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==DTH 2023 : DTH 3/20/2023==

~~Today's date~~

These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Monday March 20, 2023. I'm Sarah Lane.

===A million $7 Netflix ad supported MAUs===

Netflix announced 40 games are slated for launch on its platform this year, with 70 in development with its partners and 16 currently in development in-house. Netflix launched its first games in November 2021 with 55 current titles overall. Ustwo’s Monument Valley 1 and Monument Valley 2 are among the games coming to Netflix, as is Ubisoft's Mighty Quest: Rogue Palace which launches April 18. Netflix has a 3-exclusive game partnership with Ubisoft, the first of which was Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, that launched in January.

Bloomberg's sources say Netflix's ad-supported service tier reached about 1 million monthly active users in the US after its second month. Netflix already has 74 million customers in the US, but as the company tries to curb password sharing, it will likely see the $7 ad-supported version gain more traction among users who don't currently pay at all. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/20/netflix-release-40-more-games-this-year-add-monument-valley-2024/

--- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-03-19/netflix-surpasses-1-million-users-for-its-advertising-business

Phil Spencer, chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, says the company is preparing to launch an app store for games on iOS and Android as early as next year… if its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is cleared by regulators. Spencer says the deal could boost competition on smartphones, where Apple and Google dominate the distribution of games and other apps. Apple and Google will need to open up their mobile platforms to app stores owned and operated by other companies starting March 2024 under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. https://www.ft.com/content/7707705e-b288-4531-b30d-7fa993325018

Over the wekeend, Indian authorities cut mobile internet access and text messaging across the state of Punjab, which has around 27 million people. The Punjab government, led by the opposition Aam Admi Party, announced a 24-hour ban on Saturday amidst an operation to arrest the fugitive Amritpal Singh, then extended the ban Sunday for another 24 hours. Singh is associated with a separatist movement which wants to create a sovereign state in Punjab called Khalistan for followers of the Sikh religion. The movement is outlawed in India and considered a top national security threat by the government. Three Punjab residents told The Washington Post that only essential text messages like confirmation codes for bank transfers where being sent successfully. New York-based advocacy group Access Now reports that over the past five years, Indian officials have ordered internet shutdowns more frequently than any other government. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/19/india-punjab-intermet-ban-amritpal-singh/

According to data from Taiwan's Ministry of Finance, the country's exports of integrated circuit chips to China and Hong Kong fell for a fourth month in February and dropped 31.3% from a year earlier, the worst decline since 2009. IC chips are essential components of electronic appliances, computers and smartphones. The total number of semiconductors Taiwan shipped worldwide declined 17.3% last month from a year ago, though exports to the US jumped 22.3%. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/taiwan-chip-exports-to-china-sputter-on-tensions-falling-demand

===Apple, Google to face comp from Microsoft in (gaming) app stores ===

Phil Spencer, chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, says the company is preparing to launch an app store for games on iOS and Android as early as next year… if its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is cleared by regulators. Spencer says the deal could boost competition on smartphones, where Apple and Google dominate the distribution of games and other apps. Apple and Google will need to open up their mobile platforms to app stores owned and operated by other companies starting March 2024 under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. https://www.ft.com/content/7707705e-b288-4531-b30d-7fa993325018

Bleeping Computer reports that Microsoft is working on a non-custodial built-in Ethereum crypto wallet for Microsoft Edge, so users can send and receive cryptocurrency and NFTs. A Twitter user named Albacore tweeted screenshots of the new Edge Crypto Wallet, which apparently is in a limited test phase and isn't rolling out to Insiders yet. Microsoft says during setup "This is a non-custodial wallet, meaning you are in complete control of your funds. We will not have access to your password and recovery key. It is embedded in Edge, making it easy to use without installing any extension." Microsoft says during the onboarding process. As a tester, you will use your own funds. In the event of loss of funds, Microsoft will not reimburse any loss. This is a confidential project and no details should be shared externally." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-testing-a-built-in-crypto-wallet-in-microsoft-edge/

NBC reports that according to a strategist advising TikTok, when CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress on March 23, he'll announce that the app has 150 million users in the US, up from the company's previously reported 100 million. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has raised concerns that it poses a potential threat to national security through spying and data collection. Globally, TikTok has more than one billion users.

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 ==DTH 2023 : DTH 3/20/2023==
-Today's date
 These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Monday March 20, 2023. I'm Sarah Lane.
+===A million $7 Netflix ad supported MAUs===
 Netflix announced 40 games are slated for launch on its platform this year, with 70 in development with its partners and 16 currently in development in-house. Netflix launched its first games in November 2021 with 55 current titles overall. Ustwo’s Monument Valley 1 and Monument Valley 2 are among the games coming to Netflix, as is Ubisoft's Mighty Quest: Rogue Palace which launches April 18. Netflix has a 3-exclusive game partnership with Ubisoft, the first of which was Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, that launched in January.
 Bloomberg's sources say Netflix's ad-supported service tier reached about 1 million monthly active users in the US after its second month. Netflix already has 74 million customers in the US, but as the company tries to curb password sharing, it will likely see the $7 ad-supported version gain more traction among users who don't currently pay at all.	https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/20/netflix-release-40-more-games-this-year-add-monument-valley-2024/
 ---	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-03-19/netflix-surpasses-1-million-users-for-its-advertising-business
-Phil Spencer, chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, says the company is preparing to launch an app store for games on iOS and Android as early as next year… if its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is cleared by regulators. Spencer says the deal could boost competition on smartphones, where Apple and Google dominate the distribution of games and other apps. Apple and Google will need to open up their mobile platforms to app stores owned and operated by other companies starting March 2024 under the EU’s Digital Markets Act.	https://www.ft.com/content/7707705e-b288-4531-b30d-7fa993325018
-Over the wekeend, Indian authorities cut mobile internet access and text messaging across the state of Punjab, which has around 27 million people. The Punjab government, led by the opposition Aam Admi Party, announced a 24-hour ban on Saturday amidst an operation to arrest the fugitive Amritpal Singh, then extended the ban Sunday for another 24 hours. Singh is associated with a separatist movement which wants to create a sovereign state in Punjab called Khalistan for followers of the Sikh religion. The movement is outlawed in India and considered a top national security threat by the government. Three Punjab residents told The Washington Post that only essential text messages like confirmation codes for bank transfers where being sent successfully. New York-based advocacy group Access Now reports that over the past five years, Indian officials have ordered internet shutdowns more frequently than any other government.	https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/19/india-punjab-intermet-ban-amritpal-singh/
-According to data from Taiwan's Ministry of Finance, the country's exports of integrated circuit chips to China and Hong Kong fell for a fourth month in February and dropped 31.3% from a year earlier, the worst decline since 2009. IC chips are essential components of electronic appliances, computers and smartphones. The total number of semiconductors Taiwan shipped worldwide declined 17.3% last month from a year ago, though exports to the US jumped 22.3%.	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/taiwan-chip-exports-to-china-sputter-on-tensions-falling-demand
+===Apple, Google to face comp from Microsoft in (gaming) app stores ===
+Phil Spencer, chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, says the company is preparing to launch an app store for games on iOS and Android as early as next year… if its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is cleared by regulators. Spencer says the deal could boost competition on smartphones, where Apple and Google dominate the distribution of games and other apps. Apple and Google will need to open up their mobile platforms to app stores owned and operated by other companies starting March 2024 under the EU’s Digital Markets Act.	https://www.ft.com/content/7707705e-b288-4531-b30d-7fa993325018
 Bleeping Computer reports that Microsoft is working on a non-custodial built-in Ethereum crypto wallet for Microsoft Edge, so users can send and receive cryptocurrency and NFTs. A Twitter user named Albacore tweeted screenshots of the new Edge Crypto Wallet, which apparently is in a limited test phase and isn't rolling out to Insiders yet. Microsoft says during setup "This is a non-custodial wallet, meaning you are in complete control of your funds. We will not have access to your password and recovery key. It is embedded in Edge, making it easy to use without installing any extension." Microsoft says during the onboarding process. As a tester, you will use your own funds. In the event of loss of funds, Microsoft will not reimburse any loss. This is a confidential project and no details should be shared externally."	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-testing-a-built-in-crypto-wallet-in-microsoft-edge/
 NBC reports that according to a strategist advising TikTok, when CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress on March 23, he'll announce that the app has 150 million users in the US, up from the company's previously reported 100 million. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has raised concerns that it poses a potential threat to national security through spying and data collection. Globally, TikTok has more than one billion users.