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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has revealed that his company nearly made a move to buy Time Warner and turn its franchises into video games. This was years ago, in 2018, when AT&T was attempting to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion.While the deal was held up in legal proceedings, Kotick told Variety that Activision Blizzard raised "all the capital" and was in a place to make a bid if things fell apart with AT&T. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch…

Blizzard General Manager Rod Fergusson weighs in on the eve of the launch Diablo 4 will be here real soon: in nearly 24 hours, actually!  When that zero hour actually hits, who knows what’s going to happen? There was a server slam stress test held on the weekend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘s release that supposedly went well, but you can’t plan for everything. You can, however, plan to a point, and Blizzard has apparently done just that. Speaking to GamesRadar, Blizzard General Manager Rod Fergusson said the following…

Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election.The synthetic images that emerged were often crude, unconvincing and costly to produce, especially when other kinds of misinformation were so inexpensive and easy to spread on social media. The threat posed by AI and so-called deepfakes always seemed a year or…

Yesterday Google officially revealed the Pixel 7a and the Pixel Fold to the world as part of Google I/O, and Otterbox is geared up and ready to protect them both. The accessory company has announced protective cases for both phones, starting at $39.95 for the Pixel 7a and $59.95 for the Pixel Fold. There is essentially one case option for each. The Commuter Series case for the Pixel 7a and the Thin Flex series case for the Pixel Fold. Although, the Pixel 7a Commuter case does come in standard and antimicrobial versions.…

Hollywood actor Chris Pratt said his previous job as a door-to-door salesman prepared him for life in the spotlight because he learned to deal with rejection. The `Jurassic World` star has opened up about how he copes with criticism -- comparing himself to a rhinoceros with thick skin -- and insisting his early career selling coupons helped him survive in the cut-throat world of the entertainment industry, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Speaking to New York Post column PageSix, Chris explained: "Oh, just how you deal with…

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims they are prepared ‘better than most' studios in case the writers' strike does go through, bringing several Hollywood productions to a halt. During its Q1 2023 earnings review, the executive noted how the streaming platform would fare if the work stoppage situation does become a reality, pointing at its large slate of upcoming movies and shows, which would keep disruptions to the minimum. For the uninitiated, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike,…

Investors are closely monitoring the cryptocurrency market as the Big Eyes Coin (BIG) presale nears its end. The recent announcement of Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade, anticipated to bring major changes to the platform, has led to a slight rise in the prices of both Ethereum and Bitcoin (BTC). Despite fluctuations in the market, the Big Eyes Coin project remains in the spotlight, with investors showing enthusiasm to witness its development, particularly upon the token’s launch on an exchange. The Presale Of Big Eyes Coin Is…

Juvenile offenders face stigma once released. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Globally, about one million children are held in police custody annually; 410,000 of them are held in detention and remand centers. On any day, it is estimated, remand homes around the world hold about 160,000 to 250,000 children. Time in prison can have…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Jeffrey Schlegelmilch is the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Climate School. There, he works to understand and improve the nation's capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Although the events themselves are extraordinarily…

Call of Duty remains the key factor in deal completion According to global news conglomerate Reuters, the European Commission is considered likely to approve the acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The regulatory body held a hearing over the stalemate sale last week, where Microsoft pleaded its case for the $69 billion purchase. Citing anonymous sources, Reuters reports that the EU commission is satisfied with Microsoft’s promise to leave Activision’s military shooter franchise Call of Duty as a…