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Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts

November 15, 2022

Want to kick your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching “Manage Access and Devices,” which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don’t recognize or no longer want signed in. The addition could help Netflix […]

Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before

November 15, 2022

YouTube today is addressing one of creators’ chief complaints with filming videos for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts: to date, the music and sounds added to videos could only be 15 seconds in length, even though Shorts themselves can be as long as 60 seconds. Now, thanks to revised licensing deals, YouTube says the majority […]

YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’

November 15, 2022

Following a flurry of resignations of senior Twitter privacy and security staffers late last week, the social media firm has informed its lead data protection regulator in the European Union that it has appointed an “acting” replacement for one of those positions: The key role of data protection officer (DPO). The abrupt departures of Twitter’s […]

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Startup founders go to war with UK government over its moves to appoint bank into key ecosystem role

November 15, 2022

Nothing less than a war has broken out between an influential swathe of the UK tech startup community and the British government, after the latter has allegedly sought to hand the curation and promotion of British startups – both inside the UK and abroad – over to a single UK bank. As we covered previously, […]

Startup founders go to war with UK government over its moves to appoint bank into key ecosystem role by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Yahaha raises $40M more for its user-generated, low-code immersive gaming platform

November 15, 2022

Yahaha, a Helsinki- and Shanghai-based immersive, user-generated, low-code gaming platform founded by a group of Chinese gaming vets, made a splash in January when it announced a cumulative $50 million in funding ahead of its alpha launch in April. Now, with 100,000 creators and hundreds of thousands of players, it’s raised a further $40 million […]

Yahaha raises $40M more for its user-generated, low-code immersive gaming platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

TheGist taps AI to summarize Slack channels and threads

November 15, 2022

Itay Dressler and Itzik Ben Bassat, who’ve held various software engineering and executive roles at startups together over the years, are accustomed to exchanging brief messages. Ben Bassat has ADHD, and for that reason prefers to keep texts on the shorter side. But as he and Dressler were faced with wrangling an increasing number of […]

TheGist taps AI to summarize Slack channels and threads by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Payload raises $4.7M for its developer-first headless CMS

November 15, 2022

Payload, which develops a headless open-source content management system (CMS), today announced that it has raised a $4.7 million seed round led by Google’s AI-focused Gradient Ventures. Other investors include MongoDB Ventures, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Grand Ventures and Exceptional Capital, in addition to a number of angel investors. Unlike most CMS tools, Michigan-based Payload […]

Payload raises $4.7M for its developer-first headless CMS by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch