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FTC cracks down on Genshin Impact gacha loot box practices
Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from selling them to teens under the age of sixteen without parental consent. This comes after the FTC referred a complaint to the Department of Justice over the company’s unfair marketing of loot…
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3 Steps to Address Human Impact of AI Adoption in the Workplace
There is a frequent, critical gap in AI adoption strategies that must be addressed: the ongoing human consequences of AI adoption. Employees are constantly being flooded with articles, news, and information about AI-driven job displacement, fueling fear, uncertainty, and resistance to AI adoption. These fears are not baseless. The rapid adoption and high cost of AI implementation mean that many…
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Unpatched critical flaws impact Fancy Product Designer WordPress plugin
Premium WordPress plugin Fancy Product Designer from Radykal is vulnerable to two critical severity flaws that remain unfixed in the current latest version. With more than 20,000 sales, the plugin allows customization of product designs (e.g. clothing, mugs, phone cases) on WooCommerce sites by changing colors, transforming text, or modifying the size. While examining the plugin, Patchstack’s Rafie Muhammad discovered…
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From Natlan to Snezhnaya: How Genshin Impact Can Win Back Players in 2025
I started playing Genshin Impact in 2020. However, I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer so I never imagined I would stick to it for four years. I blame the captivating exploration and scenery, incredible storytelling that leaves you wanting more, and characters with mesmerizing designs and personalities that truly connect with you via their beautiful pasts and present. Genshin…
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Features, Benefits, and Business Impact
Analytical customer relationship management software offers advanced analytics and reports to help businesses make data-based decisions for improved business operations and customer experience. Choosing the right analytical CRM system to match your organization’s operations and goals can bring several benefits, like increased productivity and data integrity. 1 HubSpot CRM Employees per Company Size Micro (0-49), Small (50-249), Medium (250-999), Large…
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NetApp wants to talk about cold data and its impact on sustainability
Maximizing the use of data has never been more important for IT leaders in the age of generative AI. It’s the lifeblood of the modern enterprise which fuels innovation, yet a significant number of firms globally are still failing to fully capitalize on this. Worse still, they’re putting it to waste, and it’s taking a serious toll on both bottom…
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“Significant concerns” raised over impact of data center growth on regional energy grids
Researchers say they have “significant concerns” about the effect rapid growth in data center electricity demand is having on regional energy networks. Schneider Electric has published an investigation into the possible future of AI’s electricity consumption over the next decade, using system dynamics modeling to forecast scenarios for AI electricity demand in the future. ‘The breadth of AI’s projected electricity…
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Genshin Impact & HSR Are Gifting 1000 Free Primogems and Stellar Jades: Here’s How to Get
It’s almost the end of the year 2024, which also means that game awards are in full flow. Like always, Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail were nominated for multiple categories in different game awards. Honkai Star Rail received the ‘Golden Joystick Awards 2024 Still Playing Award (Mobile)’, and ‘PlayStation® Partner Awards 2024 PARTNER AWARD’. Genshin Impact on the other…
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Genshin Impact 5.2: Legendary Color Quest Guide
With two new tribes added to the Natlan map in Genshin Impact 5.2, a new set of Tribal Chronicles has also become available. One quest for the Masters of the Night Wind Tribal Chronicles is Legendary Color. This quest is fairly simple but with a slight trickiness to it. This is why many players are struggling to complete the Legendary…
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Working all that overtime won’t help you hit KPIs – but it will impact your mental wellbeing
New research indicates sales staff working additional hours is common, but all the extra work did not help them meet their targets. CRM platform Pipedrive surveyed salespeople, founders, and CEOs, 69% of whom said they work overtime. One-in-10 respondents told Pipedrive they worked more than 16 additional hours a week, meaning that for some individuals the work week can be…
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