Digital

Electronic Arts to buy Codemasters in $1.2 bn deal

Computer games firm Electronic Arts said on Monday it reached an agreement to buy Codemasters in a deal worth $1.2 billion, trumping an earlier...

Reddit to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash

Social network firm Reddit said it would buy short-video platform Dubsmash, becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated by Chinese-owned TikTok. The financial terms...

Google to stop link ads business from March 2021

Google said it has decided to retire link ads from March 2021. This is in order to modernize available ad formats, based on the feedback...

Twitter to acquire social media app Squad

Twitter has agreed to acquire social media app Squad that enables people to hang out with friends via video chat and screen-sharing. San Francisco, CA-based...

Twitter aims 50% women in its global workforce

Twitter said that it is in the right direction to have at least 50 percent women in its global workforce by 2025 and the...

Snapchat to invest $3.5 mn targeting AR developers

Photo-messaging app Snapchat announced an investment of $3.5 million to expand its support for Augmented Reality (AR) creators and developers on its platform. This investment...

FTC lawsuit may force Facebook to sell WhatsApp and Instagram

Facebook could be forced to sell its WhatsApp and Instagram businesses after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and nearly every U.S. state filed...

Pornhub bans downloading of videos and limits content uploading

Pornhub said on Tuesday it has banned users’ ability to download videos and would allow only certain partner accounts to upload content, following a...