Aug 22
Aug 22
Apple Strikes Back By Making Epic Games Look Like Jackasses, But It Seems to Have Backfired
Posted in: Today's ChiliApple is claiming that Epic Games asked for a “special deal” to bypass its in-app purchase policies in a filing it released today. According to CNBC, former Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller, now a Fellow with the company, said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney asked “for a ‘side letter’ from Apple that would create…
Aug 22
Content and moderation decisions by tech companies are increasingly the focus of unending kicking and screaming—to the point where it’s now essentially a campaign plank for at least one of the U.S.’s major political parties. The likes of Facebook, Twitter, and Google are also trying to convince the public how well…
Aug 22
A new study has found links between experiences of chronic stress, elevated levels of a stress hormone that increases appetite, and a greater risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The research comes from Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, where researchers note that this blood-based stress/hunger hormone may remain elevated for years after the stressful situation. Everyone … Continue reading
Aug 22
The Sprint To November: Join A Post-Convention Chat With HuffPost Reporters And Editors
Posted in: Today's ChiliJoin a virtual post-convention discussion on the Sprint to November with HuffPost’s reporters on Aug. 28.
Aug 22
California wildfires, the Democratic National Convention and a bathing bear round out this week’s best images.
Aug 22
These days, Finland-born director Renny Harlin is mostly known as Geena Davis’ ex-husband who directed her in the infamous Cutthroat Island. But his long and occasionally strange career encompasses way more than that. For instance: super-smart sharks!
Aug 22
On top of the global pandemic and increasingly nightmarish election race, good chunks of the country are spending the last bits of their summer dealing with one of the most brutal wildfire seasons to date. So brutal, in fact, experts turning to new words to describe just how unprecedented this year’s California…
Aug 22
All this week, I’ve been writing a series of articles about my favorite game of all time, Chrono Trigger, as it reaches its 25th anniversary. I’ve held up the game’s story, characters, and music all as examples of what makes this game great, but there’s one thing I’ve yet to touch on that I feel deserves a special mention: the … Continue reading
Aug 21
Let them fight.”Rami Ismail, co-founder of Ridiculous Fishing studio Vlambeer, is not interested in joining any lawsuits on behalf of Epic Games, Apple, Google or any other billion- or trillion-dollar business. Because really, even though Epic’s lega…
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