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North Carolina police officers remembered as heroes North Carolina police officers remembered as heroes Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2024 Rating: 5
US judge sentences Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) US judge sentences Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Game emulator Delta has been the top US iOS app for weeks, after Apple lifted its ban on such apps, likely due to regulatory pressure and alt stores in the EU (Shira Ovide/Washington Post) Game emulator Delta has been the top US iOS app for weeks, after Apple lifted its ban on such apps, likely due to regulatory pressure and alt stores in the EU (Shira Ovide/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2024 Rating: 5
More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Why is the US going after TikTok? Why is the US going after TikTok? Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI rolls out an optional feature called Memory, allowing ChatGPT Plus users to tell ChatGPT things they want the chatbot to remember across chats (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder) OpenAI rolls out an optional feature called Memory, allowing ChatGPT Plus users to tell ChatGPT things they want the chatbot to remember across chats (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Portugal debate over colonial and slavery role resurfaces Portugal debate over colonial and slavery role resurfaces Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2024 Rating: 5
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram (Scott Nover/Fast Company) AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram (Scott Nover/Fast Company) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2024 Rating: 5
World Central Kitchen to resume food aid in Gaza World Central Kitchen to resume food aid in Gaza Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Why is the US going after TikTok? Why is the US going after TikTok? Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Major Gaza protests at US universities Major Gaza protests at US universities Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Nagomi Security, which has developed a proactive security and threat exposure management platform, emerges from stealth with a $23M Series A and a $7M seed (Meir Orbach/CTech) Nagomi Security, which has developed a proactive security and threat exposure management platform, emerges from stealth with a $23M Series A and a $7M seed (Meir Orbach/CTech) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Stripe will let customers accept crypto payments, starting with USDC on Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon, the first time it has taken crypto payments since 2018 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Stripe will let customers accept crypto payments, starting with USDC on Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon, the first time it has taken crypto payments since 2018 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Stripe says some of its products will be available to companies that are using other payments providers, and unveils new embedded finance features and AI tools (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Stripe says some of its products will be available to companies that are using other payments providers, and unveils new embedded finance features and AI tools (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2024 Rating: 5
WhatsApp rolls out passkey support on iOS, removing the need for users to deal with SMS one-time passcodes, six months after introducing the feature on Android (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) WhatsApp rolls out passkey support on iOS, removing the need for users to deal with SMS one-time passcodes, six months after introducing the feature on Android (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Deforestation pushes animals to eat virus-laden bat poo Deforestation pushes animals to eat virus-laden bat poo Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Pomelo, a "send now, pay later" startup that lets users in the US send money in the form of credit to people in the Philippines, raised a $35M Series A (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Pomelo, a "send now, pay later" startup that lets users in the US send money in the form of credit to people in the Philippines, raised a $35M Series A (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2024 Rating: 5
What is Earth Day and what has it achieved? What is Earth Day and what has it achieved? Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at Home Assistant, an open-source smart home platform with an estimated 1M users, as its creators announce a foundation to help it reach the mainstream (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) A look at Home Assistant, an open-source smart home platform with an estimated 1M users, as its creators announce a foundation to help it reach the mainstream (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Netanyahu to fight any sanctions on Israeli army Netanyahu to fight any sanctions on Israeli army Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2024 Rating: 5
US Speaker may pay political price for Ukraine deal US Speaker may pay political price for Ukraine deal Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is not coming to App Store as Apple doesn't allow JIT recompilers on iOS, possibly due to security considerations (oatmealdome.me) Open-source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is not coming to App Store as Apple doesn't allow JIT recompilers on iOS, possibly due to security considerations (oatmealdome.me) Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow "fast enough" (Emma Roth/The Verge) Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow "fast enough" (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Midas, which lets users in Turkey invest in US and Turkish equities, raised a $45M Series A, after a $11M seed in 2022, and plans crypto trading and more (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch) Midas, which lets users in Turkey invest in US and Turkish equities, raised a $45M Series A, after a $11M seed in 2022, and plans crypto trading and more (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2024 Rating: 5
BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Short-form video app Triller is merging with Hong Kong financial services company AGBA; Triller shareholders will own 80% of the combined company valued at $4B (Daniel Tencer/Music Business Worldwide) Short-form video app Triller is merging with Hong Kong financial services company AGBA; Triller shareholders will own 80% of the combined company valued at $4B (Daniel Tencer/Music Business Worldwide) Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Chinese cities sinking under their own weight Chinese cities sinking under their own weight Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2024 Rating: 5
DARPA reveals that an AI-controlled X-62A jet successfully faced a human pilot in an F-16 during an in-air dogfight test carried out in 2023 (Emma Roth/The Verge) DARPA reveals that an AI-controlled X-62A jet successfully faced a human pilot in an F-16 during an in-air dogfight test carried out in 2023 (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Startup-focused neobank Mercury expands to consumers with Mercury Personal, offering support for multiple users, access to up to $5M in FDIC insurance, and more (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Startup-focused neobank Mercury expands to consumers with Mercury Personal, offering support for multiple users, access to up to $5M in FDIC insurance, and more (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Prehistoric sea reptile 'twice as long as bus' Prehistoric sea reptile 'twice as long as bus' Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Loft Labs, which helps businesses spin up virtual Kubernetes clusters, raised a $24M Series A and says its open source project vCluster has had 40M downloads (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Loft Labs, which helps businesses spin up virtual Kubernetes clusters, raised a $24M Series A and says its open source project vCluster has had 40M downloads (Ron Miller/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Could you be a fair juror for Trump? We asked New Yorkers Could you be a fair juror for Trump? We asked New Yorkers Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Amazon confirms that HQ2 in Arlington lost 200 jobs in 2023, missing Amazon's goal of adding 2,500 jobs; HQ2 has ~8,000 employees and plans to reach ~25,000 (Teo Armus/Washington Post) Amazon confirms that HQ2 in Arlington lost 200 jobs in 2023, missing Amazon's goal of adding 2,500 jobs; HQ2 has ~8,000 employees and plans to reach ~25,000 (Teo Armus/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Impressions of Waymo's robotaxis, now running in SF and Phoenix, after several rides: amazing tech that quickly feels "normal", but they aren't perfect (Peter Kafka/Business Insider) Impressions of Waymo's robotaxis, now running in SF and Phoenix, after several rides: amazing tech that quickly feels "normal", but they aren't perfect (Peter Kafka/Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Endangered California condor chicks hatched in LA Endangered California condor chicks hatched in LA Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2024 Rating: 5
ISD: fake footage of Iran's attack on Israel went viral on X, including AI-made videos and photos, with many posts from verified accounts and "OSINT experts" (Vittoria Elliott/Wired) ISD: fake footage of Iran's attack on Israel went viral on X, including AI-made videos and photos, with many posts from verified accounts and "OSINT experts" (Vittoria Elliott/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Rust film armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison Rust film armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Iran warns Israel against 'reckless' retaliation Iran warns Israel against 'reckless' retaliation Reviewed by swadu on April 14, 2024 Rating: 5
LinkedIn: the number of companies with a designated head of AI position or a chief AI officer (CAIO) has almost tripled globally in the past five years (Emma Jacobs/Financial Times) LinkedIn: the number of companies with a designated head of AI position or a chief AI officer (CAIO) has almost tripled globally in the past five years (Emma Jacobs/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 14, 2024 Rating: 5
US tells Israel to 'think carefully' on Iran response US tells Israel to 'think carefully' on Iran response Reviewed by swadu on April 14, 2024 Rating: 5
Dozens stranded after fatal Turkey cable car crash Dozens stranded after fatal Turkey cable car crash Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Bluesky says it is now allowing heads of state to sign up, and adds features including hashtags in profile bios and the ability to long press a link to share (Wes Davis/The Verge) Bluesky says it is now allowing heads of state to sign up, and adds features including hashtags in profile bios and the ability to long press a link to share (Wes Davis/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Moment man rescued from Turkey cable car Watch: Moment man rescued from Turkey cable car Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2024 Rating: 5
Airchat, Naval Ravikant's social media app built around audio recordings, which the app transcribes, relaunches on iOS and Android; it is currently invite-only (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Airchat, Naval Ravikant's social media app built around audio recordings, which the app transcribes, relaunches on iOS and Android; it is currently invite-only (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2024 Rating: 5
As Meta lowers the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13 in the UK and EU, after announcing the move in February, child safety groups criticize the move (Jamie Grierson/The Guardian) As Meta lowers the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13 in the UK and EU, after announcing the move in February, child safety groups criticize the move (Jamie Grierson/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on April 12, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram to let users chat with Meta AI and discover content (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram to let users chat with Meta AI and discover content (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 12, 2024 Rating: 5
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