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Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges that the company kept Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years (Natasha Singer/New York Times) Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges that the company kept Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years (Natasha Singer/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon to pay $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations Amazon to pay $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.25B vs. $8.18B est., capital expenditures up 36% YoY to $243M vs. $205M est., and Q2 revenue guidance above est. (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.25B vs. $8.18B est., capital expenditures up 36% YoY to $243M vs. $205M est., and Q2 revenue guidance above est. (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: Amazon's Ring agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that until 2017 Ring gave employees and third-party contractors access to customers' videos (Bloomberg) Filing: Amazon's Ring agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that until 2017 Ring gave employees and third-party contractors access to customers' videos (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Yugoslav war: UN increases sentence on two Serbian war criminals Yugoslav war: UN increases sentence on two Serbian war criminals Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2023 Rating: 5
HP reports Q2 revenue down 21.7% YoY to $12.91B, vs. $13.07B est., Personal Systems revenue down 29% YoY to $8.18B, and Printing revenue down 5% YoY to $4.74B (Reuters) HP reports Q2 revenue down 21.7% YoY to $12.91B, vs. $13.07B est., Personal Systems revenue down 29% YoY to $8.18B, and Printing revenue down 5% YoY to $4.74B (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Elizabeth Holmes walks into Texas prison to start sentence Elizabeth Holmes walks into Texas prison to start sentence Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
HPE reports Q2 revenue up 4% YoY to $7B, vs. $7.3B est., HPC & AI revenue up 18% YoY to $840M, and Intelligent Edge revenue up 50% YoY to $1.3B (Jon Swartz/Dow Jones Newswires) HPE reports Q2 revenue up 4% YoY to $7B, vs. $7.3B est., HPC & AI revenue up 18% YoY to $840M, and Intelligent Edge revenue up 50% YoY to $1.3B (Jon Swartz/Dow Jones Newswires) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Miami-based Transak, which sells payment and onboarding infrastructure for Web3 games and financial apps, raised a $20M Series A led by CE Innovation Capital (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk) Miami-based Transak, which sells payment and onboarding infrastructure for Web3 games and financial apps, raised a $20M Series A led by CE Innovation Capital (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Analyst Ross Young says Apple's headset will have two 1.41" Micro OLED displays at 5000+ nits of brightness, a 4000:1 contrast ratio, and "should be 4K per eye" (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Analyst Ross Young says Apple's headset will have two 1.41" Micro OLED displays at 5000+ nits of brightness, a 4000:1 contrast ratio, and "should be 4K per eye" (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Nato to send 700 more troops to Kosovo after clashes Nato to send 700 more troops to Kosovo after clashes Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Man uniting Indian families torn by colonialism Man uniting Indian families torn by colonialism Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Tokyo-based Gitai, which develops a robotic arm and a robotic rover for in-space applications, raised a ~$30M Series B extension led by Global Brain Corporation (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch) Tokyo-based Gitai, which develops a robotic arm and a robotic rover for in-space applications, raised a ~$30M Series B extension led by Global Brain Corporation (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2023 Rating: 5
German police arrest stripper over toy gun German police arrest stripper over toy gun Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2023 Rating: 5
A profile of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, credited with bulking up its ad and subscription businesses while seeking to crack down on dangerous and misleading videos (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal) A profile of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, credited with bulking up its ad and subscription businesses while seeking to crack down on dangerous and misleading videos (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Arm transitions to a comprehensive 64-bit platform with new mobile CPU core designs Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520, built on its Armv9.2 architecture (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech) Arm transitions to a comprehensive 64-bit platform with new mobile CPU core designs Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520, built on its Armv9.2 architecture (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech) Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at hCaptcha, a reCAPTCHA alternative used by Discord and others that is using AI-generated images to train ML systems and generative adversarial networks (Matthew Gault/VICE) A look at hCaptcha, a reCAPTCHA alternative used by Discord and others that is using AI-generated images to train ML systems and generative adversarial networks (Matthew Gault/VICE) Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Erdogan hails election victory but Turkey left divided Erdogan hails election victory but Turkey left divided Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote, Joe Biden says US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote, Joe Biden says Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Analysts and others say Wind Information, described as a Chinese alternative to Bloomberg terminal, is limiting international users' access to some information (Rebecca Feng/Wall Street Journal) Analysts and others say Wind Information, described as a Chinese alternative to Bloomberg terminal, is limiting international users' access to some information (Rebecca Feng/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Lake Maggiore tourist boat overturns, with one dead and three missing Lake Maggiore tourist boat overturns, with one dead and three missing Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Turkish president sings to supporters from top of bus Turkish president sings to supporters from top of bus Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2023 Rating: 5
US debt ceiling: Negotiators agree a deal in principle, McCarthy says US debt ceiling: Negotiators agree a deal in principle, McCarthy says Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US "won't tolerate" China's ban on Micron chips and calls the decision an "economic coercion" (Bloomberg) US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US "won't tolerate" China's ban on Micron chips and calls the decision an "economic coercion" (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Ken Paxton: Texas House votes to impeach Trump ally Ken Paxton: Texas House votes to impeach Trump ally Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Source and analysis: PDD-owned Temu is losing an average of $30 per order and between $588M to $954M per year, as it tries to break into the US market (Tracy Wen Liu/Wired) Source and analysis: PDD-owned Temu is losing an average of $30 per order and between $588M to $954M per year, as it tries to break into the US market (Tracy Wen Liu/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
The developers behind open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin say Nintendo sent Valve a DMCA takedown notice to block Dolphin's impending release on Steam (Wes Fenlon/PC Gamer) The developers behind open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin say Nintendo sent Valve a DMCA takedown notice to block Dolphin's impending release on Steam (Wes Fenlon/PC Gamer) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Turkish presidency run-off decides if Erdogan should have five more years Turkish presidency run-off decides if Erdogan should have five more years Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
DappRadar: Blur's NFT lending marketplace Blend amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308M, in volume since its May 1 launch, taking 82% of total lending volume market (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk) DappRadar: Blur's NFT lending marketplace Blend amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308M, in volume since its May 1 launch, taking 82% of total lending volume market (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Bola Tinubu inauguration: The five tests awaiting Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu inauguration: The five tests awaiting Nigeria's new president Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
IPL 2023: Who are India's next cricketing stars? IPL 2023: Who are India's next cricketing stars? Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Paris-based Sekoia, a platform for the real-time detection of cyberattacks, raised a $35M Series A from Banque des Territoires, Bright Pixel, and BNP Paribas (Vignesh R./Silicon Canals) Paris-based Sekoia, a platform for the real-time detection of cyberattacks, raised a $35M Series A from Banque des Territoires, Bright Pixel, and BNP Paribas (Vignesh R./Silicon Canals) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
A California jury finds Google's products infringed on a Sonos smart speaker patent and orders Google to pay $32.5M, or $2.30 for each of the 14M+ devices sold (The Verge) A California jury finds Google's products infringed on a Sonos smart speaker patent and orders Google to pay $32.5M, or $2.30 for each of the 14M+ devices sold (The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Germany-based Sastrify, which operates a marketplace for buying and managing SaaS subscriptions, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55.2M (FinSMEs) Germany-based Sastrify, which operates a marketplace for buying and managing SaaS subscriptions, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55.2M (FinSMEs) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Bluesky rolls out a "custom feeds" feature that lets users subscribe to different algorithms and make their own for others to use; most are not chronological (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Bluesky rolls out a "custom feeds" feature that lets users subscribe to different algorithms and make their own for others to use; most are not chronological (Karissa Bell/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: JPMorgan Chase is working on a ChatGPT-like software service dubbed IndexGPT that uses AI to analyze and select investments tailored to customer needs (Hugh Son/CNBC) Filing: JPMorgan Chase is working on a ChatGPT-like software service dubbed IndexGPT that uses AI to analyze and select investments tailored to customer needs (Hugh Son/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Toronto-based BenchSci, which uses AI to help pharmaceutical firms accelerate drug discovery, raised a CA$95M Series D led by Generation Investment Management (Josh Scott/BetaKit) Toronto-based BenchSci, which uses AI to help pharmaceutical firms accelerate drug discovery, raised a CA$95M Series D led by Generation Investment Management (Josh Scott/BetaKit) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches a program to award 10 grants of $100K to develop proof-of-concepts for a "democratic process" to set rules for AI "within the bounds" of the law (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) OpenAI launches a program to award 10 grants of $100K to develop proof-of-concepts for a "democratic process" to set rules for AI "within the bounds" of the law (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Was Russia attacked by a Ukrainian drone boat in the Black Sea? Was Russia attacked by a Ukrainian drone boat in the Black Sea? Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Twitch raises the price of Turbo, its ad-free subscription that offers extra emoticons, chat badges, and more; the US price jumps from $8.99 to $11.99 per month (Jay Peters/The Verge) Twitch raises the price of Turbo, its ad-free subscription that offers extra emoticons, chat badges, and more; the US price jumps from $8.99 to $11.99 per month (Jay Peters/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Twitter launches API Pro, a $5,000/month tier offering access to full archive search endpoints and the ability to fetch 1M tweets and post 300K tweets monthly (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Twitter launches API Pro, a $5,000/month tier offering access to full archive search endpoints and the ability to fetch 1M tweets and post 300K tweets monthly (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Belgorod: Russian paramilitary group vows more incursions Belgorod: Russian paramilitary group vows more incursions Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Nvidia reports Q1 revenue down 13% YoY to $7.19B, vs. $6.52B est., with Data Center revenue up 14% YoY, and Q2 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Nvidia reports Q1 revenue down 13% YoY to $7.19B, vs. $6.52B est., with Data Center revenue up 14% YoY, and Q2 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 15%+ (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2023 Rating: 5
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