Monthly Archives: November 2022

Microsoft’s board of directors votes against independent report into military contracts

Microsoft has released its proxy statement ahead of its annual shareholders meeting in December. In it, the company’s board of directors advises shareholders to vote against two proposals for independent reports to be conducted into Microsoft’s military contracts. Proposal four, submitted by Boston Common Asset Management and Impact Investors, concerns the ethics of how the…

The Last of Us board game coming from Escape the Dark creator

There’s a The Last of Us board game in the works. This project comes from Themeborne, which is known for its Escape the Dark series. Themeborne will be working closely with The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog on the upcoming release, with its Kickstarter campaign kicking off later this month. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/tlou-board-game.jpg” title=”The…

Developers decry Call of Duty fan who turned up on studio’s doorstep to protest Modern Warfare 2 ban

An upset Call of Duty player has sparked criticism for turning up in-person at an Activision Blizzard studio to try and get their Modern Warfare 2 ban overturned. Writing in a now-deleted post on reddit (thanks, PC Gamer), the first-person shooter fan stated they had been stopped by a security guard after entering the car…

How innovative technologies promise to change our lives

Come back to this page for rolling updates throughout the day as we kick off EmTech 2022, MIT Technology Review’s flagship event on emerging technology and global trends. Global changemakers, innovators, and industry veterans will take to the stage ​​to distinguish what’s probable, plausible, and possible with tomorrow’s breakthrough technologies. We’ll be hearing from some of…