Saturday, January 4, 2025

A look at India's draft DPDP rules, which require platforms to verify the age and identity of a parent when obtaining consent to process data of users under 18 (Kamya Pandey/MEDIANAMA)

Kamya Pandey / MEDIANAMA:
A look at India's draft DPDP rules, which require platforms to verify the age and identity of a parent when obtaining consent to process data of users under 18  —  The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 say that online platforms must check the age …



Industry insiders hope the success of Black Myth: Wukong, which has earned an estimated $1.1B from ~25M copies sold, will boost Chinese gaming sector investment (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Industry insiders hope the success of Black Myth: Wukong, which has earned an estimated $1.1B from ~25M copies sold, will boost Chinese gaming sector investment  —  As Beijing eases regulations, developers are tooling up to produce big-budget titles with international appeal



Inside the fall and last-minute revival of accounting startup Bench, which struggled with implementing automation tools and faced tumult in its executive suite (Charles Rollet/TechCrunch)

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch:
Inside the fall and last-minute revival of accounting startup Bench, which struggled with implementing automation tools and faced tumult in its executive suite  —  Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend.  —  But it was chaos for thousands …



Religious leaders are experimenting with AI, spurring an industry of faith-based tech companies that offer AI tools to do theological research and write sermons (Eli Tan/New York Times)

Eli Tan / New York Times:
Religious leaders are experimenting with AI, spurring an industry of faith-based tech companies that offer AI tools to do theological research and write sermons  —  Rabbi Josh Fixler at Congregation Emanu El in Houston worked with a data scientist to create his experimental “Rabbi Bot.”



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...