Roblox hit with $200 million lawsuit over creators' use of unlicensed music

Variety reports that NMPA president/CEO David Israelite announced the lawsuit at the trade group's 2021 annual meeting, highlighting Roblox's millions of daily active players and alleging that it goes to great lengths to avoid paying artists for using their music.
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Mobile app spending approached $65 billion in the first half of 2021, up more than 24 percent year over year

Although spending so far this year has eclipsed what was generated in the first half of 2020, year-over-year growth is actually down 3.6 percent when comparing 2020 to 2019. https://www.techspot.com/news/90229-mobile-app-spending-approached-65-billion-first-half.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As GDPR turns two, some are doubting the Irish Data Protection Commission's ability to enforce rules

It's been two years since the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, with sweeping changes to how companies are able to handle customer data. It's also inspired similar rules that were adopted in the US, such as California's Consumer Privacy Act. https://bit.ly/36ycXJd

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors to land in Q4, followed by Arrow Lake-S a year later

Intel will supposedly release its unlocked Raptor Lake Refresh processors in October, with non-K SKUs following suit sometime before the end of the year. According to another leaker, the company will market these as the 14th-gen Core series, meaning that it will keep the iconic "i" branding for another year. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99114-intel-raptor-lake-refresh-processors-land-q4-followed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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