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At the Microsoft Excel World Championship, selfies and a ‘hype’ tunnel | TechCrunch

An arena. A hype tunnel, the kind through which NBA players typically streak. A competitor dressed in a...

Kelley Heyer attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.
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TikToker sues Roblox over her Charli XCX ‘Apple’ dance | TechCrunch

TikTok content creator Kelley Heyer sued the video game Roblox for using her dance to Charli XCX’s “Apple”...

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Apple’s ‘Mythic Quest’ is ending with an updated Season 4 finale | TechCrunch

“Mythic Quest,” the Apple TV+ workplace comedy about the making of a popular online role-playing game, is ending...

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Nintendo says it is ‘actively assessing’ the impact of US tariffs | TechCrunch

Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said that the company did not factor in possible tariffs from the...

A screenshot of the video game Sniper: Phantom's Resolution, suspected of being malware.
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Valve removes video game listing suspected of being malware | TechCrunch

Valve removed a video game listing from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo...

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Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood | TechCrunch

While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an...

The logo of the video game" Fortnite is displayed during the 'Paris Games Week' on October 25, 2018 in Paris, France.
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Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power | TechCrunch

Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Google’s app store policies: The...

Google corporate logo hangs outside the Google Germany offices
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Google loses appeal over app store overhaul in Epic Games case | TechCrunch

Google lost its appeal of a judge’s court order requiring the tech giant to revamp its app store...

Microsoft signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on June 26, 2024.
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Video game union announces first contract with Microsoft | TechCrunch

Unionized quality assurance testers at video game holding company ZeniMax announced Friday that they have reached a tentative...

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Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety | TechCrunch

Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki joined The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast to discuss the gaming platform’s new...