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The storm around Activision Blizzard’s CEO

The storm around Activision Blizzard’s CEO

FromThe Engadget Podcast


The storm around Activision Blizzard’s CEO

FromThe Engadget Podcast

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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by Engadget’s Jessica Conditt to dive into the latest controversy around Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, he was well aware of sexual misconduct allegations at the company, and he deliberately kept Activision’s board in the dark. Also, we chat about what Apple’s self service program means for you, as well as a new accessibility gadget that brings eye tracking to the iPad.

New report says Activision/Blizzard CEO protected abusers at the studio – 1:20
Apple announces new program to repair products at home – 19:20
Google Cloud outage takes down Spotify, Snapchat, Etsy, and other sites – 24:40
TD Pilot will let people with disabilities control an iPad with their eyes – 30:02
Halo Infinite free multiplayer beta is available now – 36:13
Paramount+ Pulls Star Trek: Discovery from Netflix before new season – 37:37
StreamLabs was accused of plagiarism, drops “OBS” from its name – 41:15
Rep. Paul Gosar retweets Attack on Titan edit about killing AOC right after being censured for doing it the first time – 44:19
LA’s Staples Center is now the Crypto.com arena – 45:59
Gucci made a $10K Xbox + case – 49:02
Working on – 52:57
Picks – 55:57
Released:
Nov 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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