UK confirms removal of Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ clause

The UK government has completed a major revision to controversial but populist online safety legislation that’s been in the works for years — and was finally introduced to parliament earlier this year — but has been paused since this summer following turmoil in the governing Conservative Party. In September, new secretary of state for digital, Michelle Donelan,…

Deepgram lands new cash to grow its enterprise voice-recognition business

Deepgram, a company developing voice-recognition tech for the enterprise, today raised $47 million in new funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Citi Ventures and Alkeon. An extension of Deepgram’s Series B that kicked off in February 2021, led by Tiger Global, it brings the startup’s total raised to $86 million, which CEO…

Entertainment seats have a plus-size problem and it’s time we address it

When self-professed “musical nerd” Hannah Jayne scored tickets to see & Juliet, an alternative take on Shakespeare’s tragic love story set to Britney Spears, she was excited, to say the least. That is, until she spent three terribly uncomfortable hours wedged into a seat that was too small for her body.  When the 34-year-old copywriter…

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s biggest bug isn’t what you think

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is no stranger to bugs and glitches. However, the latest issue uncovered by players runs deeper than the occasional texture pop.  Fans of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet‘s competitive multiplayer have uncovered an alarming fault in the game’s PvP Battle Stadium. In short, it looks like every single PvP battle in the…