August 2020 – Page 8

Riot Games to reportedly establish ethics committee after NEOM backlash

Riot Games plans to establish an ethics committee and global deals council after the company’s short-lived partnership with NEOM, a Saudi Arabian city development project. The global deals council will…

lecrab 10 August 2020

eSports

WINNERS League Season 4 boasts exponential growth

WINNERS League Season 4 for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) ended last month, and WIN.gg has reported its largest-ever viewership numbers amidst the pandemic. According to the company, its Twitch channel…

lecrab 7 August 2020

eSports

Esports movers and shakers in July 2020

The esports industry is growing by effectively every metric and so too are the companies and organisations that inhabit it; with this comes new employment opportunities and promotions. With coronavirus…

lecrab 7 August 2020

Technology News

LivingPackets hopes to nurture a circular economy with its smart parcels

More than ever before, people are getting life’s essentials delivered — good news for Amazon, but bad news for the environment, which must bear the consequences of the resulting waste.…

lecrab 7 August 2020

eSports

CSPPA partners with universities to study mental health in CS:GO

The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) has partnered with the University of Chichester and the University of Winchester to conduct a survey of CS:GO players’ mental health. The survey, led…

lecrab 7 August 2020

eSports

Global Esports Foundation adds Ireland Esports to growing roster

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has found its latest member in Ireland Esports, the official governing body of esports and gaming in Ireland. As members of the Global Esports Federation, Ireland Esports…

lecrab 7 August 2020

Technology News

The tale of 2 challenger bank models

Tilman Ehrbeck Contributor Share on Twitter Tilman Ehrbeck is managing partner at Flourish, based in Washington D.C. Anuradha Ramachandran Contributor Anuradha Ramachandran is a director at Flourish Ventures, focusing on…

lecrab 6 August 2020

Technology News

UK reported to be ditching coronavirus contacts tracing in favor of ‘risk rating’ app

What’s going on with the U.K.’s coronavirus contacts-tracing app? Reports in the national press today suggest a launch of the much-delayed software will happen this month but also that the…

lecrab 6 August 2020

Technology News

TikTok announces first data center in Europe

TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app that’s found itself at the center of a geopolitical power struggle which threatens to put hard limits on its global growth this year, said…

lecrab 6 August 2020

Technology News

Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesn’t go

Uber has bought UK based Autocab, which sells SaaS to the taxi and private hire vehicle industry, with the aim of expanding the utility of its own platform by linking…

lecrab 6 August 2020