After years of inaction, the FCC this week said that it’s finally going to protect consumers against a scam that takes control of their cell phone numbers by deceiving employees who work for mobile carriers. While commissioners congratulated themselves for the move, there’s little reason yet to believe it will stop a practice that has…
Sam Altman, who as CEO of OpenAI gave the world ChatGPT and became one of the most influential people in technology, has departed the company after losing the confidence of its board. A company statement says that a review “concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability…
Yuppie Psycho developer Baroque Decay Games has announced Catechesis, a horror RPG revival of the game it originally announced in 2013. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. “A decade ago, Baroque Decay made an exciting announcement: their…
Amazon has cut around 180 jobs from its gaming division. Sources from Reuters, Aftermath and Bloomberg reported on the cuts, which affected the entire Game Growth team and all staff working on Crown, an Amazon-backed Twitch channel. A leaked email reportedly cited a company pivot to refocus resources on growth areas like free monthly games for…
I’m a longtime iPhone user who has not upgraded to one of the iPhone 15 models. The iPhone 14 Pro is still an amazing device. It’s practically the equivalent of the base iPhone 15. And I’m fairly confident that I could keep it for one more year after the iPhone 16 hits stores next September….