Technology News for Friday 12th August 2022

1. Samsung's De Facto Chief, Freed From Prison a Year Ago, Is Pardoned

SEOUL — President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday pardoned Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of the Samsung conglomerate, who served prison time after being convicted of bribing one of Mr. Yoon's predecessors. Mr. Lee was released on parole last August.

2. MultiVersus season 1 kicks off next week following delay

The first season of MultiVersus, Warner Bros.' free-to-play take on a Super Smash Bros.-esque crossover fighter, will now begin on August 15th, developer Player First Games tweeted Thursday evening. The season had been scheduled to kick off on August ...

3. Redmi K50 Ultra, Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4 launched: All you need to know

The Redmi K50 Ultra is the first Redmi phone to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. The phone features a 3,725mm² vapour chamber that Xiaomi claims will help keep the phone cool even after two hours of gaming.

4. Samsung scion Lee pardoned for bribing former president

The de facto leader of the manufacturing conglomerate Samsung, received a presidential pardon Friday, wiping the billionaire scion's criminal record clean after a massive bribery scandal that ignited nationwide protests in 2017.

5. Porsche 911 Sally Special Is Based on an Animated Character That Was Based on a 911

Disney and Pixar's Cars may have hit theaters in the summer of 2006, but production of the film started many years earlier, with production designer Bob Pauley first sketching the film's female protagonist, Sally Carrera, in 2002.

6. 'Cult Of The Lamb' Is 'Animal Crossing' Meets 'Hades' And A Must-Play

Cult of the Lamb is what would happen if instead of building a nice village in Animal Crossing, you crafted a cult compound that enslaved villagers and sacrificed them to a mythical blood god. It's rendered in cutesy ...

7. How to pick the best MacBook so you're not overspending for what you don't need

The 2020 MacBook Air runs on the M1 chip and costs $999. Apple's new MacBook Air runs on the M2 chip, starts at $1,199 and has a number of upgrades from its predecessor. The MacBook Pro starts at $1,299 and is made for users who need a lot of ...

8. Cult Of The Lamb is an adorably gross mash-up of some of indie gaming's best ideas

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You ...

9. Why it's taking so long to encrypt Facebook Messenger

In recent conversations with Meta employees, I've come to understand more about what's taking so long — and how consumer apathy toward encryption has created challenges for the company as it works to create a secure messaging app that its user base will ...

10. Gamers offered too much of a good thing?

Let's count game-related subscription services: there's Xbox Game Pass (Microsoft), PlayStation Plus (Sony), Google Stadia, GeForce Now (Nvidia), Nintendo Switch Online, EA Play (Electronic Arts), Apple Arcade, and Amazon Luna.

11. Peloton gears up to hike prices, lay off 800 employees, and shutter stores

Now, roughly six months later, McCarthy has sent out a memo to staffers warning the company plans to eliminate an additional 784 jobs in a third round of layoffs, reports Bloomberg. Peloton will also increase the prices of the Bike Plus and Tread, while ...

12. Don't Use Bug Bounties as 'Botox' to Cover Internal Security Flaws

Bug bounties fail to deliver long-lasting security benefits or build a modern cybersecurity workforce pipeline, Luta Security founder Katie Moussouris argued during a keynote speech at this week's Black Hat. Moussouris, who helped launch bug bounty ...