https://www.scmp.com/rss/295102/feed Zynga develops social games that work stand-alone on mobile phone platforms such as Apple iOS and Google’s Android and online through its website, Zynga.com, and social networking websites such as Facebook. Its best known game is FarmVille, which it launched in 2009. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The fewest number of billionaires have joined The Giving Pledge this year since the creation of the initiative, which helps philanthropists give away most of their wealth. The Giving Pledge was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 when dozens of America’s wealthiest people pledged to donate the bulk of their fortune to help solve problems in society. The list includes Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3197635/why-have-only-5-billionaires-signed-giving-pledge-year-2022s-generous-pledgers-include-23andmes-anne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3197635/why-have-only-5-billionaires-signed-giving-pledge-year-2022s-generous-pledgers-include-23andmes-anne?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:10:16 +0000 Apple Inc and Google warned US lawmakers Tuesday that bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at curbing the power of big technology companies will threaten the privacy and security of users. Escalating its opposition to the legislation, Apple sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin; the panel’s ranking Republican, Chuck Grassley; Antitrust Subcommittee Chair Amy Klobuchar; and the subcommittee’s ranking Republican, Mike Lee. The letter, which was obtained by Bloomberg News,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3163896/apple-google-say-us-antitrust-bills-would-harm-user-privacy-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3163896/apple-google-say-us-antitrust-bills-would-harm-user-privacy-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:08:29 +0000 Zynga's forecast current-quarter bookings, a measure of future revenue, is well below estimates as the social gaming company expects to launch some games only in the fourth quarter. Shares of the company, which reported lower-than-expected active monthly players for the second quarter, fell as much as 10 per cent last week. The company, known for its FarmVille and Mafia Wars games, said it would release its action-strategy games Dawn of Titans and CSR2 in the fourth quarter. "The fourth quarter... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1847725/game-firm-zyngas-measure-future-revenues-well-below-estimates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1847725/game-firm-zyngas-measure-future-revenues-well-below-estimates?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Aug 2015 13:00:45 +0000 Game publisher Zynga has announced the departure of several senior executives, including chief operating officer David Ko, as part of a management shake-up under new chief executive Don Mattrick. The house cleaning comes a little more than a month after Mattrick, a former Microsoft executive, was named Zynga chief executive on July 3 and tasked with turning around the struggling game maker. In a blog post published Tuesday, Mattrick, who replaced Zynga founder Mark Pincus, outlined a sprawling... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1296619/zyngas-chief-operating-officer-exits-company?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1296619/zyngas-chief-operating-officer-exits-company?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Aug 2013 04:09:41 +0000 He is not heading out to pasture, but the chief executive of FarmVille maker Zynga is stepping aside as the troubled online game company looks to revive itself and lift its stalled stock price. Mark Pincus will be replaced on Monday by Don Mattrick, who was most recently head of Microsoft's Xbox division. Zynga said on Monday that Pincus, who founded Zynga and named it after his American bulldog in 2007, will stay on as chairman and chief product officer. Mattrick, 49, had served as the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1276363/zynga-ceo-pincus-quits-farmville-loses-favour-stock-price-sinks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1276363/zynga-ceo-pincus-quits-farmville-loses-favour-stock-price-sinks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox business who will replace Zynga Inc founder Mark Pincus as chief executive next week, will get a hefty, largely stock-based compensation package of about USUS$50 million in coming years, the company said in a regulatory filing. In his first year, Mattrick will receive a base salary of US$1 million (HK$7.8 million), a sign-on cash bonus of US$5 million (HK$38.8 million) and a this year bonus of US$2 million (HK$15.5 million), or the average bonus of... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1275146/zyngas-new-boss-get-pay-package-worth-some-us50-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1275146/zyngas-new-boss-get-pay-package-worth-some-us50-million?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:21:33 +0000 Games publisher Zynga has replaced chief executive Mark Pincus with Don Mattrick, the Microsoft executive who headed the critical Xbox business, Zynga announced. The news, reported first by AllThingsD, sent Zynga shares up more than 11 per cent earlier in the day. The shares rose a further 3 per cent to US$3.17 when Zynga confirmed the appointment after the bell. Pincus, 47, who controls a 61 per cent voting stake in the gaming company he founded in 2007, will remain as the company’s chairman... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1273730/microsoft-xbox-head-named-zynga-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1273730/microsoft-xbox-head-named-zynga-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:24:40 +0000