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If Apple’s Streaming Music tax is anticompetitive, its Amazon Kindle tax is, too

By Winston Edmondson Jul 12, 2015

Apple might have to face off against federal antitrust regulators once again, but not for anticompetitive eBook business practices. According to a number of sources, Apple’s digital music business is now under the microscope.…

Why ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ devs worried about Lara Croft having ‘too many human qualities’

By Eric David Jul 10, 2015

Game development has come a long way from the days of making yellow circles eat white dots while being chased by ghosts, and these days it is getting harder to tell the difference between…

Ding dong the witch is dead: Ellen Pao resigns as CEO of Reddit

By Duncan Riley Jul 10, 2015

Interim Reddit Chief Executive Officer Ellen Pao resigned from her role as head of the “front page of the internet” Friday after months of ineptitude in running the site, resulting in near constant user…

Complexity the enemy to mainstream OpenStack adoption | #RHSummit

By Amber Johnson Jul 10, 2015

“Complexity has been the enemy to mainstream OpenStack adoption,” Radhesh Balakrishnan, general manager of OpenStack at Red Hat, Inc., told theCUBE’s Stu Miniman during an interview at Red Hat Summit 2015. “I view OpenStack…

Lizard Squad throws DDoS tantrum over taunts from CEO of Daybreak Games

By Kyt Dotson Jul 10, 2015

“So I’m coming for you Julius.” These were the words of John Smedley, CEO of Daybreak Game Company (previously Sony Online Entertainment), when berating 17-year-old Julius “zeekill” Kivimaki on Twitter. The Finnish teen, who…

Dishonored 2 director talks player choice and creating realistic environments

By Eric David Jul 10, 2015

Arkane Studios’ Dishonored was one of the most exciting new IPs to come out of the last few years, and the French game maker thrilled fans at this year’s E3 when it announced Dishonored 2. The…