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  • Congress grills Tim Cook over App Store rules affecting NFTs and crypto

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    "It is essential that Congress fully understand the App Store Guidelines and the extent these guidelines limit innovation and American technology leadership," the letter states.
    I think that it's more essential that Congress understand NFT and blockchain, and leave the understanding of Apple's policies until that's been accomplished.


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  • X gets big exception from Apple with one-letter App Store listing

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    Amazing how much space Musk is occupying in people's heads...
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  • Microsoft victorious over FTC lawsuit to block Activision Blizzard buy

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    MS isn't out of the woods yet.  There's still an actual trial ahead, in August, I think.  Moreover, the current head of FTC is a sometimes irrationally anti-business fanatic (with which attitude I can actually agree to a large degree), she hasn't always followed the letter of the law when making decisions like the opposition to the MS-ABK buyout.

    Personally, I want the buyout to succeed mostly to get that b*st*rd Kotick out of anything to do with the company.  He won't get the one way helicopter ride that he deserves, but at least he'll be gone.  And I definitely don't think it will hurt gamers at all, Sony's fantasies aside.
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  • Be careful with emoji, because they are legally binding in Canada

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    rob53 said:
    This judge needs to have his head examined. Unless the document or an existing law states a digital signature or any emoji can be used as a replacement for a hand written signature an emoji doesn’t constitute legal signing. Judges can’t make this stuff up. Judges only interpret laws then can’t make them, at least not in the US. 

    The story I heard, from a Canadian outlet, is there were many more statements made in the text message stream that led the judge to believe that the emoji signified agreement.  It was not just based on the emoji.

    Note that I have not seen the actual message stream, I'm just going by what my source said.
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  • Hot Wheels Rift Rally review: A fun fusion of AR and RC cars

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    Looking at their web page, it looks like play on PS is shown on one's TV, making the game not that much different in experience from any other flat screen racer.  If it supports PSVR2 on PS5 (or PSVR on PS4), that would be excellent.  Possibly somewhat stomach churning for someone whose VR legs haven't progressed, I'll admit, but if my experience is any guide, it doesn't take long.
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