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Sarina Wiegman: England boss dedicates Uefa coach of the year award to Spain Sarina Wiegman: England boss dedicates Uefa coach of the year award to Spain Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Dell reports Q2 revenue down 13% YoY to $22.9B, vs. $20.8B est., Client Solutions down 16% to $12.9B, Infrastructure Solutions down 11% to $8.5B; DELL jumps 7%+ (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) Dell reports Q2 revenue down 13% YoY to $22.9B, vs. $20.8B est., Client Solutions down 16% to $12.9B, Infrastructure Solutions down 11% to $8.5B; DELL jumps 7%+ (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges paid-for trips Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges paid-for trips Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
University of Zürich and Intel researchers show autonomous drones that use deep reinforcement learning to beat human champions in first-person view drone racing (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica) University of Zürich and Intel researchers show autonomous drones that use deep reinforcement learning to beat human champions in first-person view drone racing (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Investigation: IBM signed a £54.7M deal to develop a UK biometrics platform, including for facial recognition, in July, despite a 2020 pledge to quit such work (Mark Wilding/The Verge) Investigation: IBM signed a £54.7M deal to develop a UK biometrics platform, including for facial recognition, in July, despite a 2020 pledge to quit such work (Mark Wilding/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2023 Rating: 5
Filing: Nvidia says the US expanded export restrictions of "a subset of A100 and H100" chips to regions beyond China, including some Middle East countries (Reuters) Filing: Nvidia says the US expanded export restrictions of "a subset of A100 and H100" chips to regions beyond China, including some Middle East countries (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Meloni's partner Andrea Giambruno criticised for Italy rape remarks Meloni's partner Andrea Giambruno criticised for Italy rape remarks Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2023 Rating: 5
A Saudi court sentences a man to death over his X posts and YouTube activity, part of a growing dissent crackdown; his brother is a well-known government critic (Jon Gambrell/Associated Press) A Saudi court sentences a man to death over his X posts and YouTube activity, part of a growing dissent crackdown; his brother is a well-known government critic (Jon Gambrell/Associated Press) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Rubiales' mother taken to hospital after hunger strike Rubiales' mother taken to hospital after hunger strike Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Instagram is internally testing letting users create Reels up to 10 minutes long, after TikTok increased its maximum video length to 10 minutes in February 2022 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Instagram is internally testing letting users create Reels up to 10 minutes long, after TikTok increased its maximum video length to 10 minutes in February 2022 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2023 Rating: 5
GM details its AI collaboration with Google Cloud, including using chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls, freeing up operators to address more complex queries (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) GM details its AI collaboration with Google Cloud, including using chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls, freeing up operators to address more complex queries (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2023 Rating: 5
X says in a blog post that it is going to allow political advertising starting in the US and will "also provide a global advertising transparency center" (Mark Sullivan/Fast Company) X says in a blog post that it is going to allow political advertising starting in the US and will "also provide a global advertising transparency center" (Mark Sullivan/Fast Company) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Meta rejects the Oversight Board's recommendation to suspend former Cambodian PM Hun Sen's account, determining it wouldn't "be consistent with our policies" (Rebecca Klar/The Hill) Meta rejects the Oversight Board's recommendation to suspend former Cambodian PM Hun Sen's account, determining it wouldn't "be consistent with our policies" (Rebecca Klar/The Hill) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Watch: BBC gets as close as possible to Prigozhin grave Watch: BBC gets as close as possible to Prigozhin grave Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Google announces several automation starters and actions for the Home app, plus new features for the Home script editor, which is available in Public Preview (Nathan Edwards/The Verge) Google announces several automation starters and actions for the Home app, plus new features for the Home script editor, which is available in Public Preview (Nathan Edwards/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others are expected to attend Sen. Schumer's closed-door AI forum on Sept. 13 (Axios) Sources: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others are expected to attend Sen. Schumer's closed-door AI forum on Sept. 13 (Axios) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Yahoo Mail gets Shopping Saver, a tool to find gift cards, discount codes, and more in inboxes and draft messages to vendors to apply them to previous purchases (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Yahoo Mail gets Shopping Saver, a tool to find gift cards, discount codes, and more in inboxes and draft messages to vendors to apply them to previous purchases (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Bears encroach on evacuated Canadian town of Yellowknife Bears encroach on evacuated Canadian town of Yellowknife Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
The mobile game funding a revolution in Myanmar The mobile game funding a revolution in Myanmar Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy (Gillian Tett/Financial Times) How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy (Gillian Tett/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Mancini named new Saudi Arabia football coach Mancini named new Saudi Arabia football coach Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted data on its victims; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted data on its victims; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Jacksonville shooting: Several dead at Dollar General store in Florida Jacksonville shooting: Several dead at Dollar General store in Florida Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Spain head coach Jorge Vilda criticises 'inappropriate' Luis Rubiales kiss Spain head coach Jorge Vilda criticises 'inappropriate' Luis Rubiales kiss Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, dies aged 99 Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, dies aged 99 Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI (Clive Cookson/Financial Times) A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI (Clive Cookson/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
The Rubiales World Cup kiss row... in 75 seconds The Rubiales World Cup kiss row... in 75 seconds Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso unleashes social tsunami in Spain Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso unleashes social tsunami in Spain Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: a company spending $800M+ to buy thousands of acres to build a new Bay Area city is backed by Michael Moritz, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, and others (New York Times) Sources: a company spending $800M+ to buy thousands of acres to build a new Bay Area city is backed by Michael Moritz, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, and others (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2023 Rating: 5
E-commerce marketing company Klaviyo files for a US IPO and reports H1 2023 revenue of ~$321M, vs. ~$208M YoY, and $15.2M net income, vs. a $24.6M net loss YoY (Annie Palmer/CNBC) E-commerce marketing company Klaviyo files for a US IPO and reports H1 2023 revenue of ~$321M, vs. ~$208M YoY, and $15.2M net income, vs. a $24.6M net loss YoY (Annie Palmer/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Kleenex is pulling out of Canada due to 'unique complexities' Kleenex is pulling out of Canada due to 'unique complexities' Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Emsisoft: the MOVEit Transfer breach has so far impacted 1,000+ known victim organizations, of which 83.9% are based in the US, and 60M+ individuals (Carly Page/TechCrunch) Emsisoft: the MOVEit Transfer breach has so far impacted 1,000+ known victim organizations, of which 83.9% are based in the US, and 60M+ individuals (Carly Page/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2023 Rating: 5
A US judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit alleging Google's spam filters illegally suppressed their emails, saying the RNC hadn't shown that Google acted in bad faith (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post) A US judge dismissed an RNC lawsuit alleging Google's spam filters illegally suppressed their emails, saying the RNC hadn't shown that Google acted in bad faith (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Affirm reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $446M, vs. $406M est., net loss up 11% YoY to $206M, and GMV up 25% YoY to $5.5B, vs. $5.3B est.; AFRM jumps 5%+ (Emily Bary/MarketWatch) Affirm reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $446M, vs. $406M est., net loss up 11% YoY to $206M, and GMV up 25% YoY to $5.5B, vs. $5.3B est.; AFRM jumps 5%+ (Emily Bary/MarketWatch) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
US government sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over hiring policy US government sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over hiring policy Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Meta rolls out its Threads web app to all users, featuring an app bar at the top with the same five tabs as in the mobile app; tapping Home refreshes the Feed (Abner Li/9to5Google) Meta rolls out its Threads web app to all users, featuring an app bar at the top with the same five tabs as in the mobile app; tapping Home refreshes the Feed (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported death Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported death Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Shein acquires ~33% of Forever 21 parent Sparc, and Sparc takes a minority stake in Shein, allowing Shein to sell Forever 21 items and operate inside its stores (Suzanne Kapner/Wall Street Journal) Shein acquires ~33% of Forever 21 parent Sparc, and Sparc takes a minority stake in Shein, allowing Shein to sell Forever 21 items and operate inside its stores (Suzanne Kapner/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Ros Atkins on... potential causes of the Prigozhin plane crash Ros Atkins on... potential causes of the Prigozhin plane crash Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Ros Atkins on... Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Ros Atkins on... Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Apple says it supports California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote in May and is awaiting approval before going to a full assembly vote (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Apple says it supports California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote in May and is awaiting approval before going to a full assembly vote (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 101% YoY to $13.51B, vs. $11.22B est., Data Center revenue up 171% YoY to $10.32B, and authorizes a $25B buyback; NVDA jumps 6%+ (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 101% YoY to $13.51B, vs. $11.22B est., Data Center revenue up 171% YoY to $10.32B, and authorizes a $25B buyback; NVDA jumps 6%+ (Kif Leswing/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Twilio announces AI-powered tools to let clients generate suggestions about marketing strategy and use internal data to build automated contact support services (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) Twilio announces AI-powered tools to let clients generate suggestions about marketing strategy and use internal data to build automated contact support services (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2023 Rating: 5
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