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Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands ~$65 for 1,000 viewers on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal)

Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal : Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands ~$65 for 1,000 viewers on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap — Streaming giant aims for Nov. 1 launch of ad-supported tier, ad buyers say — Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.32%&#9650 … source http://www.techmeme.com/220831/p24#a220831p24

Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands ~$65 for 1,000 viewers on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal)

Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal : Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June — Created with sketchtool. — SeatGeek has raised $238 million privately from investors including Wellington Management after recently terminating a merger … source http://www.techmeme.com/220831/p23#a220831p23

Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Arm sues Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia for using licenses without approval, asking Qualcomm to destroy designs developed under Nuvia's agreements with Arm (Reuters)

Reuters : Arm sues Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia for using licenses without approval, asking Qualcomm to destroy designs developed under Nuvia's agreements with Arm — Chip technology firm Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp (9984.T), said on Wednesday it has sued Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) … source http://www.techmeme.com/220831/p22#a220831p22

Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% (Chris Scullion/Video Games Chronicle)

Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% — FROMSOFTWARE SAYS THE INVESTMENT MAY HELP IT PUBLISH GAMES GLOBALLY — Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has announced that it's selling shares … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/uAz2X5n via IFTTT

Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% (Chris Scullion/Video Games Chronicle)

Washington, DC sues Michael Saylor for tax fraud and his company MicroStrategy "for conspiring to help him evade taxes" "on hundreds of millions of dollars" (Nelson Wang/CoinDesk)

Nelson Wang / CoinDesk : Washington, DC sues Michael Saylor for tax fraud and his company MicroStrategy “for conspiring to help him evade taxes” “on hundreds of millions of dollars” — The attorney general's office is also suing the business software company for allegedly helping him evade taxes on his earnings in the district. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/W1QIdwY via IFTTT

In a first, both Comcast and Charter failed to grow internet subscribers last quarter, as T-Mobile and Verizon roll out cheaper 5G wireless home internet (Jared Newman/Fast Company)

Jared Newman / Fast Company : In a first, both Comcast and Charter failed to grow internet subscribers last quarter, as T-Mobile and Verizon roll out cheaper 5G wireless home internet — For years, Comcast and other cable companies have leaned on a simple strategy to offset the effects of cord-cutting … source http://www.techmeme.com/220830/p28#a220830p28

Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge : Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday — Snap's stock price has declined nearly 80 percent this year — Snap is planning to lay off approximately 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees, according to people familiar with the matter. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/6Ud0ajx via IFTTT

Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more — Android 13 is a very small update, but it's also the second one this year. — The Android update treadmill continues with the release of Android 13. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/hWeFDJz via IFTTT

Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)

DappRadar: OpenSea processed nearly $5M of NFT transactions on August 28, down ~99% from a $405.75M high on May 1; Bored Ape Yacht Club's floor price fell 53% (Yashu Gola/Cointelegraph)

Yashu Gola / Cointelegraph : DappRadar: OpenSea processed nearly $5M of NFT transactions on August 28, down ~99% from a $405.75M high on May 1; Bored Ape Yacht Club's floor price fell 53% — An ongoing debt crisis at lending platform BendDAO is also increasing the risks of the NFT bubble going bust. — 463 Total views source http://www.techmeme.com/220829/p18#a220829p18

Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)

Sara Guaglione / Digiday : Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription — Dateline, NBC's true crime newsmagazine show, is offering a paid podcast subscription through Apple's in-app product starting today. source http://www.techmeme.com/220829/p17#a220829p17

DappRadar: OpenSea processed nearly $5M of NFT transactions on August 28, down ~99% from a $405.75M high on May 1; Bored Ape Yacht Club's floor price fell 53% (Yashu Gola/Cointelegraph)

Microsoft to revise its licensing terms in the EU on October 1 to make it cheaper to run its software on rival cloud providers, following EU antitrust scrutiny (Paul Thurrott/Thurrott)

Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Microsoft to revise its licensing terms in the EU on October 1 to make it cheaper to run its software on rival cloud providers, following EU antitrust scrutiny — Responding to a three-year-old complaint, Microsoft today said that it would fix its unfair licensing terms in the EU. source http://www.techmeme.com/220829/p16#a220829p16

Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)

Microsoft to revise its licensing terms in the EU on October 1 to make it cheaper to run its software on rival cloud providers, following EU antitrust scrutiny (Paul Thurrott/Thurrott)

Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Musk will likely focus more on “Mudge” Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal — Musk v. Twitter — A month ago, Elon Musk's fight with Twitter Inc. was a merger dispute. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8DYjqyg via IFTTT

Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Unlike DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion is open source and can run on high-end consumer GPUs, while its CreativeML Open RAIL-M license "strives for" "responsible" use (Alberto Romero/The Algorithmic Bridge)

Alberto Romero / The Algorithmic Bridge : Unlike DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion is open source and can run on high-end consumer GPUs, while its CreativeML Open RAIL-M license “strives for” “responsible” use — A state-of-the-art AI model available for everyone through a safety-centric open-source license is unheard of. source http://www.techmeme.com/220828/p9#a220828p9

Unlike DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion is open source and can run on high-end consumer GPUs, while its CreativeML Open RAIL-M license "strives for" "responsible" use (Alberto Romero/The Algorithmic Bridge)

Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set — Trademark filings suggest that Apple Inc. may be staking claim to potential names for its highly anticipated mixed-reality headset … source http://www.techmeme.com/220828/p8#a220828p8

Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)