YouTube begins public testing of ‘Playables’ gaming effort

Following YouTube’s pushes into music, television, gaming livestreams, and podcasts, the service has now begun public testing of its “Playables” initiative, which adds games to YouTube. Update: YouTube Playables are now more widely available, particularly for those with a Premium subscription. The existence of Playables on YouTube was first reported earlier this year as “a…

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X updates its terms to ban crawling and scraping

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, has updated its terms of service to prohibit scraping and crawling — likely to fend off any AI models training on its data. The new terms, which are effective from September 29, ban any kind of scraping or crawling without “prior written consent.” NOTE: crawling or scraping the Services in…

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Mythbusting the Feed: How We Work to Address Bias

Equity Journey Update: 10 Million and Counting Addressing bias is a step on our journey to help drive equitable outcomes for all members of the global workforce. An important component of this work centers on our LinkedIn Feed and understanding how our members experience our platform, especially those from historically and systemically marginalized communities. Several…

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WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.19.22: what's new?

WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.24.19.22. What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is working on a clearer interface for the communities tab, and it will be available in a future update! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? New communities tab interface…

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