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Jio Platforms backs SF-based AR gaming startup Krikey

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Jio Platforms, the biggest telecom operator in India and which has raised over $20 billion from Facebook, Google and other high-profile investors this year, is leading a financing round of a San Francisco-based startup that develops augmented reality mobile games. They have previously participated in Apple’s female entrepreneur camp.

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Stuck with Windows 7? Here’s a security game plan

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Last week, Microsoft’s Windows 7, once the go-to operating system of nearly 60 percent of all computers , reached the company’s designated end of the road for security patches. Like Windows XP before in 2014 , if you have a Windows 7 computer, it’s long past time for you to shell out some cash for a new one.

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Free-to-play gaming giant Roblox confidentially files to go public

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The gaming company Roblox announced today that it had confidentially filed paperwork with the SEC to make its public debut. In February, the company, which operates a free-to-play gaming empire with tens of million of users, was valued at $4 billion after a Series G funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

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Cloud gaming service Shadow taken over by OVHcloud founder

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Blade, the French startup behind cloud gaming service Shadow , has been acquired by Octave Klaba’s fund following a commercial court order. People can pay a monthly subscription fee and gain access to a gaming PC in a data center. You get a full Windows 10 instance so it supports anything from Steam to Photoshop and Excel.

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Parsec raises $25M from A16Z to power remote work and cloud gaming

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” They started out by helping gamers access their gaming PCs from other devices (the Parsec app is currently available Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Raspberry Pi and the web). “From the beginning, we thought that if we could build something that is great for gaming, it will be great for everything,” Boxer said.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Allocating equity, unicorn traffic jam, blockchain gaming survey

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Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’ Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. Image Credits: Bloomberg (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Beryl Li, co-founder, Yield Guild Games. opens in a new window) license.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

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5 tips for launching in a crowded web3 gaming market. Image Credits: Chelsea Sampson (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Every online product requires some network effect, but gaming is unique: Without large, loyal and enthusiastic customers, there’s no way to build products that can be monetized. monetization.”.