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Tue. 12/19 – Google Might Owe You Some Money

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Google has settled lawsuits from the states, has agreed to offer new billing tools, and may owe YOU some money as they’ve agreed to pay $700 million dollars in restitution. What happens to adobe and Figma now that they’ve got to go their own ways? Why do hackers love targeting game developers? And game preservationist have uncovered a gold mine.
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Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement (WSJ)

102 million people eligible for Google’s $630M lawsuit settlement (Washington Post)

Figma Grew Fast Even as Executives Failed to Clinch Adobe Deal (The Information)

Adobe Has $6 Billion for AI and Buybacks After Figma Deal Collapses (Bloomberg)

TikTok rolls out an enhanced app experience for tablets and foldables (TickTok)

Xfinity discloses data breach affecting over 35 million people (Bleeping Computer)

OpenAI Says Board Can Overrule CEO on Safety of New AI Releases (Bloomberg)

Game preservationists dig for lost apps in TestFlight ‘teraleak’ (The Verge)

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