Tencent is buying British game studio Sumo for $1.27 billion
Tencent announced plans to buy British video game company Sumo Group for $1.27 billion. The Chinese tech giant already has an 8.75% stake in developer.
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British Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years for Blackmailing U.S.Companies
A UK man who threatened to publicly release stolen confidential information unless the victims agreed to fulfill his digital extortion demands has finally…
Hackers Trick 3 British Private Equity Firms Into Sending Them $1.3 Million
In a recent highly targeted BEC attack, hackers managed to trick three British private equity firms into wire-transferring a total of $1.3 million to the bank…
British parliament presses Facebook on letting politicians lie in ads
In yet another letter seeking to pry accountability from Facebook, the chair of a British parliamentary committee has pressed the company over its decision to…
Pokémon Sword And Shield Have British Slang, But It’s Pretty Tame
That Pokémon Sword and Shield’s setting is based on Britain is no secret, but it would seem that the inspiration behind the new titles stretches to more than…
British Airways is testing a high-tech VR to its entertainment options
The best way to enjoy a British Airways flight is to pretend you are somewhere else entirely. Even British Airways has realized that you would probably rather…
British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach
Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information…
University of British Columbia Adds Blockchain Program Master’s and PhD
One of Canada’s leading research universities, the University of British Columbia, is launching a blockchain tech training path for graduate students.…
Facebook just became the British Petroleum of social networks
After spending the last 15 years encouraging people to share every aspect of their lives online, Mark Zuckerberg said today that Facebook will make sweeping…
Meghan’s photobooth shot is removed from BFC’s Instagram
The Duchess of Sussex took part in a starry photobooth session at the British Fashion Awards on Monday night – but the results appear to have been moved from…