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Six bodies found in St. Lawrence River near US-Canada border Six bodies found in St. Lawrence River near US-Canada border Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex shuts down its US operations, saying funds should be withdrawn by April 30, but will continue to operate Bittrex Global (Mat Di Salvo/Decrypt) Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex shuts down its US operations, saying funds should be withdrawn by April 30, but will continue to operate Bittrex Global (Mat Di Salvo/Decrypt) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Norway avalanches: Tourists among four killed in north of country Norway avalanches: Tourists among four killed in north of country Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Filings: BlackRock cut the valuation of India's most valuable startup Byju's from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy's valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) Filings: BlackRock cut the valuation of India's most valuable startup Byju's from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy's valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Andrew Tate and brother to be released into house arrest Andrew Tate and brother to be released into house arrest Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Roblox will now hide advertisements from users 13 and younger, nearly a year after nonprofit Truth in Advertising filed an FTC complaint against it (Jeffrey Rousseau/GamesIndustry.biz) Roblox will now hide advertisements from users 13 and younger, nearly a year after nonprofit Truth in Advertising filed an FTC complaint against it (Jeffrey Rousseau/GamesIndustry.biz) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Donald Trump to be charged over hush money Donald Trump to be charged over hush money Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Report: ESA cancels E3 2023, after Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Ubisoft announced they would not be attending the event originally scheduled for June (The Verge) Report: ESA cancels E3 2023, after Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Ubisoft announced they would not be attending the event originally scheduled for June (The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Document: Twitter plans to exempt its top 500 advertisers and 10K most-followed orgs that have been previously verified from paying $1K/month for verification (New York Times) Document: Twitter plans to exempt its top 500 advertisers and 10K most-followed orgs that have been previously verified from paying $1K/month for verification (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
The Americans who have lived through multiple mass shootings The Americans who have lived through multiple mass shootings Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Apple wins a US appeal to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling over two of VirnetX's VPN patents, invalidating a $502.8M patent infringement verdict from 2020 (Blake Brittain/Reuters) Apple wins a US appeal to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling over two of VirnetX's VPN patents, invalidating a $502.8M patent infringement verdict from 2020 (Blake Brittain/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Some signatories of the open letter to pause AI training walk back their positions, others turned out to be fake, and many experts disagree with its proposal (Chloe Xiang/VICE) Some signatories of the open letter to pause AI training walk back their positions, others turned out to be fake, and many experts disagree with its proposal (Chloe Xiang/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Melissa Joan Hart: I helped kids flee shooting Melissa Joan Hart: I helped kids flee shooting Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
How NetEase and Activision's 14-year partnership fell apart, in part due to China's tech crackdown, as filings show the deal was worth ~$750M in annual revenue (New York Times) How NetEase and Activision's 14-year partnership fell apart, in part due to China's tech crackdown, as filings show the deal was worth ~$750M in annual revenue (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
EA plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce and cut its office space, incurring $170M to $200M in restructuring charges; EA had nearly 13,000 employees in mid-2022 (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) EA plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce and cut its office space, incurring $170M to $200M in restructuring charges; EA had nearly 13,000 employees in mid-2022 (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
As Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Twitter, and others cut their responsible AI teams, experts worry about issues like potential abuses and hallucination (Financial Times) As Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Twitter, and others cut their responsible AI teams, experts worry about issues like potential abuses and hallucination (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Watch: King Charles speaking German in Berlin Watch: King Charles speaking German in Berlin Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Docs: investments in 4chan include $5.6M from owner Hiroyuki Nishimura and his company plus $2.4M from Japanese company Good Smile, which makes toys for Disney (Justin Ling/Wired) Docs: investments in 4chan include $5.6M from owner Hiroyuki Nishimura and his company plus $2.4M from Japanese company Good Smile, which makes toys for Disney (Justin Ling/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
A US federal judge finds Google flouted a court order requiring it to save records of employee chats in antitrust litigation over its Play Store policies (Malathi Nayak/Bloomberg) A US federal judge finds Google flouted a court order requiring it to save records of employee chats in antitrust litigation over its Play Store policies (Malathi Nayak/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
How Nashville police stopped school shooting in four minutes How Nashville police stopped school shooting in four minutes Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Researchers say North Korean hackers are likely laundering stolen crypto by renting cloud compute to mine fresh coins, avoiding more scrutinized crypto mixers (Andy Greenberg/Wired) Researchers say North Korean hackers are likely laundering stolen crypto by renting cloud compute to mine fresh coins, avoiding more scrutinized crypto mixers (Andy Greenberg/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft announces a second-generation Surface Hub 2S is coming later in 2023 and will become the first "touch-enabled board" to run Teams Rooms on Windows (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) Microsoft announces a second-generation Surface Hub 2S is coming later in 2023 and will become the first "touch-enabled board" to run Teams Rooms on Windows (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Review of 2K+ court cases: Russia uses facial recognition and surveillance systems to find and arrest scores of protesters and even prevent them from protesting (Lena Masri/Reuters) Review of 2K+ court cases: Russia uses facial recognition and surveillance systems to find and arrest scores of protesters and even prevent them from protesting (Lena Masri/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at the non-consensual deepfake porn economy, from finding services in top Google results to boosting them via ad campaigns on social networks and Pornhub (Kat Tenbarge/NBC News) A look at the non-consensual deepfake porn economy, from finding services in top Google results to boosting them via ad campaigns on social networks and Pornhub (Kat Tenbarge/NBC News) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2023 Rating: 5
The CFTC's case vs. Binance is mainly about US clients, like high-frequency trading firms in NYC and Chicago, using an unregistered crypto derivatives exchange (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) The CFTC's case vs. Binance is mainly about US clients, like high-frequency trading firms in NYC and Chicago, using an unregistered crypto derivatives exchange (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2023 Rating: 5
SEMI: in 2024, South Korea is forecast to increase its spending on advanced chipmaking equipment by 41.5% YoY to $21B, versus China's 2% YoY increase to $16.6B (Sam Kim/Bloomberg) SEMI: in 2024, South Korea is forecast to increase its spending on advanced chipmaking equipment by 41.5% YoY to $21B, versus China's 2% YoY increase to $16.6B (Sam Kim/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Apple releases iOS 16.4 with new emoji, Safari web push notifications for sites added to the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for calls, and more (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple releases iOS 16.4 with new emoji, Safari web push notifications for sites added to the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for calls, and more (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at OBNbrandon, a prolific scammer in a booming community focused on banning influencers' Instagram accounts and demanding payment for reactivation (ProPublica) A look at OBNbrandon, a prolific scammer in a booming community focused on banning influencers' Instagram accounts and demanding payment for reactivation (ProPublica) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Strike brings Germany's public transport network to halt Strike brings Germany's public transport network to halt Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: some Twitter source code was leaked by a user called "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" on GitHub, which took it down to comply with a DMCA notice sent on Friday (New York Times) Filing: some Twitter source code was leaked by a user called "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" on GitHub, which took it down to comply with a DMCA notice sent on Friday (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
BBC visits destroyed homes of Mississippi tornado victims BBC visits destroyed homes of Mississippi tornado victims Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Online trolls are taking a toll in China Online trolls are taking a toll in China Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Snip & Sketch and Windows 11 Snipping Tool updates to fix the "Acropalypse" bug that could expose info edited out in some images (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) Microsoft releases Windows 10 Snip & Sketch and Windows 11 Snipping Tool updates to fix the "Acropalypse" bug that could expose info edited out in some images (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally 'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Replika restores erotic roleplay for users who signed up before February 1, after complaints from some who considered themselves "married" to chatbot companions (Anna Tong/Reuters) Replika restores erotic roleplay for users who signed up before February 1, after complaints from some who considered themselves "married" to chatbot companions (Anna Tong/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI's iPhone moment, DGX Cloud service, export controls, Nvidia's position in the stack in an LLM world, and more (Stratechery) An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI's iPhone moment, DGX Cloud service, export controls, Nvidia's position in the stack in an LLM world, and more (Stratechery) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Halt Israel legal reform, urges defence minister Halt Israel legal reform, urges defence minister Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Email: Twitter offers new equity grants to staff, in addition to legacy equity, that will start to vest after six months and plans a liquidity event in a year (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal) Email: Twitter offers new equity grants to staff, in addition to legacy equity, that will start to vest after six months and plans a liquidity event in a year (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2023 Rating: 5
The sacred tattoos inked by Thai monks The sacred tattoos inked by Thai monks Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Rare show of Northern Lights dazzles North America Rare show of Northern Lights dazzles North America Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2023 Rating: 5
TikTok says Enes Freedom, a former NBA player critical of China, was banned for 12 days due to an error by US moderators before being reinstated on March 23 (Drew Harwell/Washington Post) TikTok says Enes Freedom, a former NBA player critical of China, was banned for 12 days due to an error by US moderators before being reinstated on March 23 (Drew Harwell/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2023 Rating: 5
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