The man behind Fortnite is making the riskiest bet of his career. The payoff could be huge
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Over the course of his career Tim Sweeney has been unafraid to take on tech industry giants.
The CEO and founder of Epic Games has had a knack for picking the right battles while also shoring up his company's independence. Fortnite, the company's blockbuster battle royale game, recently topped more than 15 million concurrent players and has spawned a universe of fandom. Epic challenged established platforms by launching its own digital video game storefront. And the multi-billion dollar company developed the Unreal Engine, a proprietary software for making its own video games that it licenses out to other developers and animators. Now Sweeney, 50, is embarking on the biggest battle in his company's 30-year history: Epic is suing Apple and Google in a legal challenge that could remake the future of the digital economy.
For any parent with a child in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade, now is the time to strategize how to maximize your access to both merit-based and need-based financial aid.
Trump lowered tariffs on China. Here’s why that won’t spare Americans from price hikes and shortages
The steep drop in tariff rates on Chinese goods shipped to the United States might have consumers thinking there’s significant relief in sight — at least compared to before. But in practice it might not feel that way.
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The impish yet cute plushies are a global sensation among Gen Z and even those older, often hanging on handbags, backpacks and belt loops.
Groceries, school supplies, home goods and toys are among goods that could bear a bigger price tag.
Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates.
Spotify is scrambling to remove fake podcast pages that direct users to buy drugs from potentially dangerous and illegal online pharmacies. CNN identified dozens of these phony podcasts across Spotify, which violate its rules, and at best, may be spam and, and worst, could direct users to sites that violate the law.
The trade war between China and the United States seems to have somewhat simmered, after weeks of massive tit-for-tats on tariffs between the world’s two biggest economies.
The US Department of Justice is set to drop a criminal case against aircraft maker Boeing despite the fact that the company agreed to plead guilty last year, according to attorneys for families of victims of two fatal crashes of the 737 Max that led to the case.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company on Friday said a “rogue employee” was behind its chatbot’s unsolicited rants about “white genocide” in South Africa earlier this week.
Americans’ feelings about the US economy remain in the doldrums: Consumer sentiment continued its freefall this month, settling in at a near-record low.
Keeping cool could cost a lot more this summer — yet another financial squeeze for many inflation-weary consumers.
If you thought President Donald Trump’s trade war was over, he has some news for you: Tariffs are going up again.