The US FDIC says banks can engage in cryptocurrency and other legally permitted activities without prior regulatory approval if they manage risks appropriately
Basically the crypto version of the housing crisis. @opinionatedogre : Because greedy banks are historically known for self-restraint and managing risks appropriately... Holy shit, the next Wall St. ...
Donald Trump says he will “be making the decision” about TikTok and confirms he talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the app
The US Supreme Court ruled today that Congress could outlaw TikTok … AsiaOne : Trump, China's Xi hold call on TikTok, trade, Taiwan The Korea Times : Trump, Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentany...
YouTube is running a “small experiment” globally that shows a pop-up urging users with ad blockers to allow ads on YouTube or consider subscribing to Premium
here's how Chris Williams / The Register : YouTube's ‘Ad blockers not allowed’ pop-up scares the bejesus out of netizens Rob Thubron / TechSpot : YouTube now warns users that ad blockers aren't allowe...
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verge : Microsoft's Acti...
As EU lawmakers finalize the Digital Markets Act, big US tech companies have failed to lobby for substantial changes and are now focused on compliance
Brussels is set to finalise stringent new legislation targeting Silicon Valley giants, whose desperate lobbying has fallen on deaf ears Tweets: @javierespft , @johnc1912 , @javierespft , @marcoscialdo...
Ukraine's official Twitter account and government officials post donation requests in the form of bitcoin, ether, and USDT amid Russia's invasion
Welcome to the 1,341 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last Monday piece! JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider : More Than $20 Million in Crypto Donated to Ukraine, One Wallet Donated $3 Mi...
California AG's case examples of CCPA enforcement seem to indicate that companies can't rely on trade groups' blanket opt-out tools not tailored to CCPA
For more than a year advertisers and publishers had few clues for detecting how California regulators would enforce the state's privacy law. Tweets: @chronotope , @katekayereports , @jason_kint , @pro...
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years
just not anytime soon Tweets: Justin Schuh / @justinschuh : We shared an update today on our plans to phase out 3P tracking from the Web over the next two years. https://blog.chromium.org/... Mengxi L...
An overview of the EU's proposed new copyright law that will require internet platforms to automatically filter uploaded content, ahead of Wednesday's vote
A proposed new European copyright law could make memes illegal and threaten the future of the internet as we know it. Time to panic?
Facebook lets users set a legacy contact, who will be able to manage their accounts in a limited way when they pass away
Facebook Heir? Time to Choose Who Manages Your Account When You Die — The social network now lets you designate a ‘legacy contact’ for your digital afterlife