TOKYO — Sony Corp. reported a 33.5% jump in quarterly profit as sales improved in its PlayStation 4 video game business. Tokyo-based Sony kept its full-year profit projection unchanged Friday at 140 billion yen ($1.2 billion), which would be a … Read More
LOS ANGELES — Now it’s The Fine Brothers who are having to react. The duo behind the hugely popular “React” videos is licensing the brand to other creators, and #TeamInternet is divided. Or maybe just a little confused about what … Read More
Are you ready to live stream on Facebook? After rolling out first to celebrities and then to a relative handful of regular users, Facebook’s live video streaming feature is now a part of everyone’s Facebook experience. See also: GoPro’s integration … Read More
In other nations, you’d expect top political leaders to be travelling in a convoy of dark cars, surrounded by hordes of law enforcement and secret service-type figures. Not in Australia. Its prime minister is content with just hopping on the … Read More
Prepare to have your heartstrings pulled Not only is baby Ziggy, a two-week-old Guereza colubus monkey, named for the late David Bowie and his Ziggy Stardust character, but the fuzzy little guy is absolutely adorable to boot See also: Cincinnati … Read More
Microsoft cofounder — and supporter of conservation efforts — Paul Allen is in hot water because the anchor chain on his 300-foot yacht is being blamed for heavy damage to a huge swath of protected coral in the Cayman Islands. … Read More
PayPal is finally beginning to make money off of Venmo. The peer-to-peer payments app so popular among millenials can now be used to make in-app purchases, PayPal announced Wednesday. The company is initially partnering with two iOS apps, Gametime and … Read More
LONDON — Reading & Leeds Festival has just announced a huge chunk of its line-up, and it’s shaping up to be an epic weekend. Foals and Disclosure are going to co-headline one night at the August weekender, with Fetty Wap, … Read More
A school bus outside an Indianapolis-area elementary school jumped forward and hopped a curb on Tuesday, suddenly driving toward students waiting outside. Their principal, Susan Jordan, shoved them out of the way The students were sent to a hospital with … Read More
The LGBTQ community loves parades, color and fun. That’s about all you’ll learn from Atari’s new game PrideFest, a mobile game that bills itself as a celebration of the LGBTQ community. The social-simulation game has players take on mayorship of … Read More