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Climate change: How it's endangering Australian wine Climate change: How it's endangering Australian wine Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Pope Francis urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants Pope Francis urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Carmakers and IP experts raise concerns over the rising dominance of Chinese companies like Huawei when it comes to 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi standard essential patents (Financial Times) Carmakers and IP experts raise concerns over the rising dominance of Chinese companies like Huawei when it comes to 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi standard essential patents (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Bulgari store in Paris robbed in broad daylight Bulgari store in Paris robbed in broad daylight Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Sudan crisis: Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave Sudan crisis: Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
An interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian about the unit finally turning a profit in Q1 2023, in part by making its data center operations more efficient (Jordan Novet/CNBC) An interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian about the unit finally turning a profit in Q1 2023, in part by making its data center operations more efficient (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2023 Rating: 5
What Europe's royals could teach King Charles What Europe's royals could teach King Charles Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Walrus Freya killed by Norway gets Oslo sculpture Walrus Freya killed by Norway gets Oslo sculpture Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Microsoft's Canva-like web app Designer, which leverages user-created content and OpenAI's text-to-image DALL-E 2 to ideate designs, launches in public preview (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Microsoft's Canva-like web app Designer, which leverages user-created content and OpenAI's text-to-image DALL-E 2 to ideate designs, launches in public preview (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'weed wonderland' Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'weed wonderland' Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Wikimedia won't comply with the Online Safety Bill's age checks of its UK readers or contributors, citing the foundation's "commitment to collect minimal data" (BBC) Wikimedia won't comply with the Online Safety Bill's age checks of its UK readers or contributors, citing the foundation's "commitment to collect minimal data" (BBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Turkey's President Erdogan back on campaign trail after illness Turkey's President Erdogan back on campaign trail after illness Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Docs and sources: OpenAI closed a $10.3B+ funding round at a $27B-$29B valuation; investors include Microsoft, Tiger Global, Sequoia, a16z, and Founders Fund (TechCrunch) Docs and sources: OpenAI closed a $10.3B+ funding round at a $27B-$29B valuation; investors include Microsoft, Tiger Global, Sequoia, a16z, and Founders Fund (TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sudan crisis: The football coach forced to flee Khartoum Sudan crisis: The football coach forced to flee Khartoum Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing and sources: drone delivery startup Zipline is raising a $330M Series F at a ~$4.2B valuation, up 55% from its $2.7B valuation in 2021 (Forbes) Filing and sources: drone delivery startup Zipline is raising a $330M Series F at a ~$4.2B valuation, up 55% from its $2.7B valuation in 2021 (Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: the US DOJ discovered the SolarWinds breach in late May 2020, months before its public disclosure in December 2020, but was unaware of its significance (Kim Zetter/Wired) Sources: the US DOJ discovered the SolarWinds breach in late May 2020, months before its public disclosure in December 2020, but was unaware of its significance (Kim Zetter/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Synergy: enterprise cloud spending grew 19% YoY to $63B in Q1 2023, vs. 32% growth in Q1 2022; Amazon took 32% market share, Microsoft 23%, and Google 10% (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Synergy: enterprise cloud spending grew 19% YoY to $63B in Q1 2023, vs. 32% growth in Q1 2022; Amazon took 32% market share, Microsoft 23%, and Google 10% (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Jack Teixeira: How are US security clearances handled? Jack Teixeira: How are US security clearances handled? Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Killer of Dominican Republic minister jailed for 30 years Killer of Dominican Republic minister jailed for 30 years Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon reports Q1 ad services sales up 21% YoY to $9.5B, vs. $9.1B est., subscription services sales up 15% YoY to $9.7B, N. America sales up 11% YoY to $76.9B (Annie Palmer/CNBC) Amazon reports Q1 ad services sales up 21% YoY to $9.5B, vs. $9.1B est., subscription services sales up 15% YoY to $9.7B, N. America sales up 11% YoY to $76.9B (Annie Palmer/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Father challenges BP at meeting after son's death Father challenges BP at meeting after son's death Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Coinbase offers a fiery response to the SEC's Wells notice from March 2023, saying enforcement action would present "major" risks to the SEC's regulatory model (CNBC) Coinbase offers a fiery response to the SEC's Wells notice from March 2023, saying enforcement action would present "major" risks to the SEC's regulatory model (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Washington becomes the first US state to adopt sweeping safeguards for health data, including location records that could reveal visits to abortion clinics (Andrea Vittorio/Bloomberg Law) Washington becomes the first US state to adopt sweeping safeguards for health data, including location records that could reveal visits to abortion clinics (Andrea Vittorio/Bloomberg Law) Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Jasmine Hartin: Socialite pleads guilty over death of police officer Jasmine Hartin: Socialite pleads guilty over death of police officer Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon shuts down its health-focused Halo division, discontinues its Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise devices, and plans to lay off portions of the team (Victoria Song/The Verge) Amazon shuts down its health-focused Halo division, discontinues its Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise devices, and plans to lay off portions of the team (Victoria Song/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102 Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102 Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Mexico-based Clara, which offers corporate spend management software in Latin America, raised a $60M Series B extension, after a $70M Series B in December 2021 (Christine Hall/TechCrunch) Mexico-based Clara, which offers corporate spend management software in Latin America, raised a $60M Series B extension, after a $70M Series B in December 2021 (Christine Hall/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Trinity College to rename Berkeley Library over slavery links Trinity College to rename Berkeley Library over slavery links Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Ed Sheeran appears in NYC court for start of copyright trial Ed Sheeran appears in NYC court for start of copyright trial Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Google Cloud turns profitable for the first time on record, with an operating income of $191M on $7.45B in revenue in Q1, vs. a $706M loss on $5.82B in Q1 2022 (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Google Cloud turns profitable for the first time on record, with an operating income of $191M on $7.45B in revenue in Q1, vs. a $706M loss on $5.82B in Q1 2022 (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2023 Rating: 5
CCData: Coinbase's trading volume falls to $26.8B in April so far, on track for its lowest monthly level in 16 months, despite rallies for ether and bitcoin (Scott Chipolina/Financial Times) CCData: Coinbase's trading volume falls to $26.8B in April so far, on track for its lowest monthly level in 16 months, despite rallies for ether and bitcoin (Scott Chipolina/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Older Americans weigh in on President Joe Biden's age Older Americans weigh in on President Joe Biden's age Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple is working on emotion tracking tools, coming to the Health app this year, and an AI-powered health coaching subscription service codenamed Quartz (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple is working on emotion tracking tools, coming to the Health app this year, and an AI-powered health coaching subscription service codenamed Quartz (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Common ChatGPT phrases like "as an AI language model" and "I cannot generate inappropriate content" are appearing in and exposing fake Amazon reviews and tweets (Matthew Gault/VICE) Common ChatGPT phrases like "as an AI language model" and "I cannot generate inappropriate content" are appearing in and exposing fake Amazon reviews and tweets (Matthew Gault/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Pakistan: Explosions kill 12 in Swat Valley counter-terror office Pakistan: Explosions kill 12 in Swat Valley counter-terror office Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
BeReal says it has 20M+ DAUs and is testing allowing more than one post a day; Apptopia said BeReal had less than 6M DAUs in March 2023 and ~15M in October 2022 (Kris Holt/Engadget) BeReal says it has 20M+ DAUs and is testing allowing more than one post a day; Apptopia said BeReal had less than 6M DAUs in March 2023 and ~15M in October 2022 (Kris Holt/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Twitter committed ~$20M to Black, Latinx, and female VC fund managers after George Floyd's murder; now it's trying to sell those stakes and back out (Alex Konrad/Forbes) Sources: Twitter committed ~$20M to Black, Latinx, and female VC fund managers after George Floyd's murder; now it's trying to sell those stakes and back out (Alex Konrad/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Google updates Google Authenticator for Android and iOS with a new icon and Google Account synchronization, letting users back up their 2FA codes to the cloud (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google updates Google Authenticator for Android and iOS with a new icon and Google Account synchronization, letting users back up their 2FA codes to the cloud (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Sudan crisis: UK citizens 'abandoned' as evacuations fail to materialise Sudan crisis: UK citizens 'abandoned' as evacuations fail to materialise Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Disneyland fire-breathing dragon engulfed by flames Disneyland fire-breathing dragon engulfed by flames Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Analysis: people spend more time watching Netflix than Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max combined, and Netflix makes up ~75% of the top 10 shows in the US each week (Bloomberg) Analysis: people spend more time watching Netflix than Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max combined, and Netflix makes up ~75% of the top 10 shows in the US each week (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Maleficent: Dragon catches fire during Disneyland show in LA Maleficent: Dragon catches fire during Disneyland show in LA Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: the Biden administration has asked South Korea to encourage Samsung and SK Hynix to hold back from boosting sales to China if Beijing bans Micron chips (Demetri Sevastopulo/Financial Times) Sources: the Biden administration has asked South Korea to encourage Samsung and SK Hynix to hold back from boosting sales to China if Beijing bans Micron chips (Demetri Sevastopulo/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Katherine Forrest, a former federal judge for the SDNY, on copyright and generative AI, the Copyright Office's guidance on AI-generated work, and more (Nabiha Syed/The Markup) Q&A with Katherine Forrest, a former federal judge for the SDNY, on copyright and generative AI, the Copyright Office's guidance on AI-generated work, and more (Nabiha Syed/The Markup) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Twitter restores gold badges to some news organizations, including the BBC, The New York Times, and Bellingcat; the BBC and Bellingcat say they did not pay (Zoe Kleinman/BBC) Twitter restores gold badges to some news organizations, including the BBC, The New York Times, and Bellingcat; the BBC and Bellingcat say they did not pay (Zoe Kleinman/BBC) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Sudan fighting: Limited evacuation of foreigners begins Sudan fighting: Limited evacuation of foreigners begins Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Some critics of Twitter Blue, such as @dril, Kara Swisher, and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, say they have been given unwanted Blue checkmarks (Mike Pearl/Mashable) Some critics of Twitter Blue, such as @dril, Kara Swisher, and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, say they have been given unwanted Blue checkmarks (Mike Pearl/Mashable) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2023 Rating: 5
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