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'Bad buzz': Gaming industry reels from 'Grand Theft Auto' hack
'Bad buzz': Gaming industry reels from 'Grand Theft Auto' hack
by  AFP

The video game industry is coming to terms with one of the biggest hacks in its history, after footage was leaked online of "Grand Theft Auto 6" -- the next instalment of one of the world's most popular franchises. "Our work on Grand Theft Auto will continue as planned," Rockstar said in a statement on Twitter that was liked more than one million times.

Walmart hiring fewer US holiday staff this year
Walmart hiring fewer US holiday staff this year
by  AFP

Walmart announced Wednesday it will hire 40,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season, far fewer than last year, as inflation weighs on US households and curtails consumption. A year ago, Walmart said it would hire 150,000 workers for temporary and permanent posts as it competed for employees with other retailers and logistics companies in a torrid labor market.

Milan Fashion Week opens with a spring in its step
Milan Fashion Week opens with a spring in its step
by  AFP

Chinese buyers are back and business is booming -- Milan Fashion Week opened Wednesday on an optimistic note, despite the shadows cast by the soaring cost of energy. But this season the international jet set are back in force, from 300 journalists to 450 buyers expected -- including the first Chinese delegation since the pandemic closed borders across the globe.

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