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The real aim of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an actual recession has yet to hit the tech sector (Brian Merchant/Los Angeles Times) The real aim of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an actual recession has yet to hit the tech sector (Brian Merchant/Los Angeles Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: as Apple launches MLS Season Pass, the company is shopping ad packages for up to ~$4M per season, without guaranteeing advertisers viewership numbers (Gerry Smith/Bloomberg) Sources: as Apple launches MLS Season Pass, the company is shopping ad packages for up to ~$4M per season, without guaranteeing advertisers viewership numbers (Gerry Smith/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Floating pirate-themed restaurant sinks off Thailand coast Floating pirate-themed restaurant sinks off Thailand coast Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
PayPal says it will lay off around 2,000 employees, about 7% of its workforce, "over the coming weeks" (CNBC) PayPal says it will lay off around 2,000 employees, about 7% of its workforce, "over the coming weeks" (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Pope in DR Congo: 'Hands off Africa' says Pope Francis in Kinshasa speech Pope in DR Congo: 'Hands off Africa' says Pope Francis in Kinshasa speech Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at Microsoft's 343 Industries, the prized studio behind Halo, after a leadership overhaul, layoffs, and more; sources detail a pivot to Unreal Engine (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) A look at Microsoft's 343 Industries, the prized studio behind Halo, after a leadership overhaul, layoffs, and more; sources detail a pivot to Unreal Engine (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2023 Rating: 5
US shooting suspect 'killed seven after $100 bill' US shooting suspect 'killed seven after $100 bill' Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2023 Rating: 5
ElevenLabs found an uptick in "voice cloning misuse cases" during its recent beta; Motherboard finds deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, others on 4chan (Joseph Cox/VICE) ElevenLabs found an uptick in "voice cloning misuse cases" during its recent beta; Motherboard finds deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, others on 4chan (Joseph Cox/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Swedish flag burnt in Jakarta amid Turkey Nato row Swedish flag burnt in Jakarta amid Turkey Nato row Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M (Bloomberg) Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams actress, dies at 64 Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams actress, dies at 64 Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2023 Rating: 5
The new tech offering relief from the misery of period pain The new tech offering relief from the misery of period pain Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Analysis: US Black Web3 founders raised $60M in 2022, up from $16M in 2021; total money raised by US Web3 startups in 2022 fell to $11.9B from $16.5B in 2021 (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Analysis: US Black Web3 founders raised $60M in 2022, up from $16M in 2021; total money raised by US Web3 startups in 2022 fell to $11.9B from $16.5B in 2021 (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden's Nato membership bid Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden's Nato membership bid Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Melbourne final Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Melbourne final Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Court records since 2011 show how police in some US states used digital data, like text messages, search history, and emails, in abortion-related prosecutions (TechCrunch) Court records since 2011 show how police in some US states used digital data, like text messages, search history, and emails, in abortion-related prosecutions (TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
German chancellor says he won't send fighter jets to Ukraine German chancellor says he won't send fighter jets to Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Meme-stock mania companies, including GameStop and AMC Entertainment, have raised $4.7B since the hype began in January 2021, but failed to boost performance (Financial Times) Meme-stock mania companies, including GameStop and AMC Entertainment, have raised $4.7B since the hype began in January 2021, but failed to boost performance (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Nigeria floods: Songs and testimonies from a drowning world Nigeria floods: Songs and testimonies from a drowning world Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Unanswered questions from videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest Unanswered questions from videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Tyre Nichols: Police unit is disbanded after death Tyre Nichols: Police unit is disbanded after death Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Princeton CS professor Arvind Narayanan on why he calls ChatGPT a "bullshit generator", his worries over its boom, developing his AI taxonomy, and more (Julia Angwin/The Markup) Q&A with Princeton CS professor Arvind Narayanan on why he calls ChatGPT a "bullshit generator", his worries over its boom, developing his AI taxonomy, and more (Julia Angwin/The Markup) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Pilot dies in Indian army jet mid-air collision Pilot dies in Indian army jet mid-air collision Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2023 Rating: 5
US to make it easier for gay men to donate blood US to make it easier for gay men to donate blood Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Source: the SEC is investigating Elon Musk's role in shaping Tesla's self-driving car claims, as part of a probe into the company's statements about Autopilot (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg) Source: the SEC is investigating Elon Musk's role in shaping Tesla's self-driving car claims, as part of a probe into the company's statements about Autopilot (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Google researchers detail MusicLM, an AI model that generates high-fidelity music from text descriptions trained on a dataset of 280K hours of music (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Google researchers detail MusicLM, an AI model that generates high-fidelity music from text descriptions trained on a dataset of 280K hours of music (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Who is Jeff Zients, Biden's new chief of staff?  Who is Jeff Zients, Biden's new chief of staff?  Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: OpenAI hired ~1,000 contractors over the past six months, 40% of them programmers creating data for its models to learn software engineering tasks (Semafor) Sources: OpenAI hired ~1,000 contractors over the past six months, 40% of them programmers creating data for its models to learn software engineering tasks (Semafor) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Auschwitz anniversary marked without Russia Ukraine war: Auschwitz anniversary marked without Russia Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Intel reports Q4 revenue down 32% YoY to $14B, vs. $14.46B est., Data Center and AI down 33% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance below estimates; stock drops 7%+ (Chavi Mehta/Reuters) Intel reports Q4 revenue down 32% YoY to $14B, vs. $14.46B est., Data Center and AI down 33% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance below estimates; stock drops 7%+ (Chavi Mehta/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Tennessee official 'sickened' by footage of Tyre Nichols arrest Tennessee official 'sickened' by footage of Tyre Nichols arrest Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2023 Rating: 5
New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to require that Uber and Lyft have zero-emission fleets by 2030, potentially affecting an estimated 100K+ for-hire vehicles (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to require that Uber and Lyft have zero-emission fleets by 2030, potentially affecting an estimated 100K+ for-hire vehicles (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Substack introduces private accounts, search and chat improvements, easy template creation, toggling between publications, inline footnotes, and LaTeX support (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Substack introduces private accounts, search and chat improvements, easy template creation, toggling between publications, inline footnotes, and LaTeX support (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Man smashes vehicle into Colorado police station Man smashes vehicle into Colorado police station Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2023 Rating: 5
IBM reports Q4 revenue of $16.69B, flat YoY, vs. $16.4B est., net income up 16% YoY to $2.71B, and software revenue up 2.8% YoY to $7.29B, vs. $7.12B est. (Jordan Novet/CNBC) IBM reports Q4 revenue of $16.69B, flat YoY, vs. $16.4B est., net income up 16% YoY to $2.71B, and software revenue up 2.8% YoY to $7.29B, vs. $7.12B est. (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Texas hit by extreme weather as storms sweep the US Texas hit by extreme weather as storms sweep the US Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
SK Hynix announces its LPDDR5T chip for mobile devices, with a 9.6Gbps data transfer speed, 13% faster than the previous LPDDR5X (Ryan Smith/AnandTech) SK Hynix announces its LPDDR5T chip for mobile devices, with a 9.6Gbps data transfer speed, 13% faster than the previous LPDDR5X (Ryan Smith/AnandTech) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
London-based crypto exchange Luno, owned by DCG, lays off 35% of its global workforce, citing market "turbulence"; Luno has a ~960 headcount per its LinkedIn (Ryan Browne/CNBC) London-based crypto exchange Luno, owned by DCG, lays off 35% of its global workforce, citing market "turbulence"; Luno has a ~960 headcount per its LinkedIn (Ryan Browne/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Students detained over planned screening of BBC Modi documentary Students detained over planned screening of BBC Modi documentary Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Virginia school had three warnings about 6-year-old with gun, says lawyer Virginia school had three warnings about 6-year-old with gun, says lawyer Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Elon Musk's team has been exploring selling up to $3B in new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $13B in debt that backed his takeover (Wall Street Journal) Sources: Elon Musk's team has been exploring selling up to $3B in new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $13B in debt that backed his takeover (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Twitter updates its web version to default to the timeline a user had open last, rather than reverting to the algorithmic feed; coming to iOS and Android "soon" (Mitchell Clark/The Verge) Twitter updates its web version to default to the timeline a user had open last, rather than reverting to the algorithmic feed; coming to iOS and Android "soon" (Mitchell Clark/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft reports Q2 devices revenue down 39% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, Xbox content and services revenue down 12%, and Windows OEM revenue down 39% (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft reports Q2 devices revenue down 39% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, Xbox content and services revenue down 12%, and Windows OEM revenue down 39% (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Research: African tech startups raised $1.55B in 71 debt deals in 2022, up from $767M in 2021, and startup funding rose 8% YoY, compared to a 35% drop globally (Ruth Olurounbi/Bloomberg) Research: African tech startups raised $1.55B in 71 debt deals in 2022, up from $767M in 2021, and startup funding rose 8% YoY, compared to a 35% drop globally (Ruth Olurounbi/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine: Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw killed in Soledar rescue attempt Ukraine: Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw killed in Soledar rescue attempt Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Tanks for Ukraine: Germany to send Leopard 2s and allow others to export - reports Tanks for Ukraine: Germany to send Leopard 2s and allow others to export - reports Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
A review of Ivory, a new iOS Mastodon app released by Tapbots, maker of now-defunct Tweetbot: inspired design, Tweetbot-like gestures, custom filters, and more (Federico Viticci/MacStories) A review of Ivory, a new iOS Mastodon app released by Tapbots, maker of now-defunct Tweetbot: inspired design, Tweetbot-like gestures, custom filters, and more (Federico Viticci/MacStories) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Capitol rioter who posed with feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk found guilty Capitol rioter who posed with feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk found guilty Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 Home and Pro downloads on its site on January 31 but will continue to support the OS until October 2025 (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 Home and Pro downloads on its site on January 31 but will continue to support the OS until October 2025 (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2023 Rating: 5
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