European Union regulators have fired another warning shot at Elon Musk over his erratic piloting of Twitter since his takeover last month — saying he has “huge work” ahead if the social media site is to avoid falling foul of major new governance rules for digital services which entered into force earlier this month.
Reminder: Breaches of the EU’s Digital...
T-minus 72 hours left to save on passes to TC Sessions: Space
We’re getting ready to launch a price hike, but you still have time — 72 hours to be precise — to attend TC Sessions: Space 2022 on December 6 in Los Angeles for $199. Will you be in the room?
Click, register and save: Space tech may come with a jaw-dropping price tag, but this space conference doesn’t. Buy your pass before December 2 at 11:59 p.m....
Apple’s iOS 16.1.2 update just dropped with security fixes and crash detection improvements
Apple rolled out iOS 16.1.2 on Wednesday, citing updates involving user security. Apple hasn’t yet detailed the nature of the security updates, as the company doesn’t disclose security issues until after they’ve been investigated or patched.
The update also includes improved compatibility with wireless carriers, as well as crash detection optimizations...
Antaris predicts the future of the space economy at TC Sessions: Space
We’re just about one week away from achieving liftoff for TC Sessions: Space — a full day jam-packed with the latest space science, tech and trends. Join us on December 6 in Los Angeles to hear from and connect with the startups, researchers, investors and technologists forging the future of space.
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Adtech antitrust class damages claim filed against Google in UK — seeking up to $16.3BN
Litigation against Google and its parent entity Alphabet being brought in the U.K. on behalf of thousands of digital publishers — seeking up to £13.6 billion (~$16.3 billion) in damages on their behalf for alleged anti-competitive behavior related to Google’s adtech practices — has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
“The claim alleges...
Magic creator Richard Garfield on why he put a paper game on the blockchain
Richard Garfield is a name familiar to many in the tabletop gaming world, most notably as one of the creators of Magic: The Gathering, the most prominent trading card game out there. But Garfield is dipping his toes into the world of digital and in particular blockchain-adjacent...
AWS adds automated agent monitoring to Amazon Contact Center
AWS introduced Contact Center, its customer service oriented product some years ago, putting it smack dab in the middle of enterprise applications. It also places the company in the position of competing directly with the likes of Salesforce and other established enterprise...
AWS gets data clean rooms for analytics data
AWS today launched a new service that will help users inside an advertising or marketing organization share data with other employees inside their company or with outside partners, all without running the risk of inadvertently sharing personal data.
This new service is part...
Twitter says it’s no longer enforcing COVID-19 misleading information policy
Twitter is no longer enforcing its policy against misleading information about COVID-19, per an update posted to an official company blog page.
Reuters spotted the change earlier — which said the change was effective as of last Wednesday.
“Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter...
Snapchat complies with the California Privacy Rights Act with a new toggle switch for users
Snapchat is adding a new privacy setting that enables users based in California to better protect their sensitive personal information. The company confirmed it’s rolling out a feature designed to comply with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which takes effect on Jan....
Flickr weighs support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Twitter alternative Mastodon
On the heels of Tumblr’s decision to integrate with ActivityPub — the social protocol powering the open-source Twitter alternative Mastodon and others — it appears that photo-sharing site Flickr is now considering doing the same. Flickr CEO Don MacAskill today began to actively poll users about whether or not they’d like to see Flickr support the protocol,...
Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC
Operating experience has become a buzzword over the last few years as venture capitalists pump up their resumes in a quest to set themselves apart from other sources of startup capital. Now, it seems that we are seeing the next evolution of that trend.
This year has seen a wave of startup consultant firms looking to raise venture funds of their own...
On affinity-focused fintechs, the future of BNPL, and more
Of all the venture capital funding invested in 2021, around one in every five dollars went to fintech. But this boom now seems behind us, as global fintech funding activity returned to pre-2021 levels.
Worse, fintech didn’t escape the recent waves of tech layoffs, with high-profile companies like Brex, Chime and Stripe making headlines for this disheartening...
