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Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is aimed at shaking up the game industry by building out the software giant’s library of blockbuster videogames and bolstering its efforts to entice consumers onto its cloud-gaming service. The planned $75 billion deal would be Microsoft’s biggest ever and its most ambitious investment yet in its plan to turn its Game Read More …
Will only fund Black Voices and YouTube Kids programs Read More …
iHeart plans to create iHeart events and experiences on Roblox and is also committing to launch what it calls “tokenized communities for its users and creators” by “building a new token that will incentivize and reward the iHeart creator community in new ways.” iHeart also says that this token will give “fans unique access to Read More …
In a January 14 filing, the Maryland Attorney General asked a federal judge to dismiss the AAP’s claim that the state’s recently enacted library e-book law law is preempted by the federal Copyright Act. “This case is not about copyright protection,” the AG argues, “it is about the unfair and discriminatory trade practices of publishers Read More …
As scientists and academics of all kinds turn to Sci-Hub to freely access scientific papers, a new browser tool aims to make access even more straightforward. Currently available from the Mozilla addon store but also compatible with Chrome, ‘Sci-Hub Injector’ embeds Sci-Hub download links into popular publishers’ websites. Source: Browser Extension Adds Sci-Hub Download Links Read More …