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Huge snowstorm heads for US east coast Huge snowstorm heads for US east coast Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Collingwood: Australian Football League club 'guilty of systemic racism' Collingwood: Australian Football League club 'guilty of systemic racism' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Groundbreaking biofuel rocket could be 'Uber for space' Groundbreaking biofuel rocket could be 'Uber for space' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Apple releases an iCloud Passwords browser extension for Chrome on Windows (Abner Li/9to5Google) Apple releases an iCloud Passwords browser extension for Chrome on Windows (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Microsoft says revenue from its various cybersecurity offerings crossed $10B over the past 12 months, up 40% YoY and ~7% of its total revenue for the year (Daniel Howley/Yahoo Finance) Microsoft says revenue from its various cybersecurity offerings crossed $10B over the past 12 months, up 40% YoY and ~7% of its total revenue for the year (Daniel Howley/Yahoo Finance) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Network data indicates the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar amid reports of a military uprising and the detention of political leaders (NetBlocks) Network data indicates the onset of widespread internet disruptions in Myanmar amid reports of a military uprising and the detention of political leaders (NetBlocks) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Many elderly people in the US aren't getting scheduled for COVID-19 vaccinations due to a lack of familiarity with navigating the internet and web-based signups (Bloomberg) Many elderly people in the US aren't getting scheduled for COVID-19 vaccinations due to a lack of familiarity with navigating the internet and web-based signups (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Ula raises $20M Series A led by Quona Capital and B Capital Group to expand its food-focused e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia currently serving 20K+ stores (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) Ula raises $20M Series A led by Quona Capital and B Capital Group to expand its food-focused e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia currently serving 20K+ stores (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Yotta Savings raises $13.2M Series A for its savings account app that instead of interest offers depositors a chance to win prizes ranging from 10 cents to $10M (Igor Bosilkovski/Forbes) Yotta Savings raises $13.2M Series A for its savings account app that instead of interest offers depositors a chance to win prizes ranging from 10 cents to $10M (Igor Bosilkovski/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
In August, internal research at Facebook showed that ~70% of the platform's most active civic Groups were considered too toxic to recommend to users (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal) In August, internal research at Facebook showed that ~70% of the platform's most active civic Groups were considered too toxic to recommend to users (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Profile of Chegg, which is valued at $12B, employs 70,000+ freelance tutors in India, and faces the issue of students using it to cheat by getting test answers (Susan Adams/Forbes) Profile of Chegg, which is valued at $12B, employs 70,000+ freelance tutors in India, and faces the issue of students using it to cheat by getting test answers (Susan Adams/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Robinhood reduces the number of companies with trading restrictions from 50 to 8, according to its website; GME, NOK, and BB are still among those restricted (Yueqi Yang/Bloomberg) Robinhood reduces the number of companies with trading restrictions from 50 to 8, according to its website; GME, NOK, and BB are still among those restricted (Yueqi Yang/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt' Saba Sahar: 'I survived a Taliban assassination attempt' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities' Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Have US police departments become too militarised? Have US police departments become too militarised? Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success' Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
A look at the criticism in DC directed at CSET, a State Dept. bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies formed in the last days of Trump's admin (Maggie Miller/The Hill) A look at the criticism in DC directed at CSET, a State Dept. bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies formed in the last days of Trump's admin (Maggie Miller/The Hill) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
SetSail raises $26M Series A for its service that recommends when to pay salespeople, by monitoring the progress of sales across CRM, email, and other systems (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) SetSail raises $26M Series A for its service that recommends when to pay salespeople, by monitoring the progress of sales across CRM, email, and other systems (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid: Thousands attend Israel funeral for orthodox rabbi Covid: Thousands attend Israel funeral for orthodox rabbi Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid: Israel to transfer 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians Covid: Israel to transfer 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Lionel Messi: Barcelona deny leaking forward's contract Lionel Messi: Barcelona deny leaking forward's contract Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Analysis: investors have pumped $7.3B into ~730 US-based fitness apps and services over the past five years, with $2.4B coming just in 2020 across 187 deals (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News) Analysis: investors have pumped $7.3B into ~730 US-based fitness apps and services over the past five years, with $2.4B coming just in 2020 across 187 deals (Christine Hall/Crunchbase News) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid: 'Lessons to be learnt' from NI vaccine row - Irish PM Covid: 'Lessons to be learnt' from NI vaccine row - Irish PM Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid vaccination: Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium 'closed by protests' Covid vaccination: Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium 'closed by protests' Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
UK applying to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP UK applying to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, dies aged 77 Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, dies aged 77 Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid: Australian city of Perth goes into snap lockdown after guard tests positive Covid: Australian city of Perth goes into snap lockdown after guard tests positive Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
A look at Bilibili, the "YouTube for China", as it balances competition and cooperation with Alibaba and Tencent, both of which invested in the video platform (Zeyi Yang/Protocol) A look at Bilibili, the "YouTube for China", as it balances competition and cooperation with Alibaba and Tencent, both of which invested in the video platform (Zeyi Yang/Protocol) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2021 Rating: 5
Mozilla's 2020 Internet Health Report spotlights racial injustice of algorithms, lax data rights for gig workers, and accountability of social media firms (The Internet Health Report 2020) Mozilla's 2020 Internet Health Report spotlights racial injustice of algorithms, lax data rights for gig workers, and accountability of social media firms (The Internet Health Report 2020) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Donald Trump 'parts with lawyers' before impeachment trial Donald Trump 'parts with lawyers' before impeachment trial Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
ELSA, an app that helps non-native English speakers improve pronunciation and speaking skills, raises $15M Series B, says its revenue increased by ~300% in 2020 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg) ELSA, an app that helps non-native English speakers improve pronunciation and speaking skills, raises $15M Series B, says its revenue increased by ~300% in 2020 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Chinese self-driving startup AutoX announces that its robotaxi service, with no safety drivers on board, is now available to the general public in Shenzhen (Brad Templeton/Forbes) Chinese self-driving startup AutoX announces that its robotaxi service, with no safety drivers on board, is now available to the general public in Shenzhen (Brad Templeton/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Canalys: a record 11.2M Chromebooks were shipped in Q4 2020, up 287% YoY, with Lenovo Chromebooks up 1,766%; in 2020, 30.7M Chromebooks were shipped, up 109% (Ben Schoon/9to5Google) Canalys: a record 11.2M Chromebooks were shipped in Q4 2020, up 287% YoY, with Lenovo Chromebooks up 1,766%; in 2020, 30.7M Chromebooks were shipped, up 109% (Ben Schoon/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Russia braces for latest Navalny protests Russia braces for latest Navalny protests Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
VAMS, a CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M to manage rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, has been abandoned by states due to bugs and problems (Cat Ferguson/MIT Technology Review) VAMS, a CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M to manage rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, has been abandoned by states due to bugs and problems (Cat Ferguson/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa' Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa' Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good? Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good? Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients' Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients' Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
'Visionary' music producer Sophie dies aged 34 'Visionary' music producer Sophie dies aged 34 Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Research: smartphone shipments in India fell 4% YoY to ~150M in 2020 and H2 2020 saw 100M+ shipments; among the top 5 brands, realme grew the most at 22% YoY (Prachir Singh/Counterpoint Research) Research: smartphone shipments in India fell 4% YoY to ~150M in 2020 and H2 2020 saw 100M+ shipments; among the top 5 brands, realme grew the most at 22% YoY (Prachir Singh/Counterpoint Research) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Canalys: smartphone shipments in China fell 4% YoY to 84M in Q4 2020 and shipments for 2020 fell 11% YoY to 330M, as iPhone's share jumped from 15% to 18% YoY (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch) Canalys: smartphone shipments in China fell 4% YoY to 84M in Q4 2020 and shipments for 2020 fell 11% YoY to 330M, as iPhone's share jumped from 15% to 18% YoY (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Profile of Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta, who since the pandemic started has overseen three consecutive quarters of positive cash flow, a first for the company (Chloe Sorvino/Forbes) Profile of Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta, who since the pandemic started has overseen three consecutive quarters of positive cash flow, a first for the company (Chloe Sorvino/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Robinhood explains why it placed restrictions on certain securities over the past week, says its clearinghouse-mandated deposit for equities increased tenfold (Under the Hood) Robinhood explains why it placed restrictions on certain securities over the past week, says its clearinghouse-mandated deposit for equities increased tenfold (Under the Hood) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Japanese woman 'kept mother's body in freezer for 10 years' Japanese woman 'kept mother's body in freezer for 10 years' Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Cuba helicopter crash: Five dead after aircraft left Holguín Cuba helicopter crash: Five dead after aircraft left Holguín Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Filing: Xiaomi has sued US Defense and Treasury departments, after the DOD blacklisted the company thereby blocking US investors from buying Xiaomi's securities (Bloomberg) Filing: Xiaomi has sued US Defense and Treasury departments, after the DOD blacklisted the company thereby blocking US investors from buying Xiaomi's securities (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Democrat to move to get away from controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene: Democrat to move to get away from controversial Republican Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Reddit's uncommon qualities as a community platform, inspiring nihilism and humor, may explain why r/WallStreetBets' growth feels reminiscent of r/The_Donald (John Herrman/New York Times) Reddit's uncommon qualities as a community platform, inspiring nihilism and humor, may explain why r/WallStreetBets' growth feels reminiscent of r/The_Donald (John Herrman/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Brian Sicknick: Officer killed in Capitol riot to lie in honour Brian Sicknick: Officer killed in Capitol riot to lie in honour Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Clearsky researchers say Hezbollah's cyber unit Lebanese Cedar hacked 250+ unpatched Atlassian and Oracle servers at telecoms and ISPs in US, UK, Israel, more (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet) Clearsky researchers say Hezbollah's cyber unit Lebanese Cedar hacked 250+ unpatched Atlassian and Oracle servers at telecoms and ISPs in US, UK, Israel, more (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2021 Rating: 5
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