Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google plans to add E2EE to Google Authenticator “down the line”, after researchers warned that its new feature to sync 2FA codes is not E2E encrypted — On Monday, Google Authenticator launched the ability to sync 2FA codes to your Google Account. Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Citizen Lab: An analysis of Baidu, Bilibili, Bing, Douyin, Weibo, and other Chinese search platforms finds 60K censorship rules, implemented differently by each service — A comparison of search censorship in China … Key findings — Across eight China-accessible search platforms analyzed … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: The UK CMA’s objection to Microsoft’s Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators focusing on mature markets — UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming … Lees verder op Tech Meme
BBC: Microsoft’s Brad Smith says the CMA blocking the Activision deal was “probably the darkest day in our four decades” in the UK and will be “bad for Britain” — Microsoft’s president has launched a furious attack on the decision by UK regulators to block its deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard, Lees verder op Tech Meme
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: London-based Standard Chartered subsidiary Zodia, which provides custody services for crypto assets, raised a $36M Series A led by Japan’s SBI Holdings — Standard Chartered’s spin-off crypto custodial unit Zodia Custody Ltd. closed $36 million in new funding as part of a round led by Japan’s SBI Holdings … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: A California judge tentatively rules Elon Musk must testify about his Autopilot statements, after Musk’s lawyers argued he is a subject of many deepfake videos — A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: Sources: DraftKings plans to launch a free, ad-supported video streaming service with videos of podcasts the company sponsors, expected to debut in coming weeks — DraftKings Inc. is planning to launch its own streaming video service, the latest evidence that sports betting and media are converging. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired: Law experts say Twitter is breaching US laws prohibiting false advertising by implying that some celebrities paid for Blue when they haven’t paid for it — The law says you can’t falsely claim that celebrities are paying for Twitter Blue. — Twitter’s verification system debacle … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Riho Nagao / Nikkei Asia: Japan plans to provide an additional $1.94B in assistance to Rapidus, a government-backed chip consortium that is working with IBM to mass produce 2nm chips — Money going to R&D, including dispatching of engineers to IBM — Rapidus is a key piece of Japan’s efforts to bring advanced semiconductor manufacturing back to the country. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Katmai, which is developing browser-based 3D video conferencing tech for virtual office spaces, raised a $22M Series A led by Starr Insurance Companies — Katmai has raised $22 million for its ew take on remote work with a new 3D virtual office platform. — Katmai is emerging from stealth today … Lees verder op Tech Meme