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Source: TikTok is suing Montana over law banning the app in the state

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TikTok has filed a lawsuit against Montana over its ban of the app in the state, which is set to take effect on January 1st, 2024. The app is accused of violating the First Amendment and other laws.

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💻 TikTok is suing Montana over the state’s ban of the social platform.

📝 The lawsuit alleges that the ban violates the First Amendment and other laws.

⚖️ A group of creators had also sued the state along similar grounds as TikTok’s suit.

👨‍💼 Montana’s governor signed the bill after it was passed by the state’s legislature.

💰 Violating the law will cost fines of $10,000 per day.

Source: Xbox games will hit cloud gaming service Boosteroid for the first time in June

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Xbox games, including “Deathloop,” “Gears 5,” “Grounded,” and “Pentiment,” will be available on the cloud gaming service Boosteroid starting from June 1st. Boosteroid signed a ten-year deal with Microsoft, along with NVIDIA and other cloud gaming providers, to offer their platforms access to Xbox and Bethesda games.

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🕹️ Boosteroid will have Xbox games available for streaming from June 1st.

🔌 Microsoft has signed a ten-year deal with Nvidia, Boosteroid, and other cloud gaming providers to offer access to Xbox and Bethesda games, as well as PC versions of Activision Blizzard titles.

🌎 Boosteroid users in the US, UK, European Union, and Ukraine can stream eligible Microsoft-owned games bought from Steam or the Epic Games Store.

💰 Microsoft agreed to sign deals with cloud gaming providers to try and convince regulators to approve the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

🎮 Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can also stream these titles via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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