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January 31, 2022
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Former Miss USA dead at 30 Former Miss USA dead at 30 Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Anne Frank's betrayal: Dutch publisher apologises for book Anne Frank's betrayal: Dutch publisher apologises for book Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Meta rolls out updated 3D avatars across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram Stories in the US, Canada, and Mexico (Kim Lyons/The Verge) Meta rolls out updated 3D avatars across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram Stories in the US, Canada, and Mexico (Kim Lyons/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
The London Stock Exchange says UK tech IPOs raised a record £6.6B in 2021, up from £3.1B in 2020, across 37 IPOs, compared to just eight in 2020 (Leah Montebello/City A.M.) The London Stock Exchange says UK tech IPOs raised a record £6.6B in 2021, up from £3.1B in 2020, across 37 IPOs, compared to just eight in 2020 (Leah Montebello/City A.M.) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
BlackBerry agrees to sell mobile, messaging, and wireless patents to Catapult IP Innovations for $600M, after ending support for its phones earlier in January (Chavi Mehta/Reuters) BlackBerry agrees to sell mobile, messaging, and wireless patents to Catapult IP Innovations for $600M, after ending support for its phones earlier in January (Chavi Mehta/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Sony Interactive Entertainment announces it is buying Bungie, which makes Destiny and other games, for $3.6B; Bungie will become an independent subsidiary (Brendan Sinclair/GamesIndustry.biz) Sony Interactive Entertainment announces it is buying Bungie, which makes Destiny and other games, for $3.6B; Bungie will become an independent subsidiary (Brendan Sinclair/GamesIndustry.biz) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to grow by 9% this year; capital expenditures grew to at least $146B (Wall Street Journal) Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to grow by 9% this year; capital expenditures grew to at least $146B (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
In Pictures: US cities clear-up after big-freeze In Pictures: US cities clear-up after big-freeze Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that include a discussion about COVID-19 (Daniel Ek/Spotify) Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that include a discussion about COVID-19 (Daniel Ek/Spotify) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Freedom Convoy: Truckers cause chaos in Ottawa after second day of protests Freedom Convoy: Truckers cause chaos in Ottawa after second day of protests Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Mason Greenwood: Man Utd player arrested over rape claim Mason Greenwood: Man Utd player arrested over rape claim Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
NFT marketplace LooksRare, which launched on Jan. 10, had $9.5B+ in trading volume, $8.3B+ of which seems to be users "wash trading" between their own wallets (Andrew Hayward/Decrypt) NFT marketplace LooksRare, which launched on Jan. 10, had $9.5B+ in trading volume, $8.3B+ of which seems to be users "wash trading" between their own wallets (Andrew Hayward/Decrypt) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2022 Rating: 5
The US shrine that claims to hold Gandhi's ashes The US shrine that claims to hold Gandhi's ashes Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
FCC announces $1.2B in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband services across 32 states, provided by 23 telecom companies (Emma Roth/The Verge) FCC announces $1.2B in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband services across 32 states, provided by 23 telecom companies (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
How Lina Khan's FTC is using the concept of "monopsony", a market where one buyer is pre-eminent, to push for Big Tech antitrust regulation (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) How Lina Khan's FTC is using the concept of "monopsony", a market where one buyer is pre-eminent, to push for Big Tech antitrust regulation (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Tom Brady: NFL great retires after winning seven Super Bowls Tom Brady: NFL great retires after winning seven Super Bowls Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Russia: Military drill moved further from Irish shore Russia: Military drill moved further from Irish shore Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Visa says customers made $2.5B in payments with its crypto-linked cards in its fiscal Q1 of 2022, which was 70% of its crypto volume for all of FY 2021 (Frank Holland/CNBC) Visa says customers made $2.5B in payments with its crypto-linked cards in its fiscal Q1 of 2022, which was 70% of its crypto volume for all of FY 2021 (Frank Holland/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2022 Rating: 5
YouTuber Hank Green unfavorably compares TikTok's creator fund, where a creator's revenue falls as more join, to YouTube, which pays a percentage of ad revenue (James Hale/Tubefilter) YouTuber Hank Green unfavorably compares TikTok's creator fund, where a creator's revenue falls as more join, to YouTube, which pays a percentage of ad revenue (James Hale/Tubefilter) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Interview with two Ubisoft executives, who say NFTs are a paradigm shift in gaming and gamers "don't get what a digital secondary market can bring to them" (Chris Stead/Finder) Interview with two Ubisoft executives, who say NFTs are a paradigm shift in gaming and gamers "don't get what a digital secondary market can bring to them" (Chris Stead/Finder) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
'Tiger King' murder-for-hire plot sentence shortened 'Tiger King' murder-for-hire plot sentence shortened Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Counterpoint and IDC: smartphone shipments grew about 5% to 1.35B+ units in 2021; Samsung took the top spot with 270M+ units, followed by Apple with 235M+ (Corinne Reichert/CNET) Counterpoint and IDC: smartphone shipments grew about 5% to 1.35B+ units in 2021; Samsung took the top spot with 270M+ units, followed by Apple with 235M+ (Corinne Reichert/CNET) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
France's top administrative court sides with privacy watchdog against Google, in an appeal over a €100M fine for placing cookies before getting user's consent (Gaspard Sebag/Bloomberg) France's top administrative court sides with privacy watchdog against Google, in an appeal over a €100M fine for placing cookies before getting user's consent (Gaspard Sebag/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple adds unlisted app distribution to the App Store, letting developers publish an app that can only be installed via a direct link and not found via search (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac) Apple adds unlisted app distribution to the App Store, letting developers publish an app that can only be installed via a direct link and not found via search (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
A US appeals court upholds California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decision by the FCC to reverse federal internet protections could not bar state action (David Shepardson/Reuters) A US appeals court upholds California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decision by the FCC to reverse federal internet protections could not bar state action (David Shepardson/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Winter Olympics: Global sponsors quiet ahead of Beijing Games Winter Olympics: Global sponsors quiet ahead of Beijing Games Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2022 Rating: 5
OpenAI says InstructGPT, its new GPT-3 version, is better at following instructions, producing less offensive language, less misinformation, and fewer mistakes (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) OpenAI says InstructGPT, its new GPT-3 version, is better at following instructions, producing less offensive language, less misinformation, and fewer mistakes (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
iPadOS 15.4 and macOS Monterey 12.3 betas add the long-delayed Universal Control, which lets users control nearby Macs and iPads with a single mouse or keyboard (Juli Clover/MacRumors) iPadOS 15.4 and macOS Monterey 12.3 betas add the long-delayed Universal Control, which lets users control nearby Macs and iPads with a single mouse or keyboard (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
The FCC revokes China Unicom's authorization to operate in the US, granted ~20 years ago, citing national security; Unicom can still offer data center services (Reuters) The FCC revokes China Unicom's authorization to operate in the US, granted ~20 years ago, citing national security; Unicom can still offer data center services (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Xiomara Castro: Honduras swears in its first female president Xiomara Castro: Honduras swears in its first female president Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
iOS 15.4 beta 1 adds Face ID use while wearing a mask, without needing an Apple Watch for authentication, by recognizing "the unique features around the eye" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) iOS 15.4 beta 1 adds Face ID use while wearing a mask, without needing an Apple Watch for authentication, by recognizing "the unique features around the eye" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Austin-based Portnox, which provides companies with a cloud-native Network Access Control service, raises a $22M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners (Tim Keary/VentureBeat) Austin-based Portnox, which provides companies with a cloud-native Network Access Control service, raises a $22M Series A led by Elsewhere Partners (Tim Keary/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
The US FCC approves "nutrition labels" forcing ISPs to show prices, speed, and more, plus network management practices like throttling, starting on November 15 (Makena Kelly/The Verge) The US FCC approves "nutrition labels" forcing ISPs to show prices, speed, and more, plus network management practices like throttling, starting on November 15 (Makena Kelly/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Elon Musk SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon Elon Musk SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
California firearms: City rules gun owners must have liability cover California firearms: City rules gun owners must have liability cover Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Swiss bank UBS to acquire robo-adviser Wealthfront, which has 470K+ clients in the US, for $1.4B, as it looks to use AI to pitch services to the world's wealthy (Bloomberg) Swiss bank UBS to acquire robo-adviser Wealthfront, which has 470K+ clients in the US, for $1.4B, as it looks to use AI to pitch services to the world's wealthy (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew demands jury trial in US Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew demands jury trial in US Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
ID.me backtracks and says it does in fact use "1:many facial recognition" across large databases, a practice that's more "problematic" than "1:1 face matching" (Tonya Riley/CyberScoop) ID.me backtracks and says it does in fact use "1:many facial recognition" across large databases, a practice that's more "problematic" than "1:1 face matching" (Tonya Riley/CyberScoop) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Russia Ukraine: US sends Moscow formal response over crisis Russia Ukraine: US sends Moscow formal response over crisis Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple releases iOS 15.3 and macOS Monterey 12.2 with a fix for the IndexedDB API bug in Safari, as well as iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, and HomePod 15.3 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Apple releases iOS 15.3 and macOS Monterey 12.2 with a fix for the IndexedDB API bug in Safari, as well as iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, and HomePod 15.3 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2022 Rating: 5
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