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Overworked GameStop Employees Walk Out, Tell Gamers To Shop Elsewhere
The GameStop in the Gateway Mall in Lincoln, Nebraska is one of the busiest around, at least according to the person who used to run it. But over the weekend it was closed after four employees decided to walk out and never return over what he says are bad working conditions and a verbally abusive…
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New York Attorney General Investigating Twitch, Discord Following Buffalo Shooting
In the wake of the horrific shooting that took place in Buffalo on May 14, New York Attorney General Letitia James has officially launched an investigation into the role social media companies may have played in the attack on a supermarket that took the lives of 10 people and is now being investigated as a…
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Facebook’s Latest Financial Results Show It Has Lost Nearly $US20 ($28) Billion To VR Since 2020
A metaverse filled with digital worlds and avatars might be coming someday, but it won’t be cheap. Facebook parent company Meta has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 and it shows that this year alone, the company’s virtual reality-focused department has lost $US2.96 ($4) billion so far. This continues a trend…
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GameStop’s Meme Stock Is Back With A Vengeance
People have been waiting for the GameStop bubble to pop for over a year now. Instead, the ailing brick and mortar video game retailer just posted another record week on Wall Street. Earnings are down. Employee morale is in the pits. But the company’s stock went from $US78 ($108) per share last month to over…