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Sources: Microsoft has begun testing a web-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, which would let users game via browser, including on iOS devices — This is what Xbox looks like in a browser — Microsoft has started testing its xCloud game streaming through a web browser.
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| Noah Smith / Noahpinion: |
The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed the tech industry as right-wing — Stereotyping the tech industry as a bunch of secretive right-wingers isn't correct, and it isn't helpful. — 11 hr ago
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France is pushing for changes to EU's upcoming tech regulations so that member states will have expanded powers to punish bad behavior and police more content — Paris wants member states to have more power to act against illegal content — France is pushing for the EU's upcoming regulations … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with Unity CFO Kim Jabal, about the impact from Apple's upcoming IDFA changes, the tug of war between targeted ads and privacy, competition with Epic, more — Unity Technologies recently reported better than expected earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31.| Chainalysis Blog: |
Research: $1.3B or 55% of all money laundering in cryptocurrency in 2020 was driven by just 270 deposit addresses owned by five illicit fund receiving services — This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here and sign up to get the full document emailed … | Reuters: |
France says Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay €1.1M after an investigation found Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers — PARIS (Reuters) - Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a 1.1 million euros ($1.34 million) …
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What we want from Facebook and other platforms is not less politics but less of a distortionary effect on politics caused by an algorithmic bias toward outrage — Social networks would love to show users less political content. Here's why that's a problem.| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
Ahead of EU recommendations on platform workers, Uber CEO says it is ready to improve social protections for gig workers but new legislation is needed — - EU looks to improve labor conditions for gig economy workers — Uber says it's willing to improve protections for drivers
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| Nicole Perlroth / Wired: |
Early 0-day exploit brokers, some active in the late 90s, share stories about a nascent industry that became key to espionage, organized crime, and war planning — The lucrative business of dealing in code vulnerabilities is central to espionage and war planning, which is why brokers never spoke about it—until now.
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| Ashwin Manikandan / The Economic Times: |
KreditBee, which offers personal loans and loans for consumer products, raises $75M Series C from Azim Premji's PremjiInvest and others — Digital lending startup KreditBee has secured an investment of $75 million (Rs 544 crore) in a Series C round which saw participation of Azim Premji's PremjiInvest … | PYMNTS.com: |
Nymbus, which helps roll out full-service digital banking in under 45 days for financial institutions, raises $53M Series C led by Insight Partners — Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup Nymbus raised $53 million in a Series C funding round led by existing investor Insight Partners.| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
London-based Solidatus, which helps clients like HSBC and Citi visualize, manage, and monetize their data, raises £14M Series A led by AlbionVC — Solidatus, a London-based data lineage and metadata management company, is today announcing it has raised £14 million in Series A funding.
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