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PUBG taps ex-call of duty director to build an ‘original narrative experience'
Dhaka, June 28 (UNB) - PUBG Corporation, the developer behind the massively popular PUBG game for PCs and consoles, is creating a new game studio to build a new “original narrative experience” for the game, set in the same universe. The company believes that PUBG can be a lot more than just Battle Royale. The new game studio will be called Striking Distance and to helm it, the company has tapped industry veteran Glen Schofield, who is best known for the original Dead Space and Call of Duty games, reports NDTV.
Nokia warns UK over using rival Huawei's 5G kit
Dhaka, June 28 (UNB) - One of Huawei's biggest rivals - Nokia - has said the UK should be wary of using the Chinese firm's equipment, reports BBC.
Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets
Dhaka, June 28 (UNB) - Twitter says it will hide tweets by world leaders and politicians that break its rules but have been left online "in the public interest", reports BBC,
New York City declares a climate emergency
Dhaka, June 28 (UNB) - New York City officials declared a climate emergency in an effort to mobilize local and national responses to stall global warming, reports CNN.
Jony Ive, the designer behind the iPhone, is leaving Apple
San Francisco, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — The man behind the iconic designs of the iPhone, iMac and iPad is leaving Apple.
Huawei loses trade-secret case, but jury awards no damages
Dallas, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — A Texas jury ruled Wednesday that Chinese technology giant Huawei stole trade secrets from a Silicon Valley startup, but jurors declined to levy damages, saying Huawei didn't benefit from the theft.
NASA plans to send a drone to Saturn's largest moon
Dhaka, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) - Get ready to see another world from the eyes of a dragonfly — at least, a robotic one.
Facebook enlists plain English to clarify how it makes money
San Francisco, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is updating its terms and services guidelines to clarify how it makes money from the personal information of its users. The changes reflect its ongoing attempts to satisfy regulators in the U.S. and Europe, which have urged the company to make sure users know what they are signing up for.
Amazon adds new option: Buy on Amazon, pick up at Rite Aid
New York, June 27 (AP/UNB) — Amazon is adding a new way to get your packages: head over to another store's sales counter to pick it up.
Zuckerberg says company 'evaluating' deepfake video policy
San Francisco, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is evaluating how it should handle "deepfake" videos created with artificial intelligence and high-tech tools to yield false but realistic clips.