Critics give the deal a thumbs down. …read more Source:: CNet

How much bigger can video games get? Video games are only getting more costly, in more ways than one. And it doesn’t seem like they’re sustainable. From a report: There’s the human cost, which Kotaku has chronicled extensively. Contract workers are continually undervalued and taken advantage of, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 developer…

Anne Neuberger will lead the directorate, which aims to bring together the NSA’s offensive and defensive operations. …read more Source:: DarkReading

IoT botnet-made up mainly of routers-hit a service provider with nearly 300,000 requests-per-second in a 13-day deluge of data. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The actor played replicant Roy Batty opposite Harrison Ford and helped write the iconic “tears in rain” speech. …read more Source:: CNet

The online retail giant is ramping up for more deliveries. …read more Source:: CNet

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have to personally answer to federal regulators under an agreement to settle a privacy case with the Federal Trade Commission that includes a $5 billion penalty for the giant social media company, the agency announced Wednesday. From a report: Separately, Facebook will pay $100 million to settle a case with…

Mnuchin says he had “direct discussions” with Google CEO Sundar Pichai this week. …read more Source:: CNet

Profits down, shares up Global silicon shipments might be falling off a cliff, but it’s not all doom and gloom: American chipmaker Texas Instruments has just reported better-than-expected quarterly results off the back of fairly consistent analog component sales.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The Dutch actor is best known for playing replicant leader Roy Batty opposite Harrison Ford. …read more Source:: CNet