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Apple becomes the first publicly traded company to close with a $3T market cap; the company hit a $3T market cap during intraday trading in January 2022 (Hayden Field/CNBC) Apple becomes the first publicly traded company to close with a $3T market cap; the company hit a $3T market cap during intraday trading in January 2022 (Hayden Field/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Kenya lorry crash: Dozens killed after truck loses control Kenya lorry crash: Dozens killed after truck loses control Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2023 Rating: 5
The FTC proposes penalizing companies for shady review practices including fining companies buying fake reviews up to $50K for each time a customer sees one (Emma Roth/The Verge) The FTC proposes penalizing companies for shady review practices including fining companies buying fake reviews up to $50K for each time a customer sees one (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Kazakhstan arrested Nikita Kislitsin Group-IB's former head of network security on June 22 for his alleged role in the LinkedIn and Dropbox hacks in 2012 (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Kazakhstan arrested Nikita Kislitsin Group-IB's former head of network security on June 22 for his alleged role in the LinkedIn and Dropbox hacks in 2012 (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Meta plans to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads; a pilot is set to start as soon as this year with select Android app developers (Alex Heath/The Verge) Meta plans to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads; a pilot is set to start as soon as this year with select Android app developers (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
France shooting: Policeman charged over teen's traffic stop death France shooting: Policeman charged over teen's traffic stop death Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Review of £749 Asus Zenfone 10: compact with a 5.9" display good performance and battery life but cameras are limited and only two years of software updates (Richard Priday/Tom's Guide) Review of £749 Asus Zenfone 10: compact with a 5.9" display good performance and battery life but cameras are limited and only two years of software updates (Richard Priday/Tom's Guide) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
YouTube is running a test globally that limits ad block users to three videos giving them the option to turn off ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) YouTube is running a test globally that limits ad block users to three videos giving them the option to turn off ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Police in San Francisco and other cities are obtaining warrants for Waymo and Cruise driverless car camera footage to help solve murders and other crimes (Julia Love/Bloomberg) Police in San Francisco and other cities are obtaining warrants for Waymo and Cruise driverless car camera footage to help solve murders and other crimes (Julia Love/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Phone monitoring app LetMeSpy used to spy on thousands of Android users says a hacker stole the messages call logs and locations the spyware had intercepted (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Phone monitoring app LetMeSpy used to spy on thousands of Android users says a hacker stole the messages call logs and locations the spyware had intercepted (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sony accidentally spilled confidential information on Call of Duty's revenue and PlayStation in a court document by making deficient redactions with a Sharpie (The Verge) Sony accidentally spilled confidential information on Call of Duty's revenue and PlayStation in a court document by making deficient redactions with a Sharpie (The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Proton launches its E2E encrypted open-source password manager Proton Pass available for free on iOS Android and as a browser extension (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) Proton launches its E2E encrypted open-source password manager Proton Pass available for free on iOS Android and as a browser extension (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
French HR murders: Gabriel Fortin sentenced to life in prison French HR murders: Gabriel Fortin sentenced to life in prison Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Databricks announces LakehouseIQ which lets companies use natural language to search and query their data new tools for its Lakehouse AI platform and more (Andrew Brust/The New Stack) Databricks announces LakehouseIQ which lets companies use natural language to search and query their data new tools for its Lakehouse AI platform and more (Andrew Brust/The New Stack) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
New York-based Slang.ai which offers an AI-powered phone answering service for restaurants and retailers raised a $20M Series A led by Homebrew (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) New York-based Slang.ai which offers an AI-powered phone answering service for restaurants and retailers raised a $20M Series A led by Homebrew (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Adalytics: 80% of Google's video ad placements on third-party sites violated the company's promised standards between 2020 and 2023; Google disputes the claims (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal) Adalytics: 80% of Google's video ad placements on third-party sites violated the company's promised standards between 2020 and 2023; Google disputes the claims (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Wagner revolt: How many planes and people did Russia lose? Wagner revolt: How many planes and people did Russia lose? Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Report: Google has canceled its "Iris" AR glasses project and is now focused on creating software platforms for AR to license to headset manufacturers (David Heaney/UploadVR) Report: Google has canceled its "Iris" AR glasses project and is now focused on creating software platforms for AR to license to headset manufacturers (David Heaney/UploadVR) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
SCOTUS 7-2 ruling: for alleged cyberstalkers' words to be "true threats" a court must prove a person recklessly disregarded that the words were seen as threats (Issie Lapowsky/Fast Company) SCOTUS 7-2 ruling: for alleged cyberstalkers' words to be "true threats" a court must prove a person recklessly disregarded that the words were seen as threats (Issie Lapowsky/Fast Company) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
TikTok launches the TikTok Creative Challenge which lets US-based creators with 50K followers submit video ads for brands and make money based on performance (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) TikTok launches the TikTok Creative Challenge which lets US-based creators with 50K followers submit video ads for brands and make money based on performance (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Stability AI's head of research David Ha and COO Ren Ito left the company in June 2023; VP of product Christian Cantrell left the company in March 2023 (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) Stability AI's head of research David Ha and COO Ren Ito left the company in June 2023; VP of product Christian Cantrell left the company in March 2023 (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Decentralized social media app Damus says Apple rejected an app update and asked it to either remove its tipping feature or use Apple's in-app purchase system (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Decentralized social media app Damus says Apple rejected an app update and asked it to either remove its tipping feature or use Apple's in-app purchase system (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Vladimir Putin says Wagner mutiny leaders will be 'brought to justice' Vladimir Putin says Wagner mutiny leaders will be 'brought to justice' Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Analysis: in May and June 141 major brands ran programmatic ads on 55 low-quality sites 90% via Google; one site can produce 1200 AI-generated articles/day (NewsGuard) Analysis: in May and June 141 major brands ran programmatic ads on 55 low-quality sites 90% via Google; one site can produce 1200 AI-generated articles/day (NewsGuard) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
A last-minute amendment to an Irish bill would allow the Data Protection Commission to declare some info in privacy complaints confidential causing an uproar (David Meyer/Fortune) A last-minute amendment to an Irish bill would allow the Data Protection Commission to declare some info in privacy complaints confidential causing an uproar (David Meyer/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
AI is killing the web with spam sites article-churning "AI editors" "AI-generated junk" in places like Etsy and Reddit exhausting forum moderators and more (James Vincent/The Verge) AI is killing the web with spam sites article-churning "AI editors" "AI-generated junk" in places like Etsy and Reddit exhausting forum moderators and more (James Vincent/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
FTX bankruptcy team says the exchange owed customers $8.7B after commingling and misusing their deposits and $7B in liquid assets have been recovered so far (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) FTX bankruptcy team says the exchange owed customers $8.7B after commingling and misusing their deposits and $7B in liquid assets have been recovered so far (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
John Goodenough: World's oldest Nobel Prize winner dies at 100 John Goodenough: World's oldest Nobel Prize winner dies at 100 Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2023 Rating: 5
As the use of AI-generated ads in political campaigns increases lawmakers political consultants and election researchers push for creating new guardrails (New York Times) As the use of AI-generated ads in political campaigns increases lawmakers political consultants and election researchers push for creating new guardrails (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Steve Rosenberg: Instability ratchets up pressure on Putin Steve Rosenberg: Instability ratchets up pressure on Putin Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Ros Atkins on... five impacts of the Wagner mutiny Ros Atkins on... five impacts of the Wagner mutiny Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2023 Rating: 5
A survey of 305 experts on their expectations for digital advances by 2035 like AI systems and smart eyewear and earbuds and concerns over the darker sides (Pew Research Center) A survey of 305 experts on their expectations for digital advances by 2035 like AI systems and smart eyewear and earbuds and concerns over the darker sides (Pew Research Center) Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Wagner chief's 24 hours of chaos in Russia Wagner chief's 24 hours of chaos in Russia Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2023 Rating: 5
The Ashes 2023: England's Tammy Beaumont hits record 208 but Australia build lead in one-off Test The Ashes 2023: England's Tammy Beaumont hits record 208 but Australia build lead in one-off Test Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2023 Rating: 5
The EFJ and media experts condemn the latest European Media Freedom Act draft that would let national security agencies place spyware on journalists' phones (Lisa O'Carroll/The Guardian) The EFJ and media experts condemn the latest European Media Freedom Act draft that would let national security agencies place spyware on journalists' phones (Lisa O'Carroll/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2023 Rating: 5
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