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FCC ends the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans afford internet service, after the House failed to approve additional funding (Brian Fung/CNN) FCC ends the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans afford internet service, after the House failed to approve additional funding (Brian Fung/CNN) Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2024 Rating: 5
French police arrest man planning attack on Olympics French police arrest man planning attack on Olympics Reviewed by swadu on May 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta begins rolling out TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads globally, following a test that started earlier this month (Emma Roth/The Verge) Meta begins rolling out TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads globally, following a test that started earlier this month (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta account for 30% of the S&P 500 Index, up from ~26% at the start of the year, after a surge driven by Nvidia (Bloomberg) Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta account for 30% of the S&P 500 Index, up from ~26% at the start of the year, after a surge driven by Nvidia (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Musk and Trump talk many times/month, on topics like a role in a Trump admin, action on "voter fraud", and X; Musk is organizing friends against Biden (Wall Street Journal) Sources: Musk and Trump talk many times/month, on topics like a role in a Trump admin, action on "voter fraud", and X; Musk is organizing friends against Biden (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Hard choices as Ukraine faces worst crisis since war began Hard choices as Ukraine faces worst crisis since war began Reviewed by swadu on May 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Spain, Norway and Ireland recognise Palestinian state Spain, Norway and Ireland recognise Palestinian state Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2024 Rating: 5
YouTube's Playables, a collection of over 75 free games available on mobile and desktop, rolls out to all users (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) YouTube's Playables, a collection of over 75 free games available on mobile and desktop, rolls out to all users (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds Reviewed by swadu on May 28, 2024 Rating: 5
The hacking group RansomHub claims to be behind the attack that hit Christie's, and threatens to release sensitive information about the auction house's clients (Zachary Small/New York Times) The hacking group RansomHub claims to be behind the attack that hit Christie's, and threatens to release sensitive information about the auction house's clients (Zachary Small/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle for use during the EU elections, in a bid to address EU concerns over Meta's plan to shut down the tool in August 2024 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle for use during the EU elections, in a bid to address EU concerns over Meta's plan to shut down the tool in August 2024 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2024 Rating: 5
At least 16 dead as cyclone hits Bangladesh and India At least 16 dead as cyclone hits Bangladesh and India Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at the growing importance of ads for video streaming services, as Antenna says that 56% of new subscribers chose the cheaper ad-supported tier in Q1 2024 (John Koblin/New York Times) A look at the growing importance of ads for video streaming services, as Antenna says that 56% of new subscribers chose the cheaper ad-supported tier in Q1 2024 (John Koblin/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 27, 2024 Rating: 5
'We saw the flight attendant just go up in the air' 'We saw the flight attendant just go up in the air' Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid in Nigeria Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid in Nigeria Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Researchers find that GPT-4 outperforms human analysts in predicting future corporate earnings growth even when provided only with financial statements (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat) Researchers find that GPT-4 outperforms human analysts in predicting future corporate earnings growth even when provided only with financial statements (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2024 Rating: 5
130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege 130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege Reviewed by swadu on May 26, 2024 Rating: 5
A US jury finds that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat mod site AimJunkies, is guilty of violating Bungie copyrights when it created cheats for Destiny 2 (Wes Davis/The Verge) A US jury finds that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat mod site AimJunkies, is guilty of violating Bungie copyrights when it created cheats for Destiny 2 (Wes Davis/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Nicki Minaj freed after arrest at Amsterdam airport Nicki Minaj freed after arrest at Amsterdam airport Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2024 Rating: 5
How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties (Viola Zhou/Rest of World) How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties (Viola Zhou/Rest of World) Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Smoke and flames at deadly India arcade fire Watch: Smoke and flames at deadly India arcade fire Reviewed by swadu on May 25, 2024 Rating: 5
A Delaware federal court overturns a jury's 2022 decision that Shopify owes $40M to Express Mobile for infringing patents related to website-building tools (Josh Scott/BetaKit) A Delaware federal court overturns a jury's 2022 decision that Shopify owes $40M to Express Mobile for infringing patents related to website-building tools (Josh Scott/BetaKit) Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2024 Rating: 5
CCTV reveals lion taking dog from family home CCTV reveals lion taking dog from family home Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide after an outage that began around 3 AM ET on May 23 and lasted 24+ hours (Mayank Parmar/BleepingComputer) Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide after an outage that began around 3 AM ET on May 23 and lasted 24+ hours (Mayank Parmar/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on May 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Helsing, which provides AI tools to militaries, is raising a $400M+ Series C led by General Catalyst at a ~$4B valuation, after raising $200M+ in 2023 (Forbes) Sources: Helsing, which provides AI tools to militaries, is raising a $400M+ Series C led by General Catalyst at a ~$4B valuation, after raising $200M+ in 2023 (Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on May 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Macron halts reform that sparked island 'insurrection' Macron halts reform that sparked island 'insurrection' Reviewed by swadu on May 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the NYSE, agreed to pay $10M to settle SEC allegations that it failed to immediately tell the agency about a hack in 2021 (Austin Weinstein/Bloomberg) Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the NYSE, agreed to pay $10M to settle SEC allegations that it failed to immediately tell the agency about a hack in 2021 (Austin Weinstein/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet says she is leaving at the end of May for health reasons; Techstars co-founder and board chairman David Cohen will become the new CEO (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet says she is leaving at the end of May for health reasons; Techstars co-founder and board chairman David Cohen will become the new CEO (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Doc: WhatsApp staff warned of traffic analysis flaws where attackers may reveal who is in a conversation; Meta calls them theoretical and not unique to WhatsApp (Sam Biddle/The Intercept) Doc: WhatsApp staff warned of traffic analysis flaws where attackers may reveal who is in a conversation; Meta calls them theoretical and not unique to WhatsApp (Sam Biddle/The Intercept) Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Austrian man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar Austrian man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar Reviewed by swadu on May 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Passenger describes moment turbulence hit flight Passenger describes moment turbulence hit flight Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Google is rolling out a new AI-powered ad format that shows shoppers how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types (Louise Matsakis/Wired) Google is rolling out a new AI-powered ad format that shows shoppers how items of clothing would look on different skin tones and body types (Louise Matsakis/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft announces the developer preview of Windows Volumetric Apps, giving access to an API that lets devs put Windows apps in 3D space on Meta Quest headsets (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Microsoft announces the developer preview of Windows Volumetric Apps, giving access to an API that lets devs put Windows apps in 3D space on Meta Quest headsets (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 21, 2024 Rating: 5
War and popularity keep Zelensky in power despite term expiring War and popularity keep Zelensky in power despite term expiring Reviewed by swadu on May 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Dell debuts a Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite, the first time the XPS 13 has not had Intel, alongside new Dell Latitude and Inspiron PCs with Qualcomm chips (PCWorld) Dell debuts a Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite, the first time the XPS 13 has not had Intel, alongside new Dell Latitude and Inspiron PCs with Qualcomm chips (PCWorld) Reviewed by swadu on May 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023 (Emma Agyemang/Financial Times) Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023 (Emma Agyemang/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Microsoft, Meta, Google and others pitch smaller language models that are cheaper to build and train, to lower costs and hardware requirements for generative AI (Financial Times) Microsoft, Meta, Google and others pitch smaller language models that are cheaper to build and train, to lower costs and hardware requirements for generative AI (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2024 Rating: 5
At the 2024 Upfronts, streaming services dominated with Amazon Prime Video and Netflix making their debut, and live sports and ad tech were given more attention (Stephen Battaglio/Los Angeles Times) At the 2024 Upfronts, streaming services dominated with Amazon Prime Video and Netflix making their debut, and live sports and ad tech were given more attention (Stephen Battaglio/Los Angeles Times) Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Memo: Didi co-founder Jean Liu steps down as president and board director, positions she has held since December 2014, and will become a "permanent partner" (Bloomberg) Memo: Didi co-founder Jean Liu steps down as president and board director, positions she has held since December 2014, and will become a "permanent partner" (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on May 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide delusion, last week's demos from OpenAI and Google show that the rate of AI progress is not slowing (Steven Levy/Wired) Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide delusion, last week's demos from OpenAI and Google show that the rate of AI progress is not slowing (Steven Levy/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2024 Rating: 5
CCTV appears to show Diddy beating girlfriend in hotel CCTV appears to show Diddy beating girlfriend in hotel Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2024 Rating: 5
MSI Claw handheld review: more comfortable grips than ROG Ally or Legion Go but inexcusably bad performance and battery life, Windows holds back handheld gaming (Sean Hollister/The Verge) MSI Claw handheld review: more comfortable grips than ROG Ally or Legion Go but inexcusably bad performance and battery life, Windows holds back handheld gaming (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on May 18, 2024 Rating: 5
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