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Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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Twitter partners with DoubleVerify and IAS on brand safety initiative amid advertiser exits

January 25, 2023

Amid declining ad revenue and advertiser exits, Twitter announced today that it has teamed up with ad-tech companies DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science (IAS) to tell advertisers if their ad is placed around inappropriate content. The program, available first for U.S.-based advertising campaigns, allows brands to analyze the content adjacent to— primarily tweets above and […]

Twitter partners with DoubleVerify and IAS on brand safety initiative amid advertiser exits by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Valiant Hearts mobile game sequel is set to launch on Netflix Games on Jan 31

January 25, 2023

The mobile game Valiant Hearts: Coming Home by Ubisoft will launch exclusively on Netflix Games on January 31. Previously announced in September 2022, Netflix and Ubisoft announced the official release date of Valiant Hearts: Coming Home yesterday. As part of a recent partnership, this is the first of three mobile games from Netflix and Ubisoft. […]

Valiant Hearts mobile game sequel is set to launch on Netflix Games on Jan 31 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany

January 25, 2023

Twitter owner and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist“, Elon Musk, is facing a legal challenge in Germany over how the platform handles antisemitic hate speech. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday in the Berlin regional court by HateAid, a group that campaigns against hate speech, and the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), argues that Musk-owned […]

Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code

January 25, 2023

Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round led by NEA with participation from Homebrew, JSV, Harrison Metal and Cooley. The new cash will be put toward expanding Crowdbotics’ enterprise presence, CEO Anand Kulkarni told TechCrunch in an email […]

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

App downloads were stagnant in the fourth quarter, new analysis finds

January 25, 2023

The global app economy slowed for the first time last year, as consumer spending on apps dropped 2% to $167 billion, according to a recent annual report put out by data.ai. At the same time, downloads were up 11% year-over-year — a seemingly positive indication that app adoption was still taking place, driven in particular […]

App downloads were stagnant in the fourth quarter, new analysis finds by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will be 18+ starting on January 30

January 25, 2023

Starting January 30, v13.40 of Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will become unavailable to players under 18, Epic Games has announced. Although Fortnite was removed from the iOS, macOS and Google Play stores in August 2020, the game is still playable by users who already had it installed, but it’s been stuck on the […]

Fortnite on iOS and Google Play will be 18+ starting on January 30 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch