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Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks

TechCrunch

.’s ICO, Canada’s OPC and Hong Kong’s OPCPD, has urged mainstream social media platforms to protect users’ public posts from scraping — warning they face a legal responsibility to do so in most markets. Mass data scraping of personal information can constitute a reportable data breach in many jurisdictions.”

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Roblox faces a new class action lawsuit alleging it facilitates child gambling

TechCrunch

While gambling is not allowed on the platform, which hosts millions of virtual games that cater to children and teens, the lawsuit points to third-party gambling sites that invite users to play blackjack, slots, roulette and other games of chance using Roblox’s in-game currency. Don’t use it. Heard a lot about rblxflip today.

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Accessibility Compliance and Legal Considerations

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In the digital age, ensuring website accessibility is not just a matter of good practice but also a legal requirement. Importance of Accessibility Compliance Accessibility compliance ensures that websites are usable by individuals with disabilities, such as vision impairments, mobility issues, or cognitive challenges.

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What is NLP? Natural language processing explained

CIO

While the term originally referred to a system’s ability to read, it’s since become a colloquialism for all computational linguistics. Phrases, sentences, and sometimes entire books are fed into ML engines where they’re processed using grammatical rules, people’s real-life linguistic habits, and the like. Chatbots work the same way.

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Rewind wants to revamp how you remember, with millions from a16z

TechCrunch

The startup, launching today, uses nifty tech to record how someone scrolls and chats through their day. Siroker said that the startup “uses APIs to determine the specific app that is in focus at any given time,” and then creates a timeline of that behavior. One app at a time. In product form, this goal looks like Rewind.

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Healthcare tech platform Doctolib acquires encryption startup Tanker

TechCrunch

In particular, Doctolib acts as a booking platform that connects doctors with patients; 300,000 health professionals pay for the service and 60 million people have used it in Europe. Every quarter, every year, investors invest once again or invest for the first time based on our long-term project.”. The valuation enigma.

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Accelerating VMware’s growth

CIO

Broadcom has grown by building on the innovations of businesses with critical products, a strong track record, and significant long-term growth potential. Broadcom has grown by building on the innovations of businesses with critical products, a strong track record, and significant long-term growth potential.