a new report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “Cryptocurrencies—which allow criminals to quickly extor
If you feel like you’ve spent the last couple of years talking to your colleagues inside your business’ video-meeting app of choice—be it Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, or something else—you’re not alone. But when you’re in one of these environments, you’re probably talking about stuff you’re working on in other pieces of software. And that’s where collaboration can start to break down. “We’ve noticed in our
If you’re an active social media user, perhaps you’ve noticed a surge in posts recently about paprika, reflective shaving glasses and castle hospitality in Transylvania. One hundred twenty-five years after its initial publication, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” is having a resurgence. The current popularity bump is thanks to an email newsletter called “Dracula Daily.” The original 1897 version of “Dracula” was told in ep
When Bryce Johnson first discovered Axie Infinity, in spring 2021, he was four years out of college at Virginia Commonwealth University and had just started his fourth job as a software engineer, working deep in the bureaucratic morass of the government-facing IT firms around Washington, D.C. Johnson, known among his friends for being “extremely genuine,” with an infectious smile, was driving home from work one day in his Honda Civic, when he happened to hear a guest on a podcast m
When Bryce Johnson first discovered Axie Infinity, in spring 2021, he was four years out of college at Virginia Commonwealth University and had just started his fourth job as a software engineer, working deep in the bureaucratic morass of the government-facing IT firms around Washington, D.C. Johnson, known among his childhood friends for being “extremely genuine,” with an infectious smile, was driving home from work one day in his Honda Civic, when he happened to hear a guest on a
Is the secret to better human-to-human collaboration…robots? Not in the borderline-scary AI and metal-exterior variety, no. But technology and automation can absolutely help humans work together better. The right collaboration tech stack lets your team capture, organize, and use ideas and information efficiently, so there’s less human conflict and more human productivity. I spent some time looking into what tools folks are using for collaboration, and here I’ll share the mos
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction Monday against a controversial social media law in Florida, giving tech companies a win as they gear up to face another court battle over a similar law in Texas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th District, which covers Florida and several other states, rejected the state’s main argument that social media companies’ content moderation activities are not constitutionally protected. The court, however, allowed other provisions in the l