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Europe games industry on edge as 'Assassin's Creed' hits shelves
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS - Thursday's release of action-adventure epic "Assassin's Creed Shadows" marks a make-or-break moment not just for struggling French games heavyweight Ubisoft, but for the entire European gaming ecosystem.
‘A place of fear’: Hong Kong activist recalls years of repression
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» OTTAWA - Agnes Chow was trapped in Hong Kong, had her passport seized and was branded a "foreign agent" after years as one of the city's most prominent democracy activists.
Microsoft nears takeover of 'Call of Duty' maker
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» LONDON - Xbox-owner Microsoft has closed in on its $69-billion takeover of "Call of Duty" video-game maker Activision Blizzard after the UK said Friday that a revamped deal addressed regulatory concerns.
China's Baidu rolls out ChatGPT rival to public
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» BEIJING - China's Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday, in a major leap for the country's tech sector as it aims to cash in on the artificial intelligence gold rush.
Biden targets China as he touts manufacturing revival at home
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» BELEN (UNITED STATES) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to restrict US investment in Chinese technology during a multi-state tour of the Southwest to tout his push to revive American manufacturing after decades of decline.
Chinese students leap 'Great Firewall' for ChatGPT homework help
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their homework time — vaulting the country's "Great Firewall" to write book reports and bone up on their language skills.
China's Tencent fires more than 100 for fraud, embezzlement
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Tencent said Monday it had fired more than a hundred employees for violating company policies, with some referred to police and later found guilty of bribery and embezzlement.
Hounded at home, China's video game firms welcomed in Europe
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» PARIS: China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice.
Xi's 'Chinese Dream' flickers in one Beijing neighbourhood
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» BEIJING: Wu has staked out his patch of the Chinese Dream. Married with a second child on the way, he has a Beijing apartment and a car paid for by a tech job with a comfortable salary.
Gamers to bid farewell to FIFA franchise after 30 years
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» PARIS: One of the biggest franchises in video game history is coming to an end on Friday with the release of FIFA 23, the final installment of a football game that has entranced millions of fans for the past three decades.