Shannon Liao, CNN Business, Author at newswatchplus.ph

The man behind Fortnite is making the riskiest bet of his career. The payoff could be huge

Shannon Liao, CNN Business — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 22:10:47 +0000

(CNN) — Over the course of his career Tim Sweeney has been unafraid to take on tech industry giants. The CEO and founder of Epic Games has had a knack for picking the right battles while also shoring up his company’s independence. Fortnite, the company’s blockbuster battle royale game, recently topped more than 15 million

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Nintendo said a total of 300,000 accounts have been hacked

Shannon Liao, CNN Business — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:05:55 +0000

(CNN) — A total of 300,000 Nintendo accounts have been breached since the beginning of April, the company revealed Tuesday, as hackers used others’ Nintendo Network IDs without permission. The hack was first discovered in April, and at the time, Nintendo said users would no longer need to use these IDs to log into their accounts,

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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla headquarters out of California following extended shelter-in-place rules

Shannon Liao, CNN Business — Sun, 10 May 2020 12:43:02 +0000

(CNN) — Tesla filed suit Saturday night against Alameda County, California, after local officials there refused to let the company reopen its Fremont factory. In a series of tweets earlier Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also threatened to move the company’s headquarters to Texas or Nevada, where shelter-in-place rules are less restrictive. “Frankly, this is

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Nintendo Switch and ‘Animal Crossing’ are quarantine bestsellers. Here’s why

Shannon Liao, CNN Business — Sat, 02 May 2020 15:51:44 +0000

People are playing more video games than before, but one console is markedly more popular than the others. The Nintendo Switch has been in high demand during the pandemic, selling out on multiple websites. (FILE PHOTO)

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Here’s everything we know about Sony’s PlayStation 5

Shannon Liao, CNN Business — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:14:41 +0000

(CNN) — Sony’s PlayStation 5 is coming, and as its release gets closer, the leaks keep dropping. Among the many rumors floating around on the web, we’ve narrowed down what looks to be most legitimate. What it will look like Early prototypes that have been photographed and leaked online match a design patent Sony registered last

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