The Morning After: Russia desires native places of work from large tech corporations like Google and Apple | Engadget

We’ll get into Russia’s calls for for giant tech beneath, however first — forward of a four-day weekend for some — let’s discuss streaming reveals. 

You’ve in all probability seen by now that we’ve bought a reboot downside. Nothing epitomizes that higher than the live-action collection remake for beloved anime Cowboy Bebop. Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar places it into phrases properly: “Netflix’s remix is mainly in love with Cowboy Bebop. It wants to remind us of the anime.” But within the effort to indicate its affection, all of it rings slightly hole by comparability.

Devindra even will get slightly brutal, criticizing the occasions when the present “looks worse than a cheap Doctor Who episode.” I do know precisely what he means.

Cowboy Bebop is now obtainable to stream on Netflix.

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Living in a Material (You) world

Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low untangles the myriad variations of Android to supply some perception into what you is likely to be getting with Google’s newest cellular OS, Android 12. The standout change is certainly a brand new design that may tease coloration palettes out of your favourite photographs, however like its rival, iOS, there are greater shifts in privateness and the way your information is getting used.

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Listen to the ‘Squid Game’ theme, together with podcasts like ‘Netflix is a Daily Joke.’

After doing the identical for Disney, Spotify has launched a Netflix hub, bringing the entire streaming service’s soundtracks, playlists and podcasts into one place. While lots of Netflix’s soundtracks had been already on Spotify, the brand new characteristic places all content material associated to the service in a single place.

That consists of playlists and soundtracks from collection and movies like La Casa de Papel, Narcos: Mexico, Outer Banks, Squid Game and, ahem, Cowboy Bebop.

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It’s one other metaverse play.

Epic Games has acquired Harmonix, the studio behind titles like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Central and, extra not too long ago, Fuser. Epic’s imaginative and prescient for Harmonix includes the metaverse. In the speedy future, the 2 plan to create “musical journeys and gameplay for Fortnite.”

No phrase but on what number of thousands and thousands of {dollars} the acquisition price.

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The characteristic was beforehand scheduled to reach earlier than the tip of 2021.

In an replace to the official iOS 15 web site that was noticed by MacRumors, Apple says that performance will now arrive someday in early 2022. Apple first introduced the characteristic at WWDC 2021, pitching it as a software to will let you add your driver’s license or state ID card to Apple Wallet, identical to you’ll a credit score or debit card. Among the primary areas to help the characteristic will probably be choose Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at some US airports.

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The authorities desires extra management over Apple, Meta, TikTok and others.

Russia’s telecom regulator Roskomnadzor has referred to as on 13 overseas and largely American corporations to launch official Russian presences by 2022 to allow them to adjust to a legislation that took impact July 1st. The checklist consists of acquainted tech names, like Apple, Google, Meta (Facebook), Telegram, TikTok and Twitter.

The legislation calls for native places of work for “internet companies” with over 500,000 every day customers. Some of the businesses have already got places of work, although, and it is unclear simply what constitutes an official presence. Those deemed violating the legislation may face full bans or limits on their adverts, information gathering and cash transfers.

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