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Astro and US Army drop Call of Duty League sponsorship

Charlie Intel spotted yesterday that Astro Gaming's logo had disappeared from the Call of Duty League (CDL) website. It was still there as recently as August 11. Then earlier today, the US Army's logo also vanished. This leaves the Call of Duty League with four sponsors, Zenni Gaming, Scuf, Mountain... https://www.techspot.com/news/90793-astro-us-army-drop-call-duty-league-sponsorship.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AMD captures 22.5 percent of the x86 CPU market, the highest share since 2007

By now, it's no secret that AMD is smashing Intel in retail desktop CPU sales, even after Intel started offering discounts on several of its 11th and 10th generation offerings. Team Red's processors dominate Amazon's best-selling charts and are now preferred by workstation builders. And Epyc processors are stealing Xeon's... https://www.techspot.com/news/90788-amd-captures-225-percent-x86-cpu-market-highest.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Nine Inch Nails guitarist and Spec Ops: The Line creative director partner on new game studio

The first title from the pair's LA-based Eyes Out studio will be "a single-player immersive cosmic horror game with strong environmental storytelling elements." Davis has experience in the genre, having worked on the level design in the excellent Condemned 2: Bloodshot and F.E.A.R: Extraction Point. He was also director on... https://www.techspot.com/news/90784-nine-inch-nails-guitarist-spec-ops-line-creative.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft acknowledges yet another print spooler vulnerability

The Print Spooler security nightmare isn't over for Microsoft -- the company has had to issue one patch after another to fix things, and that includes this month's Patch Tuesday update. https://www.techspot.com/news/90774-microsoft-acknowledges-another-print-spooler-vulnerability.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Diablo IV director, other designers let go from Blizzard

Activision Blizzard confirmed the departures to Kotaku via email. "We have a deep, talented roster of developers already in place and new leaders have been assigned where appropriate. We are confident in our ability to continue progress, deliver amazing experiences to our players, and move forward to ensure a safe,... https://www.techspot.com/news/90777-diablo-iv-director-other-designers-go-blizzard.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

TikTok is adding more privacy protections for teens

TikTok is doing more to protect the safety of teens on its platform with a new set of changes for kids aged 13-17. https://www.techspot.com/news/90768-tiktok-adding-more-privacy-protections-teens.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

NortonLifeLock to acquire Avast for $8 billion

Once Norton acquires the Czech antivirus developer, the new firm will be dually headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, USA, and Prague, Czech Republic. NortonLifeLock CEO Vincent Pilette and CFO Natalie Derse will remain CEO and CFO respectively. Avast CEO Ondřej Vlček will become president of NortonLifeLock. Avast co-founder and current director... https://www.techspot.com/news/90761-nortonlifelock-acquire-avast-8-billion.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger