The lead writer for "Far Cry 6"says the blockbuster game is political, a remarkable change from how top industry creators have historically discussed their games with the public and press.
Driving the news: The upcoming Ubisoft game is set amid guerrilla fighting in a fictionalized version of Cuba.
Major meat supplier JBS USA was the latest victim of an organized cybersecurity attack, with servers in North America and Australia impacted, the company said Sunday.
Why it matters: JBS USA is the largest producer of beef in the country, The Hill notes, and is a major supplier of poultry and pork. JBS’s five biggest beef plants — which collectively manage a total of 22,500 cattle per day — have paused processing after the weekend attack, according to JBS. The hack has led to one-fifth of U.S. beef production being wiped out, Bloomberg reports.
Substack now has hundreds of newsletters from journalists based outside the U.S., co-founder Hamish McKenzie tells Axios.
Details: The company is looking to expand its international footprint in the coming months, and will start hiring more people with experience in expanding businesses globally.
What does being good at Legos have to do with tech know-how? A lot, says Philip Straatsma, a contestant in the new season of "Lego Masters" which starts Tuesday night on Fox.
Driving the news: Straatsma is one of at least three of the contestants in the upcoming season of "Lego Masters" who works in the tech industry.
Amazon is getting pushback after announcing a plan that connects Alexa, Ring and other Amazon devices by default to a network that opens people's broadband connection to shared use by others.
Why it matters: While users can choose to turn off such sharing, most people don't change default settings, meaning their devices will automatically start sharing bandwidth after June 8.
Twitter is partnering with veteran climate journalist and meteorologist Eric Holthaus to launch a local weather news service on the platform called "Tomorrow" that will be built using all of Twitter's new creator products — from paid newsletters to ticketed live audio rooms and more.
Why it matters: "It's the largest collective of writers and experts we've launched with," Twitter's VP of product Mike Park tells Axios.
President Biden still hasn't named permanent leaders at the key agencies overseeing the tech and telecom industries, giving him a late start on confronting powerful U.S. companies.
Why it matters: If Biden doesn't move quickly, there won't be enough time left for his administration to take on big targets and tackle thorny policy problems.
Of the 150 disinformation campaigns that Facebook has caught and removed in the past four years, the U.S. has been the most frequent target by far, according to a new threat intelligence report from Facebook.
Why it matters: While most of the campaigns targeting the U.S. have originated abroad, Facebook found that a significant number of campaigns targeting people in the U.S. have originated from inside the U.S.
