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The US House passes a TikTok divestiture bill with a longer sale deadline, as part of a package of Ukraine/Israel bills, pressuring the Senate to vote on TikTok (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) 20-04-2024

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: The US House passes a TikTok divestiture bill with a longer sale deadline, as part of a package of Ukraine/Israel bills, pressuring the Senate to vote on TikTok  —  The House once again passed a bill that could ban TikTok from the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance divests it … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is not coming to the App Store, as Apple does not allow JIT recompilers on iOS, likely due to security concerns (OatmealDome) 20-04-2024

OatmealDome: Open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is not coming to the App Store, as Apple does not allow JIT recompilers on iOS, likely due to security concerns  —  Two weeks ago, Apple modified their App Store guidelines to allow retro game emulators in the App Store. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Antenna: ~25% of US streaming video subscribers, or 29M+ users, canceled three or more in the past two years, as users increasingly jump between services (John Koblin/New York Times) 21-04-2024

John Koblin / New York Times: Antenna: ~25% of US streaming video subscribers, or 29M+ users, canceled three or more in the past two years, as users increasingly jump between services  —  Many more people are jumping from one streaming subscription to another, a behavior that could have big implications for the entertainment industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Home Assistant, an open-source smart home platform with an estimated 1M users, as its creators announce a foundation to help reach the mainstream (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) 21-04-2024

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: A look at Home Assistant, an open-source smart home platform with an estimated 1M users, as its creators announce a foundation to help reach the mainstream  —  How Home Assistant plans to transition from an enthusiast platform to a mainstream consumer product. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Memo to US staff: TikTok vows a legal battle if the US' divestment bill becomes law, saying the bill is “a clear violation” of its users' First Amendment rights (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg) 22-04-2024

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Memo to US staff: TikTok vows a legal battle if the US’ divestment bill becomes law, saying the bill is “a clear violation” of its users’ First Amendment rights  —  TikTok told employees it will fight in the courts if a US bill forcing a ban or divestiture of the Chinese-owned app … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tinder announces Share My Date, letting users share their date plans with friends, including their match's name, meeting location, date, and time (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) 22-04-2024

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Tinder announces Share My Date, letting users share their date plans with friends, including their match’s name, meeting location, date, and time  —  It’s not uncommon for people to screenshot dating profiles and send them to their friends and loved ones, either to get feedback or to let them know who they’re seeing that weekend. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Swedish game developer Embracer Group plans to split itself into three publicly traded companies, focused on tabletop, indie, and AAA; EMBRAC-B.ST jumps 10%+ (Christopher Jungstedt/Bloomberg) 22-04-2024

Christopher Jungstedt / Bloomberg: Swedish game developer Embracer Group plans to split itself into three publicly traded companies, focused on tabletop, indie, and AAA; EMBRAC-B.ST jumps 10%+  —  – Embracer shareholders to get stock in new firms as dividend  — Includes €900 million refinancing and new ownership structure Lees verder op Tech Meme

Source: Salesforce has backed away from its talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica, after the two companies could not agree on terms (Anirban Sen/Reuters) 22-04-2024

Anirban Sen / Reuters: Source: Salesforce has backed away from its talks to acquire cloud data management company Informatica, after the two companies could not agree on terms  —  Business software maker Salesforce (CRM.N) has backed away from its talks to acquire data-management software firm Informatica (INFA.N) … Lees verder op Tech Meme