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China grants its first video game license since July

TechSpot

A document seen by Reuters shows that Party Star was granted the ISBN license required by China for developers to publish games on the mainland. It is reportedly one of a batch of titles that have received the licenses. The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has distributed a list.

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X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states

TechCrunch

The company in late November was granted three additional money transmitter licenses in the U.S. Elon Musk is moving forward with his plans to turn the company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, into an “everything app” that includes its own payments system. states of South Dakota (on Nov. 27), Kansas (on Nov.

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Steam now explicitly states you're not buying the game, just a license

TechSpot

Steam has begun displaying a new notice in its shopping cart, explicitly clarifying the transaction: "A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam." The change is Valve's way of complying with an incoming California law prohibiting digital marketplaces from implying that customers own the.

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Revolut applies for UK banking license

TechCrunch

It’s hard to believe that fintech startup Revolut doesn’t have a proper banking license in its home country. But this is about to change as the company has applied for a banking license in the U.K. Revolut already has a banking license in the European Union. Revolut gets European banking license in Lithuania.

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With Functional Source License, Sentry wants to grant developers freedom ‘without harmful free-riding’

TechCrunch

Yet another software license is vying for the attentions of SaaS companies seeking to align themselves with the open source realm, without compromising their commercial endeavors.

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Uber granted 30-month license to continue operating in London

The Verge

Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. We’re delighted to announce @TfL has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London. . Uber UK (@UberUK) March 26, 2022.

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Open Letter to Salesforce Nonprofit Admins

Judi Sohn

I have the power to grant any Salesforce wish that any other user has (as long as I know how to do it), and no one will stop me. You have more staff than granted Salesforce seats, so why not share? Only those that have the Active box checked on their user profile count towards your total used licenses. I can edit any record.

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