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The Collegiate Chess League is officially past the halfway mark, and teams are starting to jock for playoff positions. With only 3 rounds remaining in the regular season, every point earned could be the difference between being eliminated or not. How to watch? Matches are broadcast live at Twitch.tv/collegiatechesleague with commentary by the league's commissioner, Joe Lee, with additional guests throughout the season. Playoffs will be broadcast on Chess.com's Twitch Channel. Division 1 Highlight UC Berkeley and Mizzou are perhaps the two strongest teams in the entire league, and they played again for the first time since last year's finals. On that occasion, Mizzou took home the gold after winning by a score of 11-5. However, Berkeley has come back stronger this season and was looking forward to taking revenge on the powerhouse team from Mizzou. And they did exactly just that in round 4 by taking down the Mizzou team by a score of 10.5-5.5. This was the first time Mizzou had lost a match since they lost to SLU in the finals of season 1. This strong performance from Berkeley proves they have a serious shot at winning the championship along with the $5,000 prize fund for first…

A lawsuit alleging that YouTube violated the Constitution's First Amendment by removing videos promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory has been thrown out by a federal judge.U.S. District Judge Beth Freeman dismissed the suit against YouTube parent company Google on Tuesday. The complaint was filed last year by a group of self-described "conservative content creators" who claimed that their rights were violated when YouTube suspended their accounts. The judge found that the plaintiffs failed to prove that Google, as a private company, was acting on behalf of the government—the only entity liable for First Amendment claims."Based on the inapplicability of any of the four state action tests outlined by the Supreme Court... the Court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to plead a proper First Amendment claim due to their failure to sufficiently allege that Defendants' conduct constituted state action," Freeman wrote in her decision.Freeman dismissed the First Amendment claim "with prejudice," meaning that the plaintiffs cannot not appeal the decision in federal court. She was not convinced by arguments that YouTube was forced to act on behalf of the government by members of Congress who "demanded that the unpopular speech dubbed 'misinformation,' and QAnon-related speech be limited and erased."Lawyers for the…

Member Article Friends Quest, the latest the company’s release for Snapchat, is a real-time competitive multi-player platform game where the player needs to pass a series of levels full of dangers and mysteries. Friends Quest is the third title Gismart released on Snapchat as a part of a multi-game partnership agreement signed earlier this year. Released on the 10th of September, over 4.8 million players have already played Friends Quest globally on Snapchat. Together with previous game releases, Color Galaxy and Crazy Run, Gismart games generated nearly ninety million players, with the fourth title in development. Friends Quest was developed using Snaps Play Canvas, a web-first 3D game engine where developers can build HTML 5 games collaboratively. “We view social platform games as a sustainable growing business for Gismart. With Snapchat, the chances of releasing a hit game are higher than in a hyper casual world today. For instance, Color Galaxy, our first title on Snapchat, is comparable with successful hyper-casual games both in terms of the number of players and the profit received. The game is still one of the most popular on the platform and continues to generate profit” said Lana Meisak, VP Business Development and Marketing at…

By: Tech Desk | Mumbai | October 21, 2021 1:15:06 pm Here's all you need to know about the Twitter-Sphere deal. (File) Twitter has acquired London-based group chat application Sphere. The acquisition is the latest move by Twitter to broaden its product offerings to users. As per a report by TechCrunch, the app could use the acquisition to improve its personal and group messaging capabilities. “Much like others, we’ve been watching and admiring Twitter’s growing investment in community-building with the release of Communities, Spaces, and features that promote safety,” Sphere said in a blog post. “When we met the team, we were even more impressed by how seriously they are pursuing interest-based community and how much they believe in its potential impact.” The move will also see about 20 people from the Sphere team join Twitter. A number of users Sphere had amassed wasn’t disclosed but the standalone app is expected to be brought to an end soon. “It’s been a long and exciting journey to this point. Like many startups, Sphere started with a very different mission — to help anyone find and share knowledge instantly through the creation of a ‘global brain.’ We originally built a marketplace of…

Bravo Insider Exclusive! Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more! Sign Up for Free to View Show Highlight What Raquel Leviss Really Thinks About Her Ring Bravo Insider Exclusive! Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more! Sign Up for Free to View There's no doubt about it: Raquel Leviss' engagement ring from James Kennedy is a real stunner. There is some confusion, however, around the ring's provenance. And while James had claimed that he got the ring at Tiffany & Co., and even presented it to Raquel in a Tiffany-blue box ... the ring, well, wasn't actually from Tiffany's. But, the couple offered some — ahem — clarity on the issue when they appeared on What What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on October 19.  During Raquel and James' appearance in the clubhouse,  » Read More

New York’s political elite rubbed shoulders at the Javits Center in New York City on Thursday night for the annual Al Smith Foundation Dinner, the biggest fundraising event for the Archdiocese of New York, highlighted with a keynote speech from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Potential rivals who may be flirting with a 2022 Democratic bid for Governor, took the stage together for the 75th installation of the dinner, such as Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Tish James.Cardinal Timothy Dolan welcomed the guests with an opening prayer, in which he remembered the late Colin Powell, who died earlier this week.This year’s dinner was hosted by Fox’s Maria Bartiromo.Some of the political guests were more warmly welcomed than others: de Blasio received some light boos when he was introduced.Cardinal Timothy Dolan opened the dinner with a prayer, remembering the late former secretary of state Colin Powell.VimeoNYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, former Gov. George Pataki, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg were also in attendance — who got a massive applause and shouts of joy.Hochul’s new secretary to the governor Karen Keogh — whose husband is a lobbyist for the prominent Albany law firm Bolton St. Johns — was seen…

Streaming platform YouTube plans to extend its Silicon Valley roots even deeper by expanding its headquarters over the next two decades, ...

  Published On 20 October,2021 09:41 am U.S. Senate panel to hold new hearing on social media impact on young users WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will hold an Oct. 26 hearing with tech firms Snap s (SNAP.N) Snapchat, TikTok, and Alphabet s YouTube (GOOGL.O) about their platforms  impact on young users, a panel said on Tuesday. "Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment — a moment of reckoning," said Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Senate Commerce consumer protection subcommittee holding the hearing. "We need to understand the impact of popular platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube on children and what companies can do better to keep them safe." Senator Marcia Blackburn, the top Republican on the subcommittee, said, "TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube all play a leading role in exposing children to harmful content." A Snap spokeswoman said the company looks forward to discussing their "approach to protecting the safety, privacy and wellbeing of our Snapchat community." TikTok and YouTube both confirmed they would take part. Earlier this month, the panel held a hearing with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who turned over thousands of documents she said showed the company had…

Daniella Medina   | Nashville TennesseanDerrick Henry is a real-life cheat code — and Dez Bryant knows it. So does the NFL.It's so accurate that the league changed its Twitter bio this week to a quote that Bryant said about the Tennessee Titans running back following his record-breaking performance against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night."Derrick Henry is the player we all created whenever we was younger on Madden," the Ravens wide receiver tweeted Monday night.Derrick Henry is the player we all created whenever we was younger on Madden 😂— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) October 19, 202176 YARDS!!: Watch Tennessee Titans' Derrick Henry gash Buffalo Bills for 76-yard TD run on Monday Night FootballTHIS'LL MAKE YOU GO 'AWWWW': How Tennessee Titans' Derrick Henry recovers from his incredible workloadThat's the quote you can now find when you visit the NFL's Twitter page. He followed up that tweet with, "Derrick Henry you are a cheat code bro!!!" Henry, who was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 6, recorded 20 carries for 143 yards and three touchdowns against the Bills on Monday. He also scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. STIFF ARM: Tennessee Titans reflect on Derrick Henry's stiff arm vs. Bills last…

The London-based start-up said it will no longer accept new groups and will wind down its app next month. Twitter buys group chat app Sphere.   | Photo Credit: Reuters The London-based start-up said it will no longer accept new groups and will wind down its app next month. Twitter has agreed to buy group chat app Sphere, as the social media platform looks to widen and improve its product offerings.(Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today's Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.)Founded by Tomas Halgas and Nick D’Aloisio, Sphere has raised about $30 million in the first two rounds.“We’ve been watching and admiring Twitter’s growing investment in community-building with the release of Communities, Spaces, and features that promote safety,” Sphere said in a statement.“When we met the team, we were even more impressed by how seriously they are pursuing interest-based community and how much they believe in its potential impact.”The London-based start-up said it will no longer accept new groups and will wind down its app next month.  » Read More