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Watergate star witness predicts criminal charges after latest Jan. 6 testimony: ‘Trump is in trouble’

Stephen Ayres and and Jason Van Tatenhove, an ally of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, at a hearing of the January 6 committee on July 12, 2022. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images/POOL John Dean, a former White House counsel and a Watergate witness, weighed in on the Jan. 6 hearings. Dean said evidence…

Google slows hiring and says the company needs to be ‘more entrepreneurial’

Google has announced that will slow its pace of hiring for the rest of 2022 and told employees to “be more entrepreneurial,” Bloomberg reported. Much like Meta and other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai cited an “uncertain global economic outlook” for the change of pace and said that the company would consolidate operations and streamline…

Nintendo Japan recognises same-sex marriage, despite Japanese law

Nintendo Japan has updated the Corporate Social Responsibility Information on its website to recognise same-sex marriage, even though it’s banned in Japanese law. A new section called Introduction of a Partnership System notes that since March 2021, employees in a domestic partnership with a same-sex partner have the same benefits as employees in an opposite-sex…

Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco confirms it was hacked, “investigating” potential customer information leak

Bandai Namco has confirmed yesterday’s report it was targeted by hackers, and admitted that confidential information was accessed on its servers. There is “a possibility” this includes customer information, the publisher admitted today in a statement passed to Eurogamer. The publisher of Dark Souls, Elden Ring and Soulcalibur is now “currently identifying the status about…

Twitch reducing payout threshold for streamers

Twitch is reducing its streamer payout threshold by half. At present, Partners and Affiliates only receive a payment from subscriptions, bits and more at a minimum of $100. That’s now being reduced to $50, meaning streamers receiving smaller amounts will get their funds more frequently. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/twitch-blog-header-(1).png” title=”Twitch reducing payout threshold for streamers” />Read…