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Salesforce says Bret Taylor will step down as vice chair and co-CEO on January 31, 2023, and Marc Benioff will stay on as chair and CEO (CNBC) Salesforce says Bret Taylor will step down as vice chair and co-CEO on January 31, 2023, and Marc Benioff will stay on as chair and CEO (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
San Francisco to allow police 'killer robots' San Francisco to allow police 'killer robots' Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk) Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79 Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79 Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June (Taylor Locke/Fortune) Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June (Taylor Locke/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Nigerian student Aminu Adamu Mohammed accused of defaming Aisha Buhari Nigerian student Aminu Adamu Mohammed accused of defaming Aisha Buhari Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2022 Rating: 5
Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2022 Rating: 5
In an interview, SBF claims he donated about the same amount to both parties this year, but the millions he gave to Republicans were "dark" money donations (Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez/Fortune) In an interview, SBF claims he donated about the same amount to both parties this year, but the millions he gave to Republicans were "dark" money donations (Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Republicans Ron DeSantis, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, others mention legislative action to curb Apple's app market power after Musk tweets about Apple (Sara Dorn/Forbes) Republicans Ron DeSantis, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, others mention legislative action to curb Apple's app market power after Musk tweets about Apple (Sara Dorn/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2022 Rating: 5
AWS unveils Amazon Security Lake, a service that automatically centralizes an organization's security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a data lake (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) AWS unveils Amazon Security Lake, a service that automatically centralizes an organization's security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a data lake (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Shenzhou-15: China sends astronauts to Tiangong space station Shenzhou-15: China sends astronauts to Tiangong space station Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2022 Rating: 5
Source: in Q1 2022, Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter, spending $48M and accounting for over 4% of Twitter's revenue that quarter (Washington Post) Source: in Q1 2022, Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter, spending $48M and accounting for over 4% of Twitter's revenue that quarter (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Avian flu kills 50 million birds in record US outbreak Avian flu kills 50 million birds in record US outbreak Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Google says that it has, for the first time, licensed its AI research model for breast cancer screening to a medical company, iCAD, looking to deploy it in 2024 (Justine Calma/The Verge) Google says that it has, for the first time, licensed its AI research model for breast cancer screening to a medical company, iCAD, looking to deploy it in 2024 (Justine Calma/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Microsoft will likely soon offer the EU concessions regarding the Activision deal; source: the main remedy would be a 10-year licensing deal to Sony (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Sources: Microsoft will likely soon offer the EU concessions regarding the Activision deal; source: the main remedy would be a 10-year licensing deal to Sony (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
Source: Musk sought to call some brands' CEOs to berate them for advertising less on Twitter; others lowered spend to the minimum needed to avoid confrontation (Financial Times) Source: Musk sought to call some brands' CEOs to berate them for advertising less on Twitter; others lowered spend to the minimum needed to avoid confrontation (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2022 Rating: 5
World Cup 2022: Clashes in Brussels after Morocco beat Belgium World Cup 2022: Clashes in Brussels after Morocco beat Belgium Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2022 Rating: 5
'Miya' Museum: The controversy around Assam's 'Muslim' museum 'Miya' Museum: The controversy around Assam's 'Muslim' museum Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2022 Rating: 5
A look at OpenAI's Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) A look at OpenAI's Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2022 Rating: 5
World Cup 2022: Croatia 4-1 Canada - Andrej Kramaric scores twice to send Canada out World Cup 2022: Croatia 4-1 Canada - Andrej Kramaric scores twice to send Canada out Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2022 Rating: 5
World Cup 2022: Fouling Neymar 'has to stop', Brazil coach Tite says World Cup 2022: Fouling Neymar 'has to stop', Brazil coach Tite says Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2022 Rating: 5
Venezuela takes first step out of political stalemate Venezuela takes first step out of political stalemate Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies? Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies? Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
New Delhi-based diabetes management app BeatO raised a $33M Series B led by Lightrock India, with Flipkart and others participating (Debjyoti Roy/Livemint) New Delhi-based diabetes management app BeatO raised a $33M Series B led by Lightrock India, with Flipkart and others participating (Debjyoti Roy/Livemint) Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Equatorial Guinea: World's longest-serving president to continue 43-year-rule Equatorial Guinea: World's longest-serving president to continue 43-year-rule Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Source: the US DOJ is investigating whether rent-setting software made by RealPage is facilitating collusion among landlords to drive up rental prices (Heather Vogell/ProPublica) Source: the US DOJ is investigating whether rent-setting software made by RealPage is facilitating collusion among landlords to drive up rental prices (Heather Vogell/ProPublica) Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Mudslide sweeps across Italian island of Ischia Mudslide sweeps across Italian island of Ischia Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2022 Rating: 5
Report: several US states are investigating Genesis Global as part of an inquiry into interconnectedness of crypto firms, securities laws violations, and more (Christiana Loureiro/The Block) Report: several US states are investigating Genesis Global as part of an inquiry into interconnectedness of crypto firms, securities laws violations, and more (Christiana Loureiro/The Block) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
US Walmart shooting: Weapon purchased morning of attack US Walmart shooting: Weapon purchased morning of attack Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
The FCC imposes a ban on equipment from Huawei and ZTE, camera providers Hikvision and Dahua, and radio maker Hytera, citing "a risk to national security" (Todd Shields/Bloomberg) The FCC imposes a ban on equipment from Huawei and ZTE, camera providers Hikvision and Dahua, and radio maker Hytera, citing "a risk to national security" (Todd Shields/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Emergencies Act: Trudeau defends use to end 'Freedom Convoy' protests Emergencies Act: Trudeau defends use to end 'Freedom Convoy' protests Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
World Cup: Iran protesters confronted at World Cup game against Wales World Cup: Iran protesters confronted at World Cup game against Wales Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
How crypto helped users buy horrific child abuse images on Dark Scandals, whose founder was sentenced to 10 years by a Dutch court, often aided by exchanges (Reuters) How crypto helped users buy horrific child abuse images on Dark Scandals, whose founder was sentenced to 10 years by a Dutch court, often aided by exchanges (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2022 Rating: 5
Algeria fires: Dozens sentenced to death for lynching Algeria fires: Dozens sentenced to death for lynching Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Mercedes drivers can pay to speed up faster Mercedes drivers can pay to speed up faster Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Twitter will offer a "general amnesty" next week to suspended accounts that "have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam" after 72% vote yes in a poll (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post) Twitter will offer a "general amnesty" next week to suspended accounts that "have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam" after 72% vote yes in a poll (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Camilla gives Queen Elizabeth II's Paddington Bears to Barnardo's Camilla gives Queen Elizabeth II's Paddington Bears to Barnardo's Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Russia: From 2018 World Cup host to global pariah Russia: From 2018 World Cup host to global pariah Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Google's Project Zero reported five security flaws in devices with Mali GPUs in the summer, but Samsung, Xiaomi, Google, and others are yet to release patches (Kris Holt/Engadget) Google's Project Zero reported five security flaws in devices with Mali GPUs in the summer, but Samsung, Xiaomi, Google, and others are yet to release patches (Kris Holt/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2022 Rating: 5
Mark Cuban's interactive streaming app Fireside acquires streaming platform Stremium and plans to launch on smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other devices (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Mark Cuban's interactive streaming app Fireside acquires streaming platform Stremium and plans to launch on smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other devices (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Danish World Cup pundit hears of mother's death Danish World Cup pundit hears of mother's death Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Turkey will launch Syria ground operation after strikes - Erdogan Turkey will launch Syria ground operation after strikes - Erdogan Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Microsoft says hackers used vulnerabilities in Boa web server, discontinued in 2005 but pervasive across IoT devices, to target the Indian power sector (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Microsoft says hackers used vulnerabilities in Boa web server, discontinued in 2005 but pervasive across IoT devices, to target the Indian power sector (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Mourning newborn baby killed in Russian missile strike Ukraine war: Mourning newborn baby killed in Russian missile strike Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Amazon plans to spend $1B+ per year to produce and release movies for theaters, starting with a few releases in 2023, and eventually 12 to 15 annually (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) Sources: Amazon plans to spend $1B+ per year to produce and release movies for theaters, starting with a few releases in 2023, and eventually 12 to 15 annually (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2022 Rating: 5
Pathmatics: over a third of Twitter's top 100 clients, including Mars and Jeep, as well as 14 of the top 50, haven't advertised on Twitter in the past two weeks (Washington Post) Pathmatics: over a third of Twitter's top 100 clients, including Mars and Jeep, as well as 14 of the top 50, haven't advertised on Twitter in the past two weeks (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Russian ambassador quizzed over alleged war crimes Ukraine war: Russian ambassador quizzed over alleged war crimes Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: Genesis Global has $2.8B in outstanding loans, including ~30% of its lending made to related parties like its parent company DCG (Bloomberg) Sources: Genesis Global has $2.8B in outstanding loans, including ~30% of its lending made to related parties like its parent company DCG (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
FTX: Court says Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as a 'personal fiefdom' FTX: Court says Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as a 'personal fiefdom' Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
Since Elon Musk's takeover, sources say Twitter has in some cases chosen not to pay vendors, as it reviews and renegotiates deals to cut expenses (New York Times) Since Elon Musk's takeover, sources say Twitter has in some cases chosen not to pay vendors, as it reviews and renegotiates deals to cut expenses (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
Ukraine monastery raid as SBU targets Russian agents Ukraine monastery raid as SBU targets Russian agents Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2022 Rating: 5
Sources: at an all-hands, Elon Musk said Twitter is done with layoffs and actively recruiting for roles in engineering and sales; Twitter has 2,700+ employees (Alex Heath/The Verge) Sources: at an all-hands, Elon Musk said Twitter is done with layoffs and actively recruiting for roles in engineering and sales; Twitter has 2,700+ employees (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2022 Rating: 5
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