Netflix presents mobile gaming plan that could crash course with Apple

[ad_1] Netflix Inc.’s expansion into video games offers a tantalizing edge for the streaming pioneer, but also creates a potential showdown with Apple Inc. “We see games as another new category of content for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted television,” Netflix executives said in a letter to shareholders on … Read more

China fines Tencent, tech giants for child exploitation

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) – Chinese internet regulators have fined tech companies, including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., for disseminating sexual content involving children. Kuaishou Technology, Tencent QQ, Alibaba Taobao, Weibo Corp. and Little Red Book were ordered to delete the offending accounts and pay fines of an unspecified amount, China’s Cyberspace Administration said … Read more

Jeff Bezos ridiculed for ‘Tone-Deaf’ victory lap after robbery

[ad_1] Former CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos was criticized on social media in response to a “insensitive to tone” comment that was made at a press conference on Tuesday. Following the launch of the New Shepard rocket developed by his aerospace manufacturing company, Blue Origin, Bezos alongside the rest of the crew held a press … Read more

EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable – BBC News

[ad_1] EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceableBBC News World Business Watch: Cyptoasset transfers will be difficult in the European Union | Latest news in EnglishWION EU to toughen rules on crypto-asset transfersReuters 5 reasons money launderers won’t worry about the EU crackdownPOLITICO.eu EU proposes watchdog to stop the flow of dirty moneyReuters See … Read more

Barrack, a Trump ally arrested for foreign lobbying – US Justice Department

[ad_1] WASHINGTON / NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – Thomas Barrack, a billionaire friend of Donald Trump who chaired the former president’s inaugural fund, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with illegally lobbying the administration Trump on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. A seven-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, alleged … Read more