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GameStop officially launches its NFT marketplace on ImmutableX blockchain, allowing users to access Web3 games currently being built on ImmutableX (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk) GameStop officially launches its NFT marketplace on ImmutableX blockchain, allowing users to access Web3 games currently being built on ImmutableX (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2022 Rating: 5
SEC filing: Jack Dorsey has agreed to rollover his remaining 2.4% in Twitter, worth over $1B, into X Holdings, an amount Elon Musk won't have to pay (Kali Hays/Insider) SEC filing: Jack Dorsey has agreed to rollover his remaining 2.4% in Twitter, worth over $1B, into X Holdings, an amount Elon Musk won't have to pay (Kali Hays/Insider) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 of his trusted Tesla employees, mostly software engineers from the Autopilot team, to help at Twitter (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) Sources: Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 of his trusted Tesla employees, mostly software engineers from the Autopilot team, to help at Twitter (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Nancy Pelosi: Man charged with attempted kidnap and assault Nancy Pelosi: Man charged with attempted kidnap and assault Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2022 Rating: 5
Brazil elections: Cheers and tears as Lula beats Bolsonaro Brazil elections: Cheers and tears as Lula beats Bolsonaro Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Interview with Gerard de Graaf, director of a new EU office in San Francisco, on the DMA taking force on November 1 and its likely impact on tech companies (Khari Johnson/Wired) Interview with Gerard de Graaf, director of a new EU office in San Francisco, on the DMA taking force on November 1 and its likely impact on tech companies (Khari Johnson/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Indonesia syrup deaths: Parents demand accountability as toll rises Indonesia syrup deaths: Parents demand accountability as toll rises Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Twitter is strongly considering making verified users subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their badges (Casey Newton/Platformer) Sources: Twitter is strongly considering making verified users subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their badges (Casey Newton/Platformer) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Musk ordered Twitter homepage to be changed to show the Explore page to logged out users, not a sign-up form, which was quietly implemented on Friday (Alex Heath/The Verge) Sources: Musk ordered Twitter homepage to be changed to show the Explore page to logged out users, not a sign-up form, which was quietly implemented on Friday (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Switzerland sets record with world's longest passenger train Switzerland sets record with world's longest passenger train Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Seoul crush witnesses describe 'out of control' scene Seoul crush witnesses describe 'out of control' scene Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
New Orleans-based Resilia, which sells software to help nonprofits manage their operations, raised a $35M Series B, bringing its total funding to ~$50M (Jared Council/Forbes) New Orleans-based Resilia, which sells software to help nonprofits manage their operations, raised a $35M Series B, bringing its total funding to ~$50M (Jared Council/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Meet the designers with learning disabilities Meet the designers with learning disabilities Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
South Korea: Droves of revellers leave area after deadly Seoul crush South Korea: Droves of revellers leave area after deadly Seoul crush Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Elon Musk plans to begin layoffs at Twitter as soon as Saturday, to take place before November 1, when staff were scheduled to receive stock grants (New York Times) Sources: Elon Musk plans to begin layoffs at Twitter as soon as Saturday, to take place before November 1, when staff were scheduled to receive stock grants (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at an online reputation laundering market for victims of Nigeria's unlicensed, predatory loan apps, which publicly shame borrowers who can't pay (Olatunji Olaigbe/Rest of World) A look at an online reputation laundering market for victims of Nigeria's unlicensed, predatory loan apps, which publicly shame borrowers who can't pay (Olatunji Olaigbe/Rest of World) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Week in pictures: 22-28 October 2022 Week in pictures: 22-28 October 2022 Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
eMarketer: US advertisers are on track to spend $65.3B on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks in 2022, up 3.6% YoY, which is ~10x slower than in 2021 (Financial Times) eMarketer: US advertisers are on track to spend $65.3B on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks in 2022, up 3.6% YoY, which is ~10x slower than in 2021 (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Freedom Convoy: Police dealt with 'inhuman circumstances', inquiry hears Freedom Convoy: Police dealt with 'inhuman circumstances', inquiry hears Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
General Motors says it is suspending advertising on Twitter as it evaluates the "direction of the platform under their new ownership" (CNBC) General Motors says it is suspending advertising on Twitter as it evaluates the "direction of the platform under their new ownership" (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Apple stock closes up 7.56%, its best day since April 2020; it was the second-best performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average behind Intel on Friday (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Apple stock closes up 7.56%, its best day since April 2020; it was the second-best performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average behind Intel on Friday (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Norway charges man accused of being Russian spy Norway charges man accused of being Russian spy Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation council with "widely diverse viewpoints" for making major decisions about content and reinstating accounts (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation council with "widely diverse viewpoints" for making major decisions about content and reinstating accounts (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Elon Musk asked Tesla engineers to meet with Twitter product leaders to review code, which Twitter can no longer change until the deal closes (Bloomberg) Sources: Elon Musk asked Tesla engineers to meet with Twitter product leaders to review code, which Twitter can no longer change until the deal closes (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $684.6M, vs $666.7M est., global MAUs flat at 445M, vs 437.4M est., and a net loss of $65.2M; stock jumps 18%+ (Reuters) Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $684.6M, vs $666.7M est., global MAUs flat at 445M, vs 437.4M est., and a net loss of $65.2M; stock jumps 18%+ (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Unusually warm weather for France and Spain Unusually warm weather for France and Spain Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Results (Amazon) Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Results (Amazon) Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Clashes in Iran: Mourning Nika Shakarami Clashes in Iran: Mourning Nika Shakarami Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 - Putin World faces most dangerous decade since WW2 - Putin Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2022 Rating: 5
The impact of Iran's uprising beyond its borders The impact of Iran's uprising beyond its borders Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable and accounts for ~15% of Xbox's content and services revenue, after sharing PC Game Pass subscriptions rose 159% YoY (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable and accounts for ~15% of Xbox's content and services revenue, after sharing PC Game Pass subscriptions rose 159% YoY (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Meta Q3: revenue down 4% YoY to $27.7B, net income down 52% YoY to $4.4B, family daily active people up 4% YoY to 2.93B, headcount up 28% YoY; stock drops 13%+ (Meta) Meta Q3: revenue down 4% YoY to $27.7B, net income down 52% YoY to $4.4B, family daily active people up 4% YoY to 2.93B, headcount up 28% YoY; stock drops 13%+ (Meta) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Six children in same Uganda family catch Ebola Six children in same Uganda family catch Ebola Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Elon Musk changes his Twitter bio to Chief Twit and visits the company's San Francisco office; memo to employees: "you'll all hear directly from him on Friday" (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg) Elon Musk changes his Twitter bio to Chief Twit and visits the company's San Francisco office; memo to employees: "you'll all hear directly from him on Friday" (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Microsoft's cloud revenue grew 24% YoY to $25.7B, including $20.3B from Intelligent Cloud, up 20% YoY, driven by Azure and other cloud services, up 35% YoY (Taylor Soper/GeekWire) Microsoft's cloud revenue grew 24% YoY to $25.7B, including $20.3B from Intelligent Cloud, up 20% YoY, driven by Azure and other cloud services, up 35% YoY (Taylor Soper/GeekWire) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Democrats retract call for Biden change of course on Ukraine Democrats retract call for Biden change of course on Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
YouTube's Q3 ad revenue dropped 1.9% YoY to $7.07B, below expectations of $7.42B and marking its first year-over-year drop in at least two years (Todd Spangler/Variety) YouTube's Q3 ad revenue dropped 1.9% YoY to $7.07B, below expectations of $7.42B and marking its first year-over-year drop in at least two years (Todd Spangler/Variety) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
China's path to chip self-sufficiency is extremely complicated and relies upon re-creating multiple supply chain components without outside help (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) China's path to chip self-sufficiency is extremely complicated and relies upon re-creating multiple supply chain components without outside help (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Samsung rolls out Maintenance Mode, meant to keep a device's data safe during repair, to select Galaxy devices with One UI 5 worldwide (Andrew Romero/9to5Google) Samsung rolls out Maintenance Mode, meant to keep a device's data safe during repair, to select Galaxy devices with One UI 5 worldwide (Andrew Romero/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Australia's AG unveils plans for tougher online privacy laws after several major data breaches, including increasing fines from AU$2.22M to AU$50M or more (Daryna Antoniuk/The Record) Australia's AG unveils plans for tougher online privacy laws after several major data breaches, including increasing fines from AU$2.22M to AU$50M or more (Daryna Antoniuk/The Record) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2022 Rating: 5
FTC sanctions Uber-owned alcohol delivery company Drizly and its CEO for data privacy abuses; Drizly will have to implement new data controls and training (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post) FTC sanctions Uber-owned alcohol delivery company Drizly and its CEO for data privacy abuses; Drizly will have to implement new data controls and training (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine round-up: Defence of Kherson and 'dirty bomb' Ukraine round-up: Defence of Kherson and 'dirty bomb' Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs via IAP and display NFTs, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock in-app features (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac) Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs via IAP and display NFTs, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock in-app features (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2022 Rating: 5
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