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Microsoft starts new program to help make more accessible games

The Verge

Microsoft is expanding its accessibility efforts with a new program for evaluating Xbox and PC games. The program was announced alongside updates to the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines that were released in early 2020. A program like this could potentially lead to more games with a similarly wide variety of accessibility options.

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Microsoft unveils new Xbox wireless gaming headset and updates accessibility guidelines

GeekWire

In a big news day for Microsoft’s Xbox division, the company announced a new wireless headset for the Xbox Series X|S and an upgrade of its gaming accessibility programs. (Microsoft image). To be continued. ” . ”

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Valve Software reveals new rules for AI-powered game development on Steam

GeekWire

(Valve Software Image) The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of AI-powered development tools in new titles released on the storefront. For example, this would include games that use AI models to create a virtual interactive partner.

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Seattle-area tech exec pleads guilty in scheme to obtain and launder $5.5M in PPP loans

GeekWire

million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and launder the proceeds pled guilty on Monday. Mohan submitted fake and altered documents, including fake federal tax filings and altered incorporation documents, and misrepresented to a lender, for example, that in 2019 his company Mahenjo Inc., (Justice.gov Image). Acting U.S.

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Fostering Innovation at Discover Financial Services

CIO Business Intelligence

As Gisolfi said, “We have to balance strict adherence to regulation and compliance guidelines while enabling a safe zone for research and experimentation around new ideas, technologies, fintech industry trends, as wells as process optimization and modernization.” With built-in resources that nurture innovation and push the industry forward.

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YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years

The Verge

The number of new channels that joined the company’s Partner Program , which allows creators to earn advertising revenue, more than doubled in 2020. Wojcicki noted that at the “scale we operate, it’s hard for creators to keep up with changing Community Guidelines.”. YouTube also “contributed approximately $16 billion to the U.S.

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My API story: Vodafone's API Architecture Guild

TM Forum

Florin Tene, Enterprise Architect, Vodafone Group, explains how and why Vodafone dedicates people, processes, guidelines, and tools to increase and support the adoption, usage, and development of TM Forum's industry-standard Open APIs as part of its 'telco to tech' evolution. Why do you believe in TM Forum’s Open API program?