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The Logitech G Cloud and Shadow are a match made in cloud gaming heaven

October 24, 2022

It’s time to accept that cloud gaming is the future of gaming. At least for some people and even though Stadia failed. But that group of people is becoming larger every year. For the past few weeks, I have been playing video games on a brand new device — the Logitech G Cloud. But my […]

The Logitech G Cloud and Shadow are a match made in cloud gaming heaven by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Australia to toughen privacy laws with huge hike in penalties for breaches

October 24, 2022

Australia has confirmed an incoming legislative change will significant strengthen its online privacy laws following a spate of data breaches in recent weeks — such as the Optus telco breach last month. “Unfortunately, significant privacy breaches in recent weeks have shown existing safeguards are inadequate. It’s not enough for a penalty for a major data […]

Australia to toughen privacy laws with huge hike in penalties for breaches by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The US Navy wants swarms of thousands of small drones

October 24, 2022
The US Navy is working on ways to build, deploy, and control thousands of small drones that are able to flock together to overwhelm anti-aircraft defenses with sheer numbers, budget documents reveal. The conflict in Ukraine has proved the worth of small drones, including consumer quadcopters, which have carried out reconnaissance, guided artillery fire, and…

Inside the enigmatic minds of animals

October 24, 2022
The emerald jewel wasp’s unusual arrival into the world—bursting from the body of a zombified cockroach it has eaten from the inside—ranks among nature’s most gruesome miracles. To give her larvae the best start in life, the mother wasp, an inch-long parasite clad in oil-slick iridescent armor, attacks her prey, spearing it once with her…

Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups

October 24, 2022

Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. And while venture capital and founder support programs within the continent are growing, a lot still remains to be done to meet the financing, technology and social capital needs of the especially marginalized groups […]

Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

India’s Wire retracts reports on Meta citing discrepancies

October 23, 2022

Wire has retracted its stories on Meta after discovering “certain discrepancies” in its reporting, the Indian outlet said Sunday, marking what should be an end to the high-profile drama with the social juggernaut that captured the interest of newsrooms and tech companies globally for two weeks. (More to follow)

India’s Wire retracts reports on Meta citing discrepancies by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch