BuzzFeed News to Cease Operations

With BuzzFeed losing its value through the years–from being worth $1.6 billion to now being valued at just $100 million, the company is streamlining its operations, and this includes layoffs and ceasing the operations of its News division. BuzzFeed News defined an era in the 2010s, being one of the most notable news websites at […]

Netflix to Scale Down Movie Output as Part of Restructuring Efforts

Netflix has been implementing a number of changes lately, ranging from making its Basic and Standard plans more affordable in the Philippines to having an ad-supported tier available in select countries. Netflix is also among the many tech companies that have been laying off people and restructuring several divisions within the company. one of its […]

Accenture to Downsize, Set to Cut 19,000 Jobs Worldwide

Accenture is the latest tech firm to downsize its workforce, with a plan to cut around 2.5% of its workforce (or around 19,000 jobs) in a span of 18 months. Around half of the jobs that will be affected by the downsizing efforts of Accenture involve administrative or support functions. As of 2022, Accenture has […]

Apple TV+ VS Disney+? Former Expressed Interest in NBA Streaming Rights

While Disney has owned the rights to broadcast NBA shows in the past 20 years, it is expected that NBA will eventually become exclusive to the Disney+ streaming platform. However, with Disney’s rights to broadcast NBA shows set to end in April 2024, the NBA might consider other options like NBCUniversal or Apple according to […]

Meta Lays Off 11,000 Employees

It seems that the tech industry is also suffering a significant slump in today’s time. Following new Twitter owner Elon Musk’s mass firing of staff last week, Meta will also be laying off 11,000 of its employees. That’s right, the number covers 13% of the company’s workforce, which includes the research lab of its metaverse […]

Elon Musk Literally Carries A Sink Into Twitter Office: A Fresh Start

With a lot of controversy over the past year concerning Elon Musk and Twitter, a decision was finally reached recently which more or less sets the deal in stone. To celebrate, Elon Musk surprisingly carried a sink into the building premises to bring the pun “let that sink in” to reality. Here are the details. […]

Shopee Taps Controversial New Endorser, Starts Reducing Philippine Workforce

E-commerce site Shopee is reportedly reducing its Philippine workforce according to numerous reports we’ve received from their partners as well as some industry sources that work with the company. The reduction in personnel will affect Shopee itself as well as their logistics arm Shopee Xpress Delivery and Tracking (SPX). Things haven’t been looking great for […]

Motorola Partners With Chicago Bulls, Dropping Brooklyn Nets NBA Deal

Ever since the 2017-2018 NBA Season, Nike became the official partner in charge of apparel and clothing for players on the court. This meant that the right shoulder area was taken up by the Nike swoosh, with the opposing shoulder area reserved for corporate team sponsors. The cat is out of the bag. Motorola finally […]

Predator League Philippines 2022 Announced at Conquest Festival

Local players will be battling it out to represent the Philippines in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Predator League 2022 which will be held from November 11-13 in Japan. Details were announced during the CONquest Festival 2022. There are two games for this year’s tournament: Dota 2 and Valorant. Qualifiers will start as early as August 4 […]

SIBOL Team Blacklist International Defends Gold In MLBB SEA Games

It is always a good day when your representative team wins, and that is exactly what we have here. The SIBOL ESports team Blacklist International has won another gold in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament, this 2022 Hanoi SEA Games. This victory comes as the country’s 2nd e-sports gold medal in this competition, […]

Mineski PH Gears up for 2021 Valorant and LoL Wild Rift eSports Tournaments

Mineski, Globe, and OPPO join forces to host a series of eSports tournaments this year focusing on Valorant and League of Legends (LOL) Wild Rift. Given the continuous growth of eSports in the Philippines, the three companies are working closely with Riot Games in making the tournament series possible. Currently, Mineski holds the license to […]

Here’s Why Christmas Might Be Different This Year

With all that has happened this year, a lot of people have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. As the world is yet to find a proven cure to COVID-19, the majority of the population will need to resort to celebrating Christmas virtually—with some celebrating silently in pain as their […]