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02.03.26 - 21:12
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US$2.68 billion class action claims UK PlayStation users are overcharged for games (SCMP)
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A £2 billion (US$2.68 billion) class action will claim that millions of PlayStation users in the UK are overcharged for games on the console in the latest legal challenge against technology firms' market dominance.
The case, brought by consumer champion Alex Neill on behalf of an estimated 12.2 million gamers, accuses Sony of levying “excessive and unfair” charges on downloads from its PlayStation Store.
The antitrust claim is set to be heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London from......
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28.02.26 - 14:18
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Why Leaders Should Rethink the Way They Handle Mistakes (Bloomberg)
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Success and failure dominate the business conversation, but what about mistakes? In their new book 'Mistakes to Meaning', Former Treasury Secretary Chief of Staff Joshua Steiner and former Sony executive Michael Lynton examine the difference between failures and mistakes. Lynton revisits the decision to greenlight The Interview, which led to the Sony cyberattack. Steiner reflects on his own early lesson: as a young Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, he was subpoenaed in the Whitewater investigation after candid notes he kept became public. They discuss why people hide mistakes, why that instinct backfires, and how confronting errors can ultimately strengthen leadership. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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26.02.26 - 23:12
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Nintendo realized it couldn′t win the console arms race — so it changed the game (CNBC)
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Nearly nine years after its release, the Nintendo Switch has become the company's best-selling console of all time, with more than 155 million units sold. From the Nintendo Entertainment System rescuing a collapsed gaming market in the 1980s, to the GameCube being outsold by Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's hardware history is as much of a story of reinvention as it is success....
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25.02.26 - 08:00
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Spanish engineer reports flaw in ′smart′ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices (The Guardian)
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Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the worldA Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert.The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his new DJI Romo vacuum so that he could control it with his Playstation 5 gamepad. Continue reading......
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