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GitHub enables push protection by default for all public repositories to prevent accidental leaks of secrets like access tokens and API keys when pushing code (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) GitHub enables push protection by default for all public repositories to prevent accidental leaks of secrets like access tokens and API keys when pushing code (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on February 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Bolivia floods: Homes destroyed and animals rescued Bolivia floods: Homes destroyed and animals rescued Reviewed by swadu on February 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Alibaba researchers detail EMO, or Emote Portrait Alive, an AI system that can create realistic talking and singing videos from portrait photos (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat) Alibaba researchers detail EMO, or Emote Portrait Alive, an AI system that can create realistic talking and singing videos from portrait photos (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on February 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Tim Cook says Apple will "break new ground" on generative AI this year; Apple shareholders reject a request for report into whether Apple is using AI ethically (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Tim Cook says Apple will "break new ground" on generative AI this year; Apple shareholders reject a request for report into whether Apple is using AI ethically (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Bangs that sparked Titan sub search hope heard for first time Bangs that sparked Titan sub search hope heard for first time Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Navalny lawyer reportedly arrested in Moscow Navalny lawyer reportedly arrested in Moscow Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Cox Enterprises is buying OpenGov in a deal valuing the company, which provides cloud software for cities and state agencies, at $1.8B (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) Cox Enterprises is buying OpenGov in a deal valuing the company, which provides cloud software for cities and state agencies, at $1.8B (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2024 Rating: 5
US airman dies after setting himself on fire at Israeli embassy US airman dies after setting himself on fire at Israeli embassy Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about the Indian market, competition, achieving profitability, regrets about selling UberEats in India, regulations, more (The Economic Times) Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about the Indian market, competition, achieving profitability, regrets about selling UberEats in India, regulations, more (The Economic Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Palestinian PM resigns over new Gaza 'reality' Palestinian PM resigns over new Gaza 'reality' Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Thousands attend Bolsonaro rally in Brazil Thousands attend Bolsonaro rally in Brazil Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2024 Rating: 5
A year after EU governments moved to restrict TikTok over security concerns, politicians are flocking to the app to attract the youth vote in upcoming elections (Clothilde Goujard/Politico) A year after EU governments moved to restrict TikTok over security concerns, politicians are flocking to the app to attract the youth vote in upcoming elections (Clothilde Goujard/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 15 dead in Burkina Faso church attack At least 15 dead in Burkina Faso church attack Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Bangladesh bans adopting elephants from the wild Bangladesh bans adopting elephants from the wild Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2024 Rating: 5
How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for quiet competence, have spilled into the open with the Klarna boardroom spat (Financial Times) How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for quiet competence, have spilled into the open with the Klarna boardroom spat (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Zelensky insists Ukraine will win on war anniversary Zelensky insists Ukraine will win on war anniversary Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Many redditors say they are not enthused about Reddit's IPO and expect CEO Steve Huffman to run the site into the ground while trying to make it profitable (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) Many redditors say they are not enthused about Reddit's IPO and expect CEO Steve Huffman to run the site into the ground while trying to make it profitable (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump speaks to activists as South Carolina votes in election race Trump speaks to activists as South Carolina votes in election race Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Early videos of Valencia fire show how flames spread Early videos of Valencia fire show how flames spread Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Google confirms "a small subset of users" have been temporarily unable to access the News tab filter in search results pages as part of ongoing testing (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab) Google confirms "a small subset of users" have been temporarily unable to access the News tab filter in search results pages as part of ongoing testing (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab) Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Suspected gas leak hurts eight at Sweden security HQ Suspected gas leak hurts eight at Sweden security HQ Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2024 Rating: 5
X admits to taking down India farmers' protest posts X admits to taking down India farmers' protest posts Reviewed by swadu on February 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Source: Magic, which recently raised $117M and says its AI coding assistant has a larger context window than rivals', may have made an AI reasoning breakthrough (The Information) Source: Magic, which recently raised $117M and says its AI coding assistant has a larger context window than rivals', may have made an AI reasoning breakthrough (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Russia 'struggling with supply of weapons' for war Russia 'struggling with supply of weapons' for war Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Google DeepMind announces AI Safety and Alignment, an organization that includes a new team focused on AGI safety alongside existing teams working on AI safety (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Google DeepMind announces AI Safety and Alignment, an organization that includes a new team focused on AGI safety alongside existing teams working on AI safety (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke jailed for child abuse Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke jailed for child abuse Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Over the past several days, attackers targeted smaller Mastodon servers by signing up spam accounts; Eugen Rochko said previously only big servers were targeted (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Over the past several days, attackers targeted smaller Mastodon servers by signing up spam accounts; Eugen Rochko said previously only big servers were targeted (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, allowing a user to conceal their phone number; Signal will still a require phone number to register (Andy Greenberg/Wired) Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, allowing a user to conceal their phone number; Signal will still a require phone number to register (Andy Greenberg/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Putin denies plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space Putin denies plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft fixes a bug that caused Edge to automatically import Chrome tabs and browsing data without consent, following months of complaints from some users (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft fixes a bug that caused Edge to automatically import Chrome tabs and browsing data without consent, following months of complaints from some users (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Cape Town stink blamed on cattle ship Cape Town stink blamed on cattle ship Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Israel sets deadline for ground offensive in Rafah Israel sets deadline for ground offensive in Rafah Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2024 Rating: 5
More than 50 shot dead in Papua New Guinea ambush More than 50 shot dead in Papua New Guinea ambush Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2024 Rating: 5
British Museum facing online calls to return Easter Island statue British Museum facing online calls to return Easter Island statue Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Q&A with Laela Sturdy, the head of Alphabet's growth stage venture arm CapitalG, about its decision-making process, AI strategy, Stripe's valuation, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch) Q&A with Laela Sturdy, the head of Alphabet's growth stage venture arm CapitalG, about its decision-making process, AI strategy, Stripe's valuation, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Gaza ceasefire talks not very promising, says Qatar Gaza ceasefire talks not very promising, says Qatar Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2024 Rating: 5
SPEC invalidates 2,600 benchmark results for some Intel Xeon CPUs, saying their compiler artificially inflated the results of its benchmark by as much as 9% (Michael Crider/PCWorld) SPEC invalidates 2,600 benchmark results for some Intel Xeon CPUs, saying their compiler artificially inflated the results of its benchmark by as much as 9% (Michael Crider/PCWorld) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: UK chip designer Graphcore explores a sale to foreign owners in a deal that could be worth $500M+; rumoured buyers include OpenAI, SoftBank, and Arm (Telegraph) Sources: UK chip designer Graphcore explores a sale to foreign owners in a deal that could be worth $500M+; rumoured buyers include OpenAI, SoftBank, and Arm (Telegraph) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Navalny's team accuses Russia of 'hiding' his body Navalny's team accuses Russia of 'hiding' his body Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Epic says it "will start developing the Epic Games Store on iOS soon thanks to the new Digital Markets Act", after Apple approved its developer account (William Gallagher/AppleInsider) Epic says it "will start developing the Epic Games Store on iOS soon thanks to the new Digital Markets Act", after Apple approved its developer account (William Gallagher/AppleInsider) Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Navalny's moments of defiance as Putin's fiercest critic Navalny's moments of defiance as Putin's fiercest critic Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Rafah images show huge blast craters close to camps Rafah images show huge blast craters close to camps Reviewed by swadu on February 15, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI unveils its first text-to-video model, Sora, which can create up to a minute of 1080p video, as a research product for some creators and security experts (Steven Levy/Wired) OpenAI unveils its first text-to-video model, Sora, which can create up to a minute of 1080p video, as a research product for some creators and security experts (Steven Levy/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on February 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Top Republican warns of 'serious' national security threat Top Republican warns of 'serious' national security threat Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Russia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bears Russia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bears Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Zuckerberg makes valid points on the Quest 3 being better overall than the Vision Pro today, but he risks having his own "Ballmer laughs off the iPhone" moment (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass) Zuckerberg makes valid points on the Quest 3 being better overall than the Vision Pro today, but he risks having his own "Ballmer laughs off the iPhone" moment (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass) Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Men's conference: How some Kenyans mark Valentine's Day Men's conference: How some Kenyans mark Valentine's Day Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Internet infrastructure startup Meter raised a $35M Series B extension at, a source says, a $350M+ valuation led by Sam Altman and Lachy Groom (Alex Konrad/Forbes) Internet infrastructure startup Meter raised a $35M Series B extension at, a source says, a $350M+ valuation led by Sam Altman and Lachy Groom (Alex Konrad/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Ransomware attack hits dozens of Romanian hospitals Ransomware attack hits dozens of Romanian hospitals Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Analysts estimate Microsoft Azure's revenue, fueled in part by AI growth, is ~75% as big as AWS', up from ~50% five years ago (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Analysts estimate Microsoft Azure's revenue, fueled in part by AI growth, is ~75% as big as AWS', up from ~50% five years ago (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on February 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid Reviewed by swadu on February 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump says he would not protect Nato allies who do not pay bills Trump says he would not protect Nato allies who do not pay bills Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2024 Rating: 5
As SBF prepares to face sentencing in March, FTX customers look at the possibility of recouping their money, stemming largely from the crypto market's rebound (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) As SBF prepares to face sentencing in March, FTX customers look at the possibility of recouping their money, stemming largely from the crypto market's rebound (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Israel-Gaza war: Biden tells Netanyahu plan needed for civilian safety in Rafah Israel-Gaza war: Biden tells Netanyahu plan needed for civilian safety in Rafah Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Nato chief says Donald Trump comments 'undermine all of our security' Nato chief says Donald Trump comments 'undermine all of our security' Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2024 Rating: 5
Lunar New Year, from Beijing to New York Lunar New Year, from Beijing to New York Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2024 Rating: 5
Crypto startups like Blast are offering airline-like loyalty points to attract users without defining rewards; Blast lured $1.3B in crypto since November 2023 (Bloomberg) Crypto startups like Blast are offering airline-like loyalty points to attract users without defining rewards; Blast lured $1.3B in crypto since November 2023 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2024 Rating: 5
Sundar Pichai says Google One crossed 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from free plans; YouTube Premium recently hit 100M subs (Wes Davis/The Verge) Sundar Pichai says Google One crossed 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from free plans; YouTube Premium recently hit 100M subs (Wes Davis/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2024 Rating: 5
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