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After announcing in January that it canceled the in-person E3 2022, ESA is informing partners that there will also be no digital event (Rebekah Valentine/IGN) After announcing in January that it canceled the in-person E3 2022, ESA is informing partners that there will also be no digital event (Rebekah Valentine/IGN) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple releases iOS 15.4.1, iPadOS 15.4.1, and macOS 12.3.1 to fix two zero-days that "may have been actively exploited"; Apple fixed five zero-days this year (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Apple releases iOS 15.4.1, iPadOS 15.4.1, and macOS 12.3.1 to fix two zero-days that "may have been actively exploited"; Apple fixed five zero-days this year (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Internal report: a "massive ranking failure" at Facebook elevated harmful content for the past six months, spiking views by as much as 30% before a March 11 fix (Alex Heath/The Verge) Internal report: a "massive ranking failure" at Facebook elevated harmful content for the past six months, spiking views by as much as 30% before a March 11 fix (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Microsoft renames Your Phone, its Android phone linking app for Windows announced in May 2018, to Phone Link and updates the app to match Windows 11's design (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft renames Your Phone, its Android phone linking app for Windows announced in May 2018, to Phone Link and updates the app to match Windows 11's design (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Russian MP says Putin's plan for Ukraine hasn't been shared with their parliament Russian MP says Putin's plan for Ukraine hasn't been shared with their parliament Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2022 Rating: 5
The FBI and its global law enforcement partners announce the arrests of 65 alleged cybercrime gang members specializing in business email compromise schemes (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) The FBI and its global law enforcement partners announce the arrests of 65 alleged cybercrime gang members specializing in business email compromise schemes (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple now lets "reader" apps link to websites that help create or set up user accounts, once the developer is granted access to the appropriate app entitlement (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple now lets "reader" apps link to websites that help create or set up user accounts, once the developer is granted access to the appropriate app entitlement (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
IT and software consultancy firm Globant says its code repo was partially breached, after Lapsus$ shared 70GB of allegedly stolen data; Globant stock down 12%+ (Carly Page/TechCrunch) IT and software consultancy firm Globant says its code repo was partially breached, after Lapsus$ shared 70GB of allegedly stolen data; Globant stock down 12%+ (Carly Page/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine conflict: Russia to allow unauthorised imports from West Ukraine conflict: Russia to allow unauthorised imports from West Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Dagger, a new DevOps service co-founded by Docker's Solomon Hykes, launches in public beta and announces a $20M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Dagger, a new DevOps service co-founded by Docker's Solomon Hykes, launches in public beta and announces a $20M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources say Apple and Meta divulged customer data to hackers in response to forged Emergency Data Requests, after Discord confirmed fulfilling a forged EDR (William Turton/Bloomberg) Sources say Apple and Meta divulged customer data to hackers in response to forged Emergency Data Requests, after Discord confirmed fulfilling a forged EDR (William Turton/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple is planning to expand its financial services by adding payment processing, lending risk assessment, credit checks, fraud analysis, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple is planning to expand its financial services by adding payment processing, lending risk assessment, credit checks, fraud analysis, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine daily round-up: Peace talks produce first sign of progress Ukraine daily round-up: Peace talks produce first sign of progress Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Nielsen agrees to be acquired by a consortium of PE firms, led by Brookfield and Elliott, in a deal valuing it at ~$16B, or $28 per share, including debt (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Nielsen agrees to be acquired by a consortium of PE firms, led by Brookfield and Elliott, in a deal valuing it at ~$16B, or $28 per share, including debt (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on Oscars slap Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on Oscars slap Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit (Shannon Liao/Washington Post) Judge approves an $18M settlement between Activision Blizzard and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the federal sexual harassment lawsuit (Shannon Liao/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Meta halts plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands, amid rising opposition from the government over environmental concerns (April Roach/Bloomberg) Meta halts plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands, amid rising opposition from the government over environmental concerns (April Roach/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Four killed in new attack in Israel Four killed in new attack in Israel Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2022 Rating: 5
HR and payroll platform Papaya Global is acquiring Azimo, a London-based money transfer service; source: the deal is worth between $150M and $200M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) HR and payroll platform Papaya Global is acquiring Azimo, a London-based money transfer service; source: the deal is worth between $150M and $200M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Can the super-rich solve America's budget problem? Can the super-rich solve America's budget problem? Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Best actor winner Will Smith took offence at a joke by presenter Chris Rock Best actor winner Will Smith took offence at a joke by presenter Chris Rock Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
War in Ukraine: Graphic protest by Russian artist Yevgenia Isayeva War in Ukraine: Graphic protest by Russian artist Yevgenia Isayeva Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Q&A with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on integrating hardware and software, the company's full-stack approach, ML opportunities, attempting to buy Arm, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) Q&A with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on integrating hardware and software, the company's full-stack approach, ML opportunities, attempting to buy Arm, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Israel attack: Two shot dead in Hadera Israel attack: Two shot dead in Hadera Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Army boss raises partition fears: Ukraine round-up Army boss raises partition fears: Ukraine round-up Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Kuo: camera bump on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max smartphones will increase about five percent in each dimension due to a larger 48MP sensor (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) Kuo: camera bump on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max smartphones will increase about five percent in each dimension due to a larger 48MP sensor (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
An analysis of 19.3M NFTs across ~8,400 collections: one in three have little or no trading activity, and another third trade below their original minting cost (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg) An analysis of 19.3M NFTs across ~8,400 collections: one in three have little or no trading activity, and another third trade below their original minting cost (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Soldiers on patrol outside Kyiv confront Russian drone threat Soldiers on patrol outside Kyiv confront Russian drone threat Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Sidney Poitier's daughter on his Oscars legacy Sidney Poitier's daughter on his Oscars legacy Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Data Vault Holdings, which lets businesses monetize their data assets through its cloud-based exchange, raises a $30.5M Series A from undisclosed investors (FinSMEs) Data Vault Holdings, which lets businesses monetize their data assets through its cloud-based exchange, raises a $30.5M Series A from undisclosed investors (FinSMEs) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv Ukraine war: Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Current and ex-staff say digital mental health startups Cerebral and Done pressured clinicians to prescribe stimulants, often via 30 minute online consultations (Wall Street Journal) Current and ex-staff say digital mental health startups Cerebral and Done pressured clinicians to prescribe stimulants, often via 30 minute online consultations (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2022 Rating: 5
A group of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA (Lauren Kaori Gurley/VICE) A group of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA (Lauren Kaori Gurley/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
North Korea Hwasong-17 launch gets Hollywood-style effects North Korea Hwasong-17 launch gets Hollywood-style effects Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple paid $100K to $200K in stock-based bonuses to select software and hardware engineers, after giving similar bonuses in December to retain talent (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple paid $100K to $200K in stock-based bonuses to select software and hardware engineers, after giving similar bonuses in December to retain talent (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Boyfriend ordered pregnant woman's murder Boyfriend ordered pregnant woman's murder Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Exxon is running a pilot to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells to power crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally (Naureen S Malik/Bloomberg) Sources: Exxon is running a pilot to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells to power crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally (Naureen S Malik/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: SoftBank is seeking a valuation of at least $60B for Arm when the company goes public, higher than the $40B that a sale to Nvidia would have fetched (Bloomberg) Sources: SoftBank is seeking a valuation of at least $60B for Arm when the company goes public, higher than the $40B that a sale to Nvidia would have fetched (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: The dangers faced by front line fighters in Kharkiv Ukraine war: The dangers faced by front line fighters in Kharkiv Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Digging a grave for my stepfather, killed in Mariupol Ukraine war: Digging a grave for my stepfather, killed in Mariupol Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Alibaba doesn't plan to exit Russia, despite sanctions on AliExpress Russia partners and lower orders due to shipping delays and the depreciating ruble (Jing Yang/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Alibaba doesn't plan to exit Russia, despite sanctions on AliExpress Russia partners and lower orders due to shipping delays and the depreciating ruble (Jing Yang/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Automated accounting software startup Digits raises a $65M Series C at a $565M valuation led by SoftBank's Vision Fund, bringing its total funding to $97.5M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Automated accounting software startup Digits raises a $65M Series C at a $565M valuation led by SoftBank's Vision Fund, bringing its total funding to $97.5M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2022 Rating: 5
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