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Dan Lynch, founder of Interop, a computer networking equipment exhibition that helped accelerate TCP/IP adoption and internet commercialization, dies at age 82 (Katie Hafner/New York Times) Dan Lynch, founder of Interop, a computer networking equipment exhibition that helped accelerate TCP/IP adoption and internet commercialization, dies at age 82 (Katie Hafner/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2024 Rating: 5
A profile of YC's Garry Tan, whose combative online persona has sparked controversies as he tries to shift SF politics from idealistic progressivism to centrism (Heather Knight/New York Times) A profile of YC's Garry Tan, whose combative online persona has sparked controversies as he tries to shift SF politics from idealistic progressivism to centrism (Heather Knight/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Is my family still alive? The daily question for Haitians Is my family still alive? The daily question for Haitians Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Demis Hassabis says the AI hype caused by a surge of money is clouding research; CB Insights: VCs invested $42.5B in 2,500 AI startup equity rounds in 2023 (John Thornhill/Financial Times) Demis Hassabis says the AI hype caused by a surge of money is clouding research; CB Insights: VCs invested $42.5B in 2,500 AI startup equity rounds in 2023 (John Thornhill/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Police on horseback chase down suspect Police on horseback chase down suspect Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Discord plans to start showing gaming ads from next week, called Sponsored Quests and offering rewards for in-game tasks; users can turn them off in settings (Wall Street Journal) Discord plans to start showing gaming ads from next week, called Sponsored Quests and offering rewards for in-game tasks; users can turn them off in settings (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at Steven Mnuchin's TikTok plans; sources say his proposal to buy TikTok without its export-blocked algorithm and rebuild it from scratch is far-fetched (Washington Post) A look at Steven Mnuchin's TikTok plans; sources say his proposal to buy TikTok without its export-blocked algorithm and rebuild it from scratch is far-fetched (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump posts video of truck showing hog-tied Biden Trump posts video of truck showing hog-tied Biden Reviewed by swadu on March 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Researcher: Instagram is testing Blend, which creates a feed of Reels for two friends to share based on shared interests and Reels they shared with each other (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Researcher: Instagram is testing Blend, which creates a feed of Reels for two friends to share based on shared interests and Reels they shared with each other (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Strong winds jolt ski lift with skiers on board Watch: Strong winds jolt ski lift with skiers on board Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Google informs users in the US that Google Podcasts is shutting down April 2 and recommends exporting podcast subscriptions to YouTube Music (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Google informs users in the US that Google Podcasts is shutting down April 2 and recommends exporting podcast subscriptions to YouTube Music (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on March 29, 2024 Rating: 5
What we know about the accusations against Diddy What we know about the accusations against Diddy Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Prosecutors seek jail for Luis Rubiales over kiss Prosecutors seek jail for Luis Rubiales over kiss Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2024 Rating: 5
NY-based Hume, which is building a conversational AI that it claims can interpret emotions based on people's voices, raised a $50M Series B at a $219M valuation (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) NY-based Hume, which is building a conversational AI that it claims can interpret emotions based on people's voices, raised a $50M Series B at a $219M valuation (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Disney and DeSantis allies end legal dispute Disney and DeSantis allies end legal dispute Reviewed by swadu on March 27, 2024 Rating: 5
US investors, like General Atlantic and Sequoia, are facing increased pressure from state and federal lawmakers about their investments in Chinese companies (Lauren Hirsch/New York Times) US investors, like General Atlantic and Sequoia, are facing increased pressure from state and federal lawmakers about their investments in Chinese companies (Lauren Hirsch/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2024 Rating: 5
US Supreme Court appears sceptical of abortion pill case US Supreme Court appears sceptical of abortion pill case Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at MatX, which was founded by ex-Google engineers, has raised $25M, and hopes to design chips that are 10x faster than Nvidia's GPUs at training LLMs (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg) A look at MatX, which was founded by ex-Google engineers, has raised $25M, and hopes to design chips that are 10x faster than Nvidia's GPUs at training LLMs (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Global Screening Services, which is developing a sanctions-screening service to help financial institutions comply with regulations, raised a $47M Series A2 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) Global Screening Services, which is developing a sanctions-screening service to help financial institutions comply with regulations, raised a $47M Series A2 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2024 Rating: 5
The new crossing into Gaza where aid struggles to get in The new crossing into Gaza where aid struggles to get in Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Eliyan, which is developing chiplet interconnects to increase AI chips' performance, raised a $60M Series B co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Tiger Global (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) Eliyan, which is developing chiplet interconnects to increase AI chips' performance, raised a $60M Series B co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Tiger Global (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on March 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Chinese state media: at the China Development Forum, Tim Cook said Apple will launch Vision Pro in China this year, first official non-US launch confirmation (Reuters) Chinese state media: at the China Development Forum, Tim Cook said Apple will launch Vision Pro in China this year, first official non-US launch confirmation (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2024 Rating: 5
The Jewish settlers who want to build homes in Gaza The Jewish settlers who want to build homes in Gaza Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Analysis: Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg lead a group of insiders selling their company stocks in Q1, a sign that the tech bull run may be peaking (Financial Times) Analysis: Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg lead a group of insiders selling their company stocks in Q1, a sign that the tech bull run may be peaking (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 24, 2024 Rating: 5
BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded Reviewed by swadu on March 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company) Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company) Reviewed by swadu on March 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Gunmen arrested after Moscow concert attack - Putin Gunmen arrested after Moscow concert attack - Putin Reviewed by swadu on March 23, 2024 Rating: 5
As regulators constantly and unreasonably block acquisitions, Microsoft is pioneering the non-acquisition acquisition with its OpenAI and Inflection deals (Newcomer) As regulators constantly and unreasonably block acquisitions, Microsoft is pioneering the non-acquisition acquisition with its OpenAI and Inflection deals (Newcomer) Reviewed by swadu on March 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Google is testing AI overviews in the main Google Search results with some users, even if they do not opt in to the Search Generative Experience labs feature (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land) Google is testing AI overviews in the main Google Search results with some users, even if they do not opt in to the Search Generative Experience labs feature (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land) Reviewed by swadu on March 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is adding live scores for NBA games, and plans to add support for additional leagues in the future (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is adding live scores for NBA games, and plans to add support for additional leagues in the future (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say Reviewed by swadu on March 22, 2024 Rating: 5
The DOJ's Apple suit has a lot of parallels to its Microsoft suit in the 1990s, but Apple's monopoly position is not nearly as clear-cut as Microsoft's was (Matt Rosoff/TechCrunch) The DOJ's Apple suit has a lot of parallels to its Microsoft suit in the 1990s, but Apple's monopoly position is not nearly as clear-cut as Microsoft's was (Matt Rosoff/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on March 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Toddler in tuxedo dominates Queen's bakery visit Toddler in tuxedo dominates Queen's bakery visit Reviewed by swadu on March 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group file an amicus brief in Epic v. Apple protesting Apple's plan to charge a commission for payments made outside the App Store (Wall Street Journal) Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group file an amicus brief in Epic v. Apple protesting Apple's plan to charge a commission for payments made outside the App Store (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Italy PM Meloni seeks damages over deepfake porn Italy PM Meloni seeks damages over deepfake porn Reviewed by swadu on March 20, 2024 Rating: 5
After losing two complaints before the US ITC, Apple steps up lobbying to help rewrite ITC rules, asking for public interest to be considered before import bans (Tripp Mickle/New York Times) After losing two complaints before the US ITC, Apple steps up lobbying to help rewrite ITC rules, asking for public interest to be considered before import bans (Tripp Mickle/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Kim Jong Un oversees rocket launcher drills Watch: Kim Jong Un oversees rocket launcher drills Reviewed by swadu on March 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Cara Delevingne's LA mansion gutted by fire Cara Delevingne's LA mansion gutted by fire Reviewed by swadu on March 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Reddit's IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation (Echo Wang/Reuters) Sources: Reddit's IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation (Echo Wang/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on March 17, 2024 Rating: 5
A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg) A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on March 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Bear bounds past cars in latest Slovakia attack Bear bounds past cars in latest Slovakia attack Reviewed by swadu on March 17, 2024 Rating: 5
How Elon Musk courted Don Lemon to show that X isn't a right-wing tool, as the breakup highlights Linda Yaccarino's thankless task of trying to assure brands (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal) How Elon Musk courted Don Lemon to show that X isn't a right-wing tool, as the breakup highlights Linda Yaccarino's thankless task of trying to assure brands (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on March 16, 2024 Rating: 5
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