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Sep 12, 2024 | techbriefly.com | Eray Eliaçık

Exciting news for gamers everywhere! After a successful beta test earlier this year, Steam Families is now officially live, bringing a fresh and streamlined approach to family gaming. This new feature merges Steam’s previous Family Sharing and Family View functionalities into a single, cohesive system designed to enhance how families interact with games on the platform. Let’s explore!What is Steam Families feature?

Sep 12, 2024 | techbriefly.com | Eray Eliaçık

After a month of testing with Xbox Insiders & FTC’s strong stance against raising prices, the Xbox Game Pass Standard tier is now officially available. This plan includes access to the extensive Game Pass library for Xbox consoles, providing hundreds of games and online multiplayer capabilities. However, it does not feature day-one access to new game releases—an option reserved for the more premium tiers.

Sep 12, 2024 | dataconomy.com | Eray Eliaçık

OpenAI is seeking to raise at least $5 billion, aiming for a valuation of $150 billion, nearly doubling its previous valuation of $86 billion. The funding round includes major investors such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Thrive Capital. Thrive Capital, led by Josh Kushner, is expected to contribute $1 billion. Can OpenAI hit the jackpot? OpenAI, the company behind popular AI tools like ChatGPT, is aiming for a huge milestone: a $150 billion valuation.

Sep 12, 2024 | dataconomy.com | Eray Eliaçık

Is Google deleting Gmail accounts for real? Google, with its 1.8 billion Gmail users, is making a big change to manage its massive number of accounts. If your Gmail account has been gathering dust for a while, it might be at risk of disappearing. This shift is part of Google’s strategy to tackle two major issues: security and storage. Inactive accounts can be more vulnerable to cyberattacks, and they also consume precious storage space that could be used more effectively.

Sep 12, 2024 | dataconomy.com | Eray Eliaçık

Apple’s €13 billion ($14.4 billion) tax fine is one of the largest and most significant cases in European Union (EU) tax law history. The fine was imposed by the European Commission (EC) in 2016, which accused Apple of receiving illegal tax benefits from Ireland, allowing the company to pay a dramatically reduced tax rate for nearly two decades. This ruling has had major implications for EU tax policy, corporate governance, and competition law. But first, let’s understand how it all began.