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Reverse migration: Why I'm moving from France to Algeria Reverse migration: Why I'm moving from France to Algeria Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions (Casey Newton/Platformer) Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions (Casey Newton/Platformer) Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Last supermoon of the year captured on camera Last supermoon of the year captured on camera Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Robinhood says it expects a $100M charge in Q3 to resolve some legal and regulatory matters that were previously disclosed (Reuters) Robinhood says it expects a $100M charge in Q3 to resolve some legal and regulatory matters that were previously disclosed (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 30, 2023 Rating: 5
Evergrande: The rise and fall of the property giant's billionaire founder Evergrande: The rise and fall of the property giant's billionaire founder Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long, which has been trained with long sequences, outperforming GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 in responding to long user prompts (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long, which has been trained with long sequences, outperforming GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 in responding to long user prompts (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Letter: the US SEC told Bolt the startup likely won't face enforcement action after a 15-month probe into whether Bolt violated securities laws when fundraising (Forbes) Letter: the US SEC told Bolt the startup likely won't face enforcement action after a 15-month probe into whether Bolt violated securities laws when fundraising (Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
New York City: State of emergency declared over flash flooding New York City: State of emergency declared over flash flooding Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: Jasper, which offers AI writing tools for marketers, has cut its $140M 2023 ARR projections by 30%+ and slashed internal valuation by 20% from $1.5B (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information) Sources: Jasper, which offers AI writing tools for marketers, has cut its $140M 2023 ARR projections by 30%+ and slashed internal valuation by 20% from $1.5B (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
MakerDAO has passed a proposal that will allow it to invest up to $6B in short-term US Treasuries, double the current limit; MKR token is up almost 3x in 2023 (Bloomberg) MakerDAO has passed a proposal that will allow it to invest up to $6B in short-term US Treasuries, double the current limit; MKR token is up almost 3x in 2023 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Pastor Daniel: Claims that a Christian preacher has the power to tame lions are false Pastor Daniel: Claims that a Christian preacher has the power to tame lions are false Reviewed by swadu on September 29, 2023 Rating: 5
Shanghai-based AI chipmaker Enflame raised a ~$273.7M Series D from state capital operator Shanghai International Group's funds, Tencent, Meitu, and others (DealStreetAsia) Shanghai-based AI chipmaker Enflame raised a ~$273.7M Series D from state capital operator Shanghai International Group's funds, Tencent, Meitu, and others (DealStreetAsia) Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Google lets publishers use a robots.txt flag to opt out of the company using their data to train its AI models, while remaining accessible through Google Search (Emma Roth/The Verge) Google lets publishers use a robots.txt flag to opt out of the company using their data to train its AI models, while remaining accessible through Google Search (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2023 Rating: 5
A New York state judge rejects a bid by Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub to block NYC's law setting a minimum pay of $17.96/hour for app-based delivery workers (Daniel Wiessner/Reuters) A New York state judge rejects a bid by Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub to block NYC's law setting a minimum pay of $17.96/hour for app-based delivery workers (Daniel Wiessner/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on September 28, 2023 Rating: 5
Roblox launches on Meta's Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro headsets, after an open beta started in July 2023 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Roblox launches on Meta's Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro headsets, after an open beta started in July 2023 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Iraq wedding fire: How the blaze unfolded Iraq wedding fire: How the blaze unfolded Reviewed by swadu on September 27, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly Amazon: US accuses online giant of illegal monopoly Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Researchers detail a cross-origin attack affecting Chrome that lets a malicious site read pixels from another site; it exploits how modern GPUs compress images (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Researchers detail a cross-origin attack affecting Chrome that lets a malicious site read pixels from another site; it exploits how modern GPUs compress images (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2023 Rating: 5
Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only "valid" search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies (David Pierce/The Verge) Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only "valid" search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies (David Pierce/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 26, 2023 Rating: 5
US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Several users report that their iPhone 15 series devices, including the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, are overheating, especially during charging or prolonged use (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority) Several users report that their iPhone 15 series devices, including the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, are overheating, especially during charging or prolonged use (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority) Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
LG unveils Gram Fold, its first foldable-screen laptop, weighing just 2.76 lb, launching on October 4 in South Korea for ~$3.7K, rivaling Asus, Lenovo, others (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) LG unveils Gram Fold, its first foldable-screen laptop, weighing just 2.76 lb, launching on October 4 in South Korea for ~$3.7K, rivaling Asus, Lenovo, others (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Taylor Swift attends Kansas City Chiefs game Taylor Swift attends Kansas City Chiefs game Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
South China Sea: Philippines Coast Guard cuts barrier South China Sea: Philippines Coast Guard cuts barrier Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Gripped by worker shortages, some security companies are using robots developed by 1X, Knightscope, Ava Robotics, Ascento, and others to augment human labor (Leke Oso Alabi/Financial Times) Gripped by worker shortages, some security companies are using robots developed by 1X, Knightscope, Ava Robotics, Ascento, and others to augment human labor (Leke Oso Alabi/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 25, 2023 Rating: 5
Kosovo and Serbia row over monastery gun battle Kosovo and Serbia row over monastery gun battle Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Q&A with Kevin Systrom about Artifact's Links discovery feature, moderation, the bear case and bull case for Threads, the current state of Instagram, and more (Jody Serrano/The Messenger) Q&A with Kevin Systrom about Artifact's Links discovery feature, moderation, the bear case and bull case for Threads, the current state of Instagram, and more (Jody Serrano/The Messenger) Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
A profile of Hank Asher, the "father of data fusion" who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies (McKenzie Funk/New York Times) A profile of Hank Asher, the "father of data fusion" who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies (McKenzie Funk/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified Reviewed by swadu on September 24, 2023 Rating: 5
Rare 'Dumbo' octopus filmed on deep sea live stream Rare 'Dumbo' octopus filmed on deep sea live stream Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2023 Rating: 5
Three major US voting equipment makers grant some researchers access to their software and hardware, to fight conspiracy theories with greater transparency (Sean Lyngaas/CNN) Three major US voting equipment makers grant some researchers access to their software and hardware, to fight conspiracy theories with greater transparency (Sean Lyngaas/CNN) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2023 Rating: 5
TikTok frenzies 'putting police and schools under strain' TikTok frenzies 'putting police and schools under strain' Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, where men read obituaries scraped from funeral homes, newspapers, and other authorized publishers (Kate Knibbs/Wired) A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, where men read obituaries scraped from funeral homes, newspapers, and other authorized publishers (Kate Knibbs/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on September 23, 2023 Rating: 5
‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy ‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine war: Moment missile hits Russia's Black Sea fleet HQ Ukraine war: Moment missile hits Russia's Black Sea fleet HQ Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
A look at the UK NHS' plans for a federated data platform and the doctors, privacy campaigners, and others concerned that Palantir could win the £480M contract (Wired) A look at the UK NHS' plans for a federated data platform and the doctors, privacy campaigners, and others concerned that Palantir could win the £480M contract (Wired) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Ukraine hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy Ukraine hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Documents: Coinbase explored acquiring FTX Europe after FTX's November 2022 bankruptcy, as part of Coinbase's goal to expand its overseas derivatives business (Leo Schwartz/Fortune) Documents: Coinbase explored acquiring FTX Europe after FTX's November 2022 bankruptcy, as part of Coinbase's goal to expand its overseas derivatives business (Leo Schwartz/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Sources: White House considers requiring cloud companies to disclose when a customer purchases computing resources beyond a threshold, as part of an EO on AI (Louise Matsakis/Semafor) Sources: White House considers requiring cloud companies to disclose when a customer purchases computing resources beyond a threshold, as part of an EO on AI (Louise Matsakis/Semafor) Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander Reviewed by swadu on September 22, 2023 Rating: 5
South Africa: Ninety schoolchildren given 'cannabis muffins' South Africa: Ninety schoolchildren given 'cannabis muffins' Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Amazon limits the number of books that authors can self-publish on its site to three a day, after an influx of suspected AI-generated material (Ella Creamer/The Guardian) Amazon limits the number of books that authors can self-publish on its site to three a day, after an influx of suspected AI-generated material (Ella Creamer/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
TikTok is testing a Google integration in different markets; researcher: TikTok's search feature includes an in-app option to search the same query on Google (Lara O'Reilly/Insider) TikTok is testing a Google integration in different markets; researcher: TikTok's search feature includes an in-app option to search the same query on Google (Lara O'Reilly/Insider) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Sophie Turner sues Joe Jonas for children's return to England Sophie Turner sues Joe Jonas for children's return to England Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
Mesh, which helps its customers transfer and manage digital assets like crypto, raised a $22M Series A led by Money Forward, bringing its total funding to $32M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Mesh, which helps its customers transfer and manage digital assets like crypto, raised a $22M Series A led by Money Forward, bringing its total funding to $32M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on September 21, 2023 Rating: 5
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