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Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build "possible paid features" for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Alex Heath/The Verge) Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build "possible paid features" for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands a CPM of about $65 on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands a CPM of about $65 on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal) Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
John Simpson: Gorbachev was a man of decency but not vision John Simpson: Gorbachev was a man of decency but not vision Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% (Chris Scullion/Video Games Chronicle) Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% (Chris Scullion/Video Games Chronicle) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
EU Russia: Bloc toughens visa regime but no ban EU Russia: Bloc toughens visa regime but no ban Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Q&A with Chris McKillop, the former director of engineering for Google's Fuchsia project, on the past, present, and future of the OS, Nexus Q failures, and more (Kyle Bradshaw/9to5Google) Q&A with Chris McKillop, the former director of engineering for Google's Fuchsia project, on the past, present, and future of the OS, Nexus Q failures, and more (Kyle Bradshaw/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Kevin Rose's NFT startup Proof announces a $50M Series A led by a16z, upcoming NFT project Moonbirds Mythics, and a DAO to handle licensing of Moonbirds' name (MK Manoylov/The Block) Kevin Rose's NFT startup Proof announces a $50M Series A led by a16z, upcoming NFT project Moonbirds Mythics, and a DAO to handle licensing of Moonbirds' name (MK Manoylov/The Block) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
In a first, both Comcast and Charter failed to grow internet subscribers last quarter, as T-Mobile and Verizon roll out cheaper 5G wireless home internet (Jared Newman/Fast Company) In a first, both Comcast and Charter failed to grow internet subscribers last quarter, as T-Mobile and Verizon roll out cheaper 5G wireless home internet (Jared Newman/Fast Company) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader aged 91 Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader aged 91 Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge) Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica) Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Kherson: 'Heavy fighting' as Ukraine seeks to retake Russian-held region Kherson: 'Heavy fighting' as Ukraine seeks to retake Russian-held region Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2022 Rating: 5
French tax authorities, using aerial photos and AI software developed by Google and Capgemini, identify 20K+ unregistered pools, leading to ~€10M more in taxes (Kim Willsher/The Guardian) French tax authorities, using aerial photos and AI software developed by Google and Capgemini, identify 20K+ unregistered pools, leading to ~€10M more in taxes (Kim Willsher/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
DappRadar: OpenSea processed nearly $5M of NFT transactions on August 28, down ~99% from a $405.75M high on May 1; Bored Ape Yacht Club's floor price fell 53% (Yashu Gola/Cointelegraph) DappRadar: OpenSea processed nearly $5M of NFT transactions on August 28, down ~99% from a $405.75M high on May 1; Bored Ape Yacht Club's floor price fell 53% (Yashu Gola/Cointelegraph) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription (Sara Guaglione/Digiday) Apple says the number of Apple Podcast subscribers grew by 300%+ since June 2021 and 25%+ of the top 100 shows in its Top Shows chart now offer a subscription (Sara Guaglione/Digiday) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Microsoft to revise its licensing terms in the EU on October 1 to make it cheaper to run its software on rival cloud providers, following EU antitrust scrutiny (Paul Thurrott/Thurrott) Microsoft to revise its licensing terms in the EU on October 1 to make it cheaper to run its software on rival cloud providers, following EU antitrust scrutiny (Paul Thurrott/Thurrott) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Moqtada al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi palace after he retires Moqtada al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi palace after he retires Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2022 Rating: 5
The Palestinians facing mass eviction in the West Bank The Palestinians facing mass eviction in the West Bank Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Venus and Serena Williams' coach: "We changed history" Venus and Serena Williams' coach: "We changed history" Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
From Maruti to Amul: Five brands that shaped India after independence From Maruti to Amul: Five brands that shaped India after independence Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Roland Mesnier: Former White House pastry chef dies at 78 Roland Mesnier: Former White House pastry chef dies at 78 Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Artemis: Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration Artemis: Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry (Dong-Won Kim/IEEE Spectrum) Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry (Dong-Won Kim/IEEE Spectrum) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Ahead of launch of passkeys, which requires users to have two-factor authentication, Apple says 95%+ of active iCloud users have 2FA enabled on their accounts (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Ahead of launch of passkeys, which requires users to have two-factor authentication, Apple says 95%+ of active iCloud users have 2FA enabled on their accounts (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Bilkis Bano: Protests in India over release of gang rapists Bilkis Bano: Protests in India over release of gang rapists Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Serbia-Kosovo ID document row settled, says EU Serbia-Kosovo ID document row settled, says EU Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is "likely months" away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit "akin to a corporate colonoscopy" (Wall Street Journal) Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is "likely months" away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit "akin to a corporate colonoscopy" (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Shaquille O'Neal backs Australian Indigenous vote Shaquille O'Neal backs Australian Indigenous vote Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2022 Rating: 5
IRCTC, which has a monopoly on online train ticket booking in India, scraps plans to monetize customer data following uproar when its plans were uncovered (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) IRCTC, which has a monopoly on online train ticket booking in India, scraps plans to monetize customer data following uproar when its plans were uncovered (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war round-up: Russia burns off its excess gas and war memorial torn down Ukraine war round-up: Russia burns off its excess gas and war memorial torn down Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Google brings back the original Google Duo icon and name as a shortcut to Google Meet in Android's app launcher, in an attempt to mitigate user confusion (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google brings back the original Google Duo icon and name as a shortcut to Google Meet in Android's app launcher, in an attempt to mitigate user confusion (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
FBI cite 'evidence of obstruction' in Trump Florida home search FBI cite 'evidence of obstruction' in Trump Florida home search Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Turkish singer Gulsen arrested over religious schools joke Turkish singer Gulsen arrested over religious schools joke Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company (Josh Sisco/Politico) Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company (Josh Sisco/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Judge orders Twitter to give Elon Musk data of 9,000 accounts sampled in Q4 to estimate spam account numbers but rejects other Musk demands as "absurdly broad" (Tom Hals/Reuters) Judge orders Twitter to give Elon Musk data of 9,000 accounts sampled in Q4 to estimate spam account numbers but rejects other Musk demands as "absurdly broad" (Tom Hals/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2022 Rating: 5
FTX Ventures absorbed the VC operations of Alameda Research, with the transition beginning in January, when FTX Ventures raised $2B (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg) FTX Ventures absorbed the VC operations of Alameda Research, with the transition beginning in January, when FTX Ventures raised $2B (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Twitter's VP of Engineering Sandeep Pandey is leaving after more than a decade, reportedly to join Meta and work on its AI and machine learning teams (Andrew Mendez/TechCrunch) Twitter's VP of Engineering Sandeep Pandey is leaving after more than a decade, reportedly to join Meta and work on its AI and machine learning teams (Andrew Mendez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2022 Rating: 5
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