Video game maker Blizzard suspended Blitzchung, an esports competitor, after he made a pro-Hong Kong appeal during a livestreamed interview.
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
DirecTV sends bill for early termination fee after 102-year-old California woman’s death
After a 102-year-old woman died, her family got a bill from DirecTV charging an early termination fee for her dropping the service.
King Arthur’s Flour expands unbleached flour recall over E. coli concerns
King Arthur Flour has expanded the recall of some bags of its Unbleached All-Purpose Flour over concerns for possible E. coli contamination.
Post Malone is latest musical artist to embrace VR with live free Oculus concert Oct. 17
‘Rockstar’ rapper Post Malone’s Oct. 17 concert in Raleigh, N.C., can be watched live in virtual reality using Oculus Quest or Oculus Go headsets.
‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ video game offensive boasts new ‘Fortnite’-style battle royale mode
Activision’s new mobile ‘Call of Duty’ video game, free-to-play on Android and iOS, has a battle royale mode, a game style popularized by ‘Fortnite.’
Beer meets chocolate in new Yuengling and Hershey’s rich, chocolatey porter
Neither Yuengling nor Hershey’s had collaborated on beers before. Now the two have teamed up on a new beer, Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter.
Sony cuts PlayStation Now cloud video game service price in half to $9.99 monthly
Sony is reducing by half the monthly price of its PlayStation Now video game streaming service to $9.99. It’s also adding ‘Grand Theft Auto V.’
FDA cautions dog owners about Performance Dog raw pet food salmonella, listeria concerns
The Food & Drug Administration is recalling some raw pet food over concerns of salmonella and listeria contaminations.
Amazon has 30,000+ jobs to fill, will hold Career Days events Sept. 17 in six cities
Amazon.com will hold Career Day events on Sept. 17 in six cities to fill 30,000-plus full- and part-time jobs the online retailer has available.
State attorneys general teaming up on antitrust probes of Facebook and Google
New York AG Letitia James is leading a multi-state antitrust probe into Facebook, while Texas state AG Ken Paxton reportedly leads one into Google.