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What began as a trickle has turned into an avalanche. Workers on Diablo are the latest arm of Blizzard to unionize, with Communications Workers of America (CWA) – which helped other Microsoft-owned studios unionize – saying that over 450 developers across multiple disciplines voted in favor of unionizing. It’s been a long time coming, though layoffs certainly sped up the …

If you’ve been cranking through Nintendo Switch 2 games, storage is probably getting pretty tight. 256GB of internal storage is uncharacteristically generous for Nintendo, sure, but with great power comes great file sizes. The console’s first-party games are svelte, but third-party games like Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (50.8GB) or Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (60.2GB) eat up their …

The rich are different from other people — and that also applies to the share of their income they pay in taxes, according to a new study from University of California, Berkeley, economists.  The individuals who make up the Forbes 400 list, topped by Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a fortune of $244 billion, paid an average effective tax rate of …

Ben BabyAug 25, 2025, 05:33 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …

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A software developer sabotaged his employer after being demoted Davis Lu created a “kill switch” that would lock out all users He was sentenced to four years in jail and additional three years of supervised leave A disgruntled worker has been sentenced to four years in prison after installing “kill switch” malware on his employer’s network which was set to …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said it didn’t take long to realize Uecker might be better suited for a different role. “The first scouting report Bob sent back here had mashed potatoes and gravy all …

Coldplay referenced Oasis and oversaw a fan’s proposal during the first of their 10-date Wembley Stadium residency. On Friday night (August 22), the band played the first of a record-breaking 10 headline shows at the iconic venue that sees their epic, three-year ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour continue. Chris Martin repeatedly thanked the giant crowd for “letting us come home …

Last week, Activision Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development team (SFD) announced to the world it had unionised alongside the Communications Workers of America (CWA). As of writing, a neutrality agreement is in place while negotiations for a union contract are in the works. It is not the first time the push for unionisation has surged at Activision Blizzard. Three months …

Tesla’s Cybertruck is widely viewed as an “unmitigated” commercial disaster, but that hasn’t stopped the company from deploying a variety of sales gimmicks to try to squeeze just a little more money out of the flop vehicle. This week, Tesla launched a new version of its most expensive Cybertruck variants, known as the “Cyberbeast.” Tesla has marketed the “beast” as …