Nintendo's profits decline following last year's pandemic boost
Japanese video game maker Nintendo's profit dropped 19% in the first half of its fiscal year from the previous year, when it received a big lift as people stuck at home by the coronavirus pandemic turned to its products.
Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast 6%; says can't fulfill holiday demand
Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday cut its full year Switch sales forecast by 6% to 24 million units and said it would struggle to meet demand in the key year-end shopping season as chip shortages disrupt production of the hit device.
Washington orders Chinese phone carrier out of US market
U.S. regulators are expelling a unit of China Telecom Ltd., one of the country's three major state-owned carriers, from the American market as a national security threat amid rising tension with Beijing.
Microsoft results bolstered by pandemic cloud computing and gaming
Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly results on Tuesday on pandemic-induced demand for the software giant's cloud-based services and gaming consoles as businesses moved to hybrid working and people entertained themselves at home.
Facebook Papers: Company takes heat from lawmakers over leaked docs
Republicans and Democrats have spoken out on the recent Facebook revelations, with lawmakers in both the House and Senate blasting the social media giant over the leaked internal documents.
Gender-neutral toys for children gain ground
New efforts are underway to eliminate gender bias in the toy industry, including a new state law and other efforts to stop marketing children’s toys based on gender.
Netflix’s Dave Chappelle protestors get support from celebrities
Several celebrities, many of whom work with Netflix, shared messages of support and solidarity with the many employees who staged a walk-out protest on Wednesday.
Intel’s earnings dented by chip shortage
Intel Corp. disappointed investors even as it posted stronger third-quarter earnings and raised its full-year sales outlook, as global chip shortages eat into potential sales.
Activision Blizzard fired 20 employees following harassment claims
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) said on Tuesday it had fired more than 20 employees following allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the workplace, with 20 more individuals facing other forms of disciplinary action.
Sinclair Broadcast Group hit with ransomware attack
Sinclair Broadcast Group confirmed Monday that it was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend.
Klobuchar, Grassley seek to block Big Tech from promoting own products over competition
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., on Thursday unveiled a bill blocking Big Tech companies from promoting their own products over others.
Netflix fires employee for leaking 'sensitive' material' as Dave Chapelle controversy swirls
The sensitive material was related to the new controversial standup special from Dave Chappelle that has many employees outraged.
NJ toy store bracing for bare shelves, thinks outside of the box
A New Jersey toy store owner explained an innovative solution to keeping her shelves stocked amid unprecedented supply chain disruptions.
Netflix CEO defends Dave Chappelle special: Stand-up is 'an important part of our content offering'
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos responded to employee questions about the decisions to release the special.
Toymaker Hasbro's CEO Brian Goldner will take medical leave
Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has announced that Brian D. Goldner is taking a medical leave of absence from his CEO role, effective immediately.
Parler CEO questions Facebook whistleblower’s motives as long-time Democratic donor
George Farmer says he's questioning Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's motives due to her Democratic Party donation records.
Activision Blizzard agrees to pay $18 million to settle EEOC probe
Activision Blizzard Inc. on Monday said it had agreed to pay $18 million as part of a settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which had been examining allegations of gender-based harassment and retaliation at the embattled videogame-publishing giant.
Ransomware strike targets US agriculture industry, White House quietly hits back
An industry marked as “off limits” to Russian hackers by President Biden was hit in a ransomware attack earlier this week when the operations of two farming co-ops in Iowa and Minnesota were disrupted.
Putin is directing attacks on the US through cyberspace. Here's how companies can stay safe
Putin is directing full throttled attacks on the U.S. in the unregulated, wide-open, man-made domain of cyberspace, which has become the backbone infrastructure of 21st century commerce and free expression.
$5.9M ransomware attack on major agriculture group poses risk to US grain, pork, chicken supply
The U.S. grain, pork and chicken supply could be at risk after a ransomware attack on New Cooperative Inc. has forced the Iowa-based agriculture services provider's systems to go offline.



















