Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Friday, April 1st, 2022. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, E3 is officially cancelled for the year, which is making people wonder if it's

officially dead and we just don't know it yet. More signs of serious trouble in

the food delivery space. Facebook has fixed a bug that let harmful content into the news feed for around six months,

and of course the weekend long read suggestions.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. After announcing in January that the in-person E3 2022 had been cancelled, the ESA has informed

its partners that there will be no digital event equivalent for E3 this year either.

So no E3, it has been fully canceled, which one has to wonder does that mean

E3 is dead quoting I.

The ESA had initially planned for an in-person E3 event this year after having no event in 20 20 20 due to COVID-19 and a digital one in 2021.

However, this was canceled in January

with the ESA at the time, unable to make a public statement

on whether or not there would be a digital equivalent.

According to sources speaking to Igen at the time,

discussions around E3 had been fraught throughout the year

with third parties normally involved

finding the ESA's ongoing silence regarding their plans frustrating.

Sources connected to the event tell IGM that discussions about a possible digital equivalent

have been going on ever since but without strong momentum to drive them.

Instead the ESA seems to be making plans to

regroup for a larger comeback in 2023. The ESA has shared an official statement with

Igen confirming E3 2022's cancellation and announcing that E3 will return in

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