Tencent Takes 29% Stake in Computer Games Maker Funcom
China’s Tencent Holding Ltd has agreed to buy a 29% stake in Oslo-listed computer games developer Funcom, becoming the biggest shareholder. Tencent, itself a...
Facebook Announces a VR Massive-multiplayer World- Horizon
Facebook Horizon is a virtual reality sandbox universe where users can build their own environments and games, play and socialize with friends or just...
Advertising Execs Point Ways Google Stifles Business
U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google for anti-competitive behavior have recently begun probing the company’s $116 billion-a-year advertising business.
Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states...
Facebook Wins Icc’s Digital Content Rights For Subcontinent
Facebook will have exclusive digital content rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) events in the Indian subcontinent till 2023, the world governing the body...
Tiktok’s Local Moderation Guidelines Ban Pro-Lgbt Content
The Chinese-owned social media app has banned LGBT content even in countries where homosexuality has never been illegal.
TikTok’s efforts to provide locally sensitive moderation...
Indonesian Ride-Hailer Gojek Starts Video-Streaming Platform
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek launched a video streaming service featuring original movies and TV shows on Thursday, as the firm makes a...
Viral Visuals Driving Social Media Manipulation on YouTube, Instagram: Researchers
The success of viral memes, videos and pictures in spreading online disinformation is fueling organized social media manipulation on Instagram and YouTube, said researchers...
xFacebook’s Oculus Quest’s Update Will Make It a Wired PC VR...
Oculus Connect, the virtual reality company, launched the Oculus Quest headset for $400 this Wednesday. The device has been marketed as a standalone wireless VR...
Facebook to Bring AR Ads to the News Feed
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will launch three new ad units on its platform, starting with polls and playable ads in the mobile News Feed...
‘Right to be Forgotten’ By Google, But Only in Europe
Google will not have to apply Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark case...