Month: May 2020
Twitch establishes a safety advisory council to help it sort out its rules
Today, Twitch is announcing the formation of its new Safety Advisory Council, a group made up of streamers, academics, and nonprofit leaders that will advise the company on online safety issues. The council will help Twitch draft new policies and update old ones, develop new products for safety and moderation,…
Read MoreTikTok hit with complaint from child privacy advocates who say it’s still flouting the law
A group of child privacy advocates has filed a complaint against TikTok with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the video app violated an agreement to protect children on its platform, The New York Times reported. TikTok paid a $5.7 million fine to the FTC in February 2019 over allegations that…
Read MoreCathay Innovation raises $550M for its second global VC fund
With the global economy still sorting itself out in the face of the pandemic, we’re hearing about fewer new venture capital funds these days. However, today is an exception, as Cathay Innovation has raised a $550 million second fund, which is about double the size of its first fund and,…
Read MoreThe Epic Games Store goes down as everyone tries to get GTA V for free
The Epic Games Store has been counting down to the launch of an unnamed free title at 11AM ET today, and we learned last night that game would be Rockstar’s smash hit Grand Theft Auto V, thanks to an early tweet posted by Epic Games’ official Twitter account. However, since…
Read MoreStream HBO Go and HBO Now with watch party app Scener
Setting up a virtual watch party without some specialized software can be a pain. It’s easy to fall out of sync, and trying to talk with friends can lead to obnoxious audio feedback. There are several apps that help to streamline the process, though,… Source
Read MoreAmazfit has a new smartwatch coming, and it looks like a hardier Apple Watch
You might know Amazfit smartwatches as cheap and cheery Apple Watch imitators, but as of late there has been a lot more to the name than that. Just weeks after the weird curved Amazfit X went on sale, it seems there’s another smartwatch coming from the brand called the Amazfit…
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