Microsoft plans to sunset Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass Core, which includes 25+ games, on September 14
Microsoft is launching a new Xbox Game Pass Core subscription to replace Xbox Live Gold. This new Game Pass Core offering will include …
Sources: Apple renamed Mike Rockwell's division to Vision Products Group, hinting at an organizational change; Apple may hold an October 2023 event for M3 Macs
Apple's new Vision Products Group reflects a shift away from its famed product-development process.
Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027
Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Millions of sensitive emails have been missent to Mali's .ML domain due to people mistyping the US military's .MIL domain; .ML control reverts to Mali July 17
Common spelling error has misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to a company running Mali's internet domain
Experts explain why there's no magic formula to always distinguish human-written and AI-written text, meaning AI writing detectors can only make a strong guess
Can AI writing detectors be trusted? We dig into the theory behind them. — If you feed America's most important legal document …
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting August 4 or face a daily fine of €89,500
Meta's social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August. — 3 MINUTES READ
Binance completes integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network, enabling faster and cheaper bitcoin transactions, after setting up Lightning nodes in June
- Binance has completed the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. — The news means Binance users can now deposit and withdraw bitcoin via the Layer 2 network.
Russia bans officials and state employees from using Apple devices for “work purposes”, after the FSB said Apple helped the NSA hack Russian diplomats' iPhones
FSB enforces crackdown on use by state officials after claiming it uncovered an espionage operation using Apple devices
Antenna: June 2023 was Netflix's best US growth month in years, with a gross ~3.5M signups, 100%+ above its recent averages, amid its password sharing crackdown
Netflix just had its best month in years and Disney is looking to sell its TV assets. What does that mean for the future of Hollywood?
A look at the Artificial Inventor Project, which has filed pro bono test cases in the US and elsewhere seeking patent protection for AI-generated inventions
A group of legal experts are pressing patent agencies, courts and policymakers to address the question as generative A.I. seems …
Brussels-based telecom operator Proximus Group plans to acquire a 58% stake in Mumbai-based cloud communication service provider Route Mobile for ~$721M
- Proximus to make open offer for further 26% stake in Route — Route founders to reinvest $336 million in Proximus Unit
Research: Meta's ban on anti-government “Boogaloo” content initially worked, but after 18 months, in late 2021, the volume had nearly returned to pre-ban levels
Members of the loose-knit Boogaloo movement who found each other online joined armed protests against Covid lockdowns.
Xiaomi shifts to physical retail to boost sales in India after years of big e-commerce bets, in a bid to revive smartphone sales after falling behind Samsung
Singapore-based fintech Thunes, which provides a cross-border B2B payment service, raised a $72M Series C led by Marshall Wace at a $900M+ valuation
Thunes, a Singapore and London-based fintech that has built a payments platform for businesses to send money to each other internationally …
The US SEC acknowledges BlackRock's and Bitwise's spot bitcoin ETF applications, indicating the commencement of the official review process for the proposals
Letter: US House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan asks Meta to provide documents about content moderation on Threads as part of a probe into tech platforms' policies
- House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over documents about content moderation …
Sources: next week, the European Commission plans to open an investigation into Microsoft for bundling Teams with Office, after deeming concessions insufficient
Investigation will centre on claims US tech giant is unfairly linking its videoconferencing app with popular software
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
Several current and former Roblox employees say Roblox is not doing enough to address concerns about diversity and the marginalization of women and minorities
Current and former employees say Roblox's efforts have not gone far enough to address their concerns Twitter: @cecianasta Twitter: Cecilia D'Anastasio / @cecianasta : NEW: Women describe sexism and ra...
A US appeals court temporarily blocks a lower July 6 court order sharply limiting US government officials' and agencies' contacts with social media companies
A look at ~123 police-run US real-time crime centers, which use CCTV, facial recognition, and social media monitoring, as critics warn of creeping surveillance
Sources: US consulting firms like McKinsey and BCG split their IT systems to decouple China data, as Beijing expands anti-espionage rules and data regulation
Alibaba's food delivery service Ele.me commits to offering its ~3M couriers more social security and welfare benefits after JD.com's similar move in March 2023
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