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Seattle wants to charge DoorDash and other gig companies 10 cents per order for new license fee

GeekWire

(Bigstock Image) Companies like DoorDash and Rover may be required to pay a 10-cent per-order fee if a new proposed ordinance makes its way through Seattle City Council. The bill, referred to the City Council last week, would require “network companies” operating in Seattle to pay the fees to obtain an annual license.

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After fan outcry, Wizards of the Coast will leave its original open license in place

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would seek to deauthorize and replace its Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice from 2000. It will also officially make the base mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons publicly available via a Creative Commons license, as mentioned on Jan. is now available under a Creative Commons license.? And we’ve listened.

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Securing Your Ebook: The Benefits of DRM for Publishing Companies

Kitaboo

With the rise of digital content consumption, it becomes crucial for publishing companies to protect their valuable intellectual property from unauthorized copying and distribution. In this article, we will explore the benefits of DRM for publishing companies and how it enhances the security of eBooks.

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Scammers allegedly earned $195,000 referring fake drivers to delivery apps

The Verge

It accuses 14 people — all Brazilian nationals and most living in Massachusetts — with identity theft against five unnamed companies. They allegedly used alcohol orders as an excuse to scan users’ driver’s licenses. Prosecutors filed the wire fraud charges against 19 people in total, and 16 have been arrested.)

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US sanctions a Chinese facial recognition company with Silicon Valley funding

The Verge

The US Department of Commerce has sanctioned 14 Chinese tech companies over links to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, including one backed by a top Silicon Valley investment firm. is a facial recognition company with deep ties to Chinese police surveillance, and funding from US-based Sequoia Capital.

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Bank downplays ties to FTX sister company in latest fallout from crypto exchange failure

GeekWire

Moonstone Bank , formerly known as Farmington State Bank, said in a statement that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research trading firm has less than a 10% stake in its parent company, with no board seats and no direct involvement in management. 23 that FBH, the parent company of Farmington State Bank, received $11.5

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

Vox

The nearly 20-year-old company is seeking to raise up to $748 million in its IPO on March 21, putting its valuation at about $6.4 It’s the first time that a major social media company has gone public since Snap (i.e., The company is reserving about 1.76 Snapchat ) in 2017. million in 2023. If it can’t, it risks another mutiny.