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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., Before moving to Unity in Feb. ”

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Effective Video Training Content: Secrets Revealed

Kitaboo

Video content has become one of the most heavily consumed forms of content. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube actively promote short, informal videos, which are increasingly used by customers to find solutions to their problems. For example, the number of digital video consumers worldwide is expected to stand at 3.5

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New rules streamline procedures for licensing commercial space imaging systems

GeekWire

The Commerce Department has released a new set of rules aimed at making the procedure for licensing Earth-imaging satellite systems more in tune with what’s technically possible and commercially available on the global market. The regulatory streamlining effort was one of the initiatives sparked by Space Policy Directive 2 back in 2018.

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Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine

GeekWire

Unity image) In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity , dozens of small independent video game studios have announced they’ll abandon the engine and/or have called upon Unity to reverse course. 1, 2024, it would change the terms by which it licenses its engine. As an example, Vancouver, B.C.’s

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What generative AI means for cities: Municipal tech leaders face unique workplace and policy issues

GeekWire

(City of Seattle Photo) Jim Loter, interim chief technology officer for the City of Seattle, grappled with these issues as he and his team produced the city’s first generative AI policy this spring. If vendor is licensing AI services, what is that agreement and how is vendor prepared to enforce standards? How are decisions made?

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Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse

The Verge

I started this morning all riled up and ready to write a newsletter about how Google is using its market power in one segment — Gmail — to give itself a potentially unfair advantage in another segment: video conferencing. Here’s the relevant paragraph from Apple’s App Store policy, 3.1.1:

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Facebook strikes News Corp deal to license news from Australian media outlets

The Verge

Facebook last month shut off the ability for Australian users and media organizations to share news links in the country , and now it seems the company’s extraordinary measure has resulted in a compromise for the most interested parties as media giant News Corp has struck a licensing deal with the social network. In addition to news.com.au