Author: Max Smith

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The mother of a 12-year-old Cuyahoga County boy is suing the companies that make popular video games like Fortnite and Madden, accusing them of intentionally designing the games to make players addicted to them.In her lawsuit, Sonia Foster claims that her son's drug addiction caused him to suffer severe emotional distress, lose friends and suffer from violent rages.The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Cleveland, is one of several similar suits filed across the country against popular game makers including Take-Two Interactive, Microsoft and EA Sports.The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group that represents video game…

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AP photographers always capture the most important moments at the world's biggest sporting events, but they also have an eye for the drama of the smaller moments that might go unnoticed amid the noise.Last week was a packed week of events, including the men's and women's soccer finals, a Formula One race in Monaco, the climax of the Giro d'Italia cycling race in Rome, the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, basketball finals, baseball and volleyball.Thibaut Camus captured the entire scene of Slovakian tennis player Rebecca Slamkova's match against Amanda Anisimova of the United States in their first-round match at…

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The connection between cybersecurity and executives' personal reputation management is important. As leaders in their fields, executives are often the face of their company's brand and are responsible for maintaining the trust of customers, investors, and the public. However, with increasing cyber threats, this trust can quickly be eroded if proper cybersecurity measures are not in place. While technology has certainly enhanced business operations, communications, and customer engagement, it has also brought new challenges, especially when it comes to cybersecurity. Business owners now have to navigate a complex cyber environment where threats such as data breaches, phishing attacks, and ransomware…

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– Steady growth in APHEXDA® adoption in first full quarter post-approval — Among top 80 transplant centers, secured APHEXDA formulary placement to date at institutions representing ~26% of stem cell transplant procedures performed – on track to reach stated goal of ~35% by end of Q2 — Announced new data in abstract accepted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 Annual Meeting on pilot phase of ongoing Phase 2b pancreatic cancer clinical trial collaboration with Columbia University — Collaboration partner Gloria Biosciences’ motixafortide HSC mobilization bridging study IND was filed and approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration…

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Despite being hyper-connected, today's smart cities suffer from chronic cybersecurity deficiencies in urban mobility devices. With an increasingly diverse set of players in the urban mobility sector, we are seeing an increase in the frequency and intensity of cyber attacks that undermine connected, yet vulnerable, mobility fleets. This is the first in a series of articles on cybersecurity issues in smart and connected cities. This June morning in 2023, city authorities in Olsztyn, Poland, are on high alert. Public transport ticket offices are out of service, traffic is jammed on many of the city's roads, and the traffic light management…

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As gamers, we've been conditioned to believe that the games we buy now are often not actually ours. But while big corporations may say differently, it's clear that no matter how much we spend on a game, they can shut it down whenever it seems like the right business decision to their board members and shareholders, especially when it comes to multiplayer or online-centric games. I can't help but constantly be reminded of the horrifying statement made by a Ubisoft executive that gamers need to get used to the idea that they don't own games anymore: There are several four-letter…

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Georgia had to make multiple staff changes during the offseason, but it looks like there could be even more changes coming after the 2024 season. David Cobb of CBS Sports ranked seven coordinators who could become head coaches in the next cycle, including both Georgia defensive coordinators Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson.Schumann was the first person Smart hired on his staff after leaving Alabama, serving as inside linebackers coach for his first three years before being promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2019. He took over the primary role after Dan Lanning transferred to Oregon in 2022. Schumann had already been…

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The partnership follows a similar investment by the Titans Foundation, which aims to provide loans to small businesses and housing developers.Citizens Bank's mission is to expand financial services to low-income and marginalized communities.Citizens Bank of Nashville, with a long history of Black-owned banking, has announced a strategic partnership with The Healing Trust to provide $2 million in loans and mortgages to local small businesses.This investment by Healing Trust is one in a series of strategic partnerships over the past several years to strengthen Citizens Bank's lending capacity and mission to build wealth and access to financial resources in Middle Tennessee's…

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