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A look at ABBA Voyage, the hit London concert performed by 3D digital avatars of the band created from motion capture, as its producers plan a global expansion (Jenni Reid/CNBC) A look at ABBA Voyage, the hit London concert performed by 3D digital avatars of the band created from motion capture, as its producers plan a global expansion (Jenni Reid/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Leaked screener copies of big movies tend to surface at year's end, but didn't in 2022, probably due to more security, streaming, and shorter release windows (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) Leaked screener copies of big movies tend to surface at year's end, but didn't in 2022, probably due to more security, streaming, and shorter release windows (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Pope Francis and world leaders pay tribute to Benedict XVI Pope Francis and world leaders pay tribute to Benedict XVI Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at 2022's worst breaches, leaks, ransomware attacks, state-sponsored hacking campaigns, and digital takeovers, including at least two Twilio breaches (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) A look at 2022's worst breaches, leaks, ransomware attacks, state-sponsored hacking campaigns, and digital takeovers, including at least two Twilio breaches (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Meta buys Netherlands-based Luxexcel, which uses 3D printing to make prescription lenses for smart glasses; Meta reportedly worked with Luxexcel on Project Aria (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) Meta buys Netherlands-based Luxexcel, which uses 3D printing to make prescription lenses for smart glasses; Meta reportedly worked with Luxexcel on Project Aria (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on December 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Google changes its appeals process for accounts flagged as containing CSAM; the content deemed exploitative will still be removed from Google and reported (Kashmir Hill/New York Times) Google changes its appeals process for accounts flagged as containing CSAM; the content deemed exploitative will still be removed from Google and reported (Kashmir Hill/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Source: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is likely to plead not guilty to eight counts of fraud at a hearing next week (Wall Street Journal) Source: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is likely to plead not guilty to eight counts of fraud at a hearing next week (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to work in the long run it has to prove its real usefulness outside of finance (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to work in the long run it has to prove its real usefulness outside of finance (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Pele: Brazilians react to football legend's death Pele: Brazilians react to football legend's death Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Barbershop owner in Buffalo opens his doors and saves lives in deadly blizzard. Barbershop owner in Buffalo opens his doors and saves lives in deadly blizzard. Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by scientists, as Apple shuts the iOS app down on January 1 (Russell Jacobs/Slate) An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by scientists, as Apple shuts the iOS app down on January 1 (Russell Jacobs/Slate) Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at India's plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive program, issues with the Foxconn-Vedanta joint venture, and more (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis) A look at India's plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive program, issues with the Foxconn-Vedanta joint venture, and more (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis) Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican Reviewed by swadu on December 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Q&A with Christopher Phillips, the VP and GM of Google Geo, which oversees Maps and Waze, on the future of navigation, more visual and immersive maps, and more (Danny Lewis/Wall Street Journal) Q&A with Christopher Phillips, the VP and GM of Google Geo, which oversees Maps and Waze, on the future of navigation, more visual and immersive maps, and more (Danny Lewis/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU to block energy windfall tax Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU to block energy windfall tax Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Calls on Iran to settle dispute over Ukraine PS752 jet downing Calls on Iran to settle dispute over Ukraine PS752 jet downing Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
An anonymous Twitter user leaks an alleged list of API keys belonging to crypto trading service 3Commas' users, after 3Commas said its users had been "phished" (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk) An anonymous Twitter user leaks an alleged list of API keys belonging to crypto trading service 3Commas' users, after 3Commas said its users had been "phished" (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
CCS Insight: global shipments of VR and AR devices fell 12%+ YoY to 9.6M in 2022; NPD Group: US sales of VR headsets fell 2% YoY to $1.1B as of early December (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) CCS Insight: global shipments of VR and AR devices fell 12%+ YoY to 9.6M in 2022; NPD Group: US sales of VR headsets fell 2% YoY to $1.1B as of early December (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on December 28, 2022 Rating: 5
The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify Ukraine war: Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Filing: US prosecutors charge a man with fraud and manipulation, accusing him of trying to steal ~$110M in October by rigging the DeFi platform Mango Markets (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) Filing: US prosecutors charge a man with fraud and manipulation, accusing him of trying to steal ~$110M in October by rigging the DeFi platform Mango Markets (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Title 42: US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place Title 42: US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Social media shadowbanning is real and tech firms should be more transparent about it; survey: ~1 in 10 US social media users think they've been shadowbanned (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post) Social media shadowbanning is real and tech firms should be more transparent about it; survey: ~1 in 10 US social media users think they've been shadowbanned (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Source: the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into $370M+ in assets stolen from FTX as the exchange collapsed, separate from its fraud case against SBF (Ava Benny-Morrison/Bloomberg) Source: the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into $370M+ in assets stolen from FTX as the exchange collapsed, separate from its fraud case against SBF (Ava Benny-Morrison/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on December 27, 2022 Rating: 5
One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023 Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023 Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
The indie music stars knocking Bollywood off the charts The indie music stars knocking Bollywood off the charts Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Chinese government data for January to October 2022 shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 22% YoY from 275.3M to 214.5M units (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post) Chinese government data for January to October 2022 shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 22% YoY from 275.3M to 214.5M units (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
IntoTheBlock: the Bitcoin network hashrate dropped by 38.8%+ on December 24 from its December 21 peak as many US-based miners paused operations due to blizzards (Timmy Shen/Forkast) IntoTheBlock: the Bitcoin network hashrate dropped by 38.8%+ on December 24 from its December 21 peak as many US-based miners paused operations due to blizzards (Timmy Shen/Forkast) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Iran protests: Family of football legend Ali Daei stopped from leaving Iran protests: Family of football legend Ali Daei stopped from leaving Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Research into the global GPU market shows 18 companies develop GPUs globally; eight out of 11 PC and data center GPU designers are based in China (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) Research into the global GPU market shows 18 companies develop GPUs globally; eight out of 11 PC and data center GPU designers are based in China (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Analysis: publicly listed bitcoin mining companies collectively owe $4B+, led by bankrupt Core Scientific with $1.3B as of September 30 and Marathon with $851M (Jaran Mellerud/Hashrate Index) Analysis: publicly listed bitcoin mining companies collectively owe $4B+, led by bankrupt Core Scientific with $1.3B as of September 30 and Marathon with $851M (Jaran Mellerud/Hashrate Index) Reviewed by swadu on December 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Study: programmers who use AI tools like GitHub Copilot produce less secure code than those who don't while making them believe their code has no safety issues (Thomas Claburn/The Register) Study: programmers who use AI tools like GitHub Copilot produce less secure code than those who don't while making them believe their code has no safety issues (Thomas Claburn/The Register) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Iran protests: 'No going back' as unrest hits 100 days Iran protests: 'No going back' as unrest hits 100 days Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing tool for hackers of all levels to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors and more (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired) A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing tool for hackers of all levels to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors and more (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
US winter storm: Severe weather continues to cause disruption US winter storm: Severe weather continues to cause disruption Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Austria avalanche buries at least 10 people at ski resort Austria avalanche buries at least 10 people at ski resort Reviewed by swadu on December 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes Ukraine war: Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at XRAI Glass, an Android app for the deaf and hard of hearing that can caption real-life conversations when paired with $379 Nreal Air AR glasses (Simon Hill/Wired) A look at XRAI Glass, an Android app for the deaf and hard of hearing that can caption real-life conversations when paired with $379 Nreal Air AR glasses (Simon Hill/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Paris shooting: Aftermath of violent unrest following deadly attack on Kurds Paris shooting: Aftermath of violent unrest following deadly attack on Kurds Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Joe Biden signs into law an $858B defense policy bill that confers more power and obligations on US Cyber Command (Martin Matishak/The Record) Joe Biden signs into law an $858B defense policy bill that confers more power and obligations on US Cyber Command (Martin Matishak/The Record) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Mastodon's decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright and privacy laws around the world (Amanda Hoover/Wired) Mastodon's decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright and privacy laws around the world (Amanda Hoover/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on December 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Megan Thee Stallion: Jury finds Tory Lanez guilty of shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion: Jury finds Tory Lanez guilty of shooting rapper Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Twitter removed a feature that promoted safety resources related to suicide, child sexual exploitation, and more, after an order by Elon Musk (Reuters) Sources: Twitter removed a feature that promoted safety resources related to suicide, child sexual exploitation, and more, after an order by Elon Musk (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Court transcript from plea hearing: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled lenders about how much Alameda was borrowing from FTX (Reuters) Court transcript from plea hearing: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled lenders about how much Alameda was borrowing from FTX (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on December 23, 2022 Rating: 5
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