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Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users (New York Times) Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2024 Rating: 5
UN agencies to start rollout of Gaza polio vaccines UN agencies to start rollout of Gaza polio vaccines Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2024 Rating: 5
A profile of Alexandre de Moraes as even some supporters wonder if the Brazilian Supreme Court judge has become too powerful and gone too far by banning X (Nick Burns/Americas Quarterly) A profile of Alexandre de Moraes as even some supporters wonder if the Brazilian Supreme Court judge has become too powerful and gone too far by banning X (Nick Burns/Americas Quarterly) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2024 Rating: 5
LAION, a research org whose dataset was used to train Stable Diffusion and other models, releases a new dataset it claims has been "thoroughly cleaned" of CSAM (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) LAION, a research org whose dataset was used to train Stable Diffusion and other models, releases a new dataset it claims has been "thoroughly cleaned" of CSAM (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Harris unscathed after walking careful line in first interview Harris unscathed after walking careful line in first interview Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, the three most valuable tech companies, are in talks to join the funding round that would value OpenAI at over $100B (Bloomberg) Sources: Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, the three most valuable tech companies, are in talks to join the funding round that would value OpenAI at over $100B (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Germany to tighten knife laws as anger grows at mass stabbing Germany to tighten knife laws as anger grows at mass stabbing Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Michael Lacey, co-founder of the classified ad site Backpage, gets five years in prison and a $3M fine for money laundering; two other executives get 10 years (New York Times) Michael Lacey, co-founder of the classified ad site Backpage, gets five years in prison and a $3M fine for money laundering; two other executives get 10 years (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Supreme Court blocks Biden's latest try at student debt relief Supreme Court blocks Biden's latest try at student debt relief Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Meta plans to release a new MR device codenamed Puffin in 2027, resembling a bulky pair of glasses with a second unit for battery and computing power (Sylvia Varnham O'Regan/The Information) Sources: Meta plans to release a new MR device codenamed Puffin in 2027, resembling a bulky pair of glasses with a second unit for battery and computing power (Sylvia Varnham O'Regan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Web3 esports startup Gameplay Galaxy, focused on developing upcoming game Trial Xtreme Freedom, raised a $24M seed co-led by Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle (Rachel Kaser/VentureBeat) Web3 esports startup Gameplay Galaxy, focused on developing upcoming game Trial Xtreme Freedom, raised a $24M seed co-led by Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle (Rachel Kaser/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Why Harris campaign is fighting for unmuted debate mics Why Harris campaign is fighting for unmuted debate mics Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Viggle, developer of 3D-video foundation model JST-1, raised a $19M Series A led by a16z; Viggle says the model is trained on public sources, including YouTube (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) Viggle, developer of 3D-video foundation model JST-1, raised a $19M Series A led by a16z; Viggle says the model is trained on public sources, including YouTube (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Crypto platform Abra agrees to settle with the SEC over claims of unregistered securities; the SEC said the Abra Earn product had almost $500M from US investors (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) Crypto platform Abra agrees to settle with the SEC over claims of unregistered securities; the SEC said the Abra Earn product had almost $500M from US investors (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2024 Rating: 5
French prosecutors: Pavel Durov's arrest is part of a probe "against person unnamed" into CSAM, drug sales, and more on the app and not working with authorities (New York Times) French prosecutors: Pavel Durov's arrest is part of a probe "against person unnamed" into CSAM, drug sales, and more on the app and not working with authorities (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Telegram says its CEO Pavel Durov has "nothing to hide" and that the messaging app "abides by EU laws", including the Digital Services Act (@telegram) Telegram says its CEO Pavel Durov has "nothing to hide" and that the messaging app "abides by EU laws", including the Digital Services Act (@telegram) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide' Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide' Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Ingebrigtsen & Duplantis break world records Ingebrigtsen & Duplantis break world records Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2024 Rating: 5
How prominent games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, who worked with studios and raised awareness for accessibility in games, may never have existed at all (Grant Stoner/IGN) How prominent games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, who worked with studios and raised awareness for accessibility in games, may never have existed at all (Grant Stoner/IGN) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Cities on high alert as Brazil wildfires kill two Cities on high alert as Brazil wildfires kill two Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Germany deadly stabbing: Police make second arrest Germany deadly stabbing: Police make second arrest Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at Germany-based discount retailer Lidl's foray into offering cloud computing services, signing up clients like SAP and generating €1.9B in sales in 2023 (Olaf Storbeck/Financial Times) A look at Germany-based discount retailer Lidl's foray into offering cloud computing services, signing up clients like SAP and generating €1.9B in sales in 2023 (Olaf Storbeck/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2024 Rating: 5
SpaceX will return stranded astronauts next year SpaceX will return stranded astronauts next year Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Pokrovsk: Ukraine's vital eastern town in Russian sights Pokrovsk: Ukraine's vital eastern town in Russian sights Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple plans to unveil new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches on September 10; developer logs: Apple has ramped up testing of four new M4 Mac models (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple plans to unveil new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches on September 10; developer logs: Apple has ramped up testing of four new M4 Mac models (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Venezuelan court upholds Maduro’s disputed victory Venezuelan court upholds Maduro’s disputed victory Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Stripe plans a tender offer to buy back shares held by current employees with its own cash; Stripe is offering $27.51/share, implying a $70B valuation (Cory Weinberg/The Information) Sources: Stripe plans a tender offer to buy back shares held by current employees with its own cash; Stripe is offering $27.51/share, implying a $70B valuation (Cory Weinberg/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Users in Russia report outages affecting Telegram, WhatsApp, and other services; Roskomnadzor blames a DDoS attack, while activists suspect Kremlin interference (Meduza) Users in Russia report outages affecting Telegram, WhatsApp, and other services; Roskomnadzor blames a DDoS attack, while activists suspect Kremlin interference (Meduza) Reviewed by swadu on August 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Three things the Democrats have avoided so far at the DNC Three things the Democrats have avoided so far at the DNC Reviewed by swadu on August 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL review: great build quality, brighter screens, faster fingerprint sensors, but the AI features are inconsistent and all over the place (Allison Johnson/The Verge) Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL review: great build quality, brighter screens, faster fingerprint sensors, but the AI features are inconsistent and all over the place (Allison Johnson/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 21, 2024 Rating: 5
No foreign holidays for Gabon government officials No foreign holidays for Gabon government officials Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Recovered body believed to be luxury yacht's chef Recovered body believed to be luxury yacht's chef Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Condé Nast makes a multiyear deal with OpenAI, letting ChatGPT and SearchGPT surface stories from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and Wired (Kate Knibbs/Wired) Condé Nast makes a multiyear deal with OpenAI, letting ChatGPT and SearchGPT surface stories from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and Wired (Kate Knibbs/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Gemini Live is not too useful as a premium feature as it lacks many integrations that text-based Gemini supports and cannot yet interpret images or video (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Gemini Live is not too useful as a premium feature as it lacks many integrations that text-based Gemini supports and cannot yet interpret images or video (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Milwaukee woman jailed for 11 years for killing her abuser Milwaukee woman jailed for 11 years for killing her abuser Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Firefighter crawls across ladder above floods to save woman Firefighter crawls across ladder above floods to save woman Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2024 Rating: 5
University professors still face the seemingly impossible task of detecting AI-fueled cheating, which continues unabated on both small and large assignments (Ian Bogost/The Atlantic) University professors still face the seemingly impossible task of detecting AI-fueled cheating, which continues unabated on both small and large assignments (Ian Bogost/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2024 Rating: 5
FOI docs: water consumption by data centers in Virginia, home to world's largest cluster of data centers, reached 1.85B+ gallons in 2023, up from 1.13B in 2019 (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times) FOI docs: water consumption by data centers in Virginia, home to world's largest cluster of data centers, reached 1.85B+ gallons in 2023, up from 1.13B in 2019 (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2024 Rating: 5
'Treated like slaves' on Scottish fishing boats 'Treated like slaves' on Scottish fishing boats Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2024 Rating: 5
How Worldcoin is building its World ID identity system, trying to assuage government and privacy activists' concerns about its iris scanning tech and data usage (Angus Berwick/Wall Street Journal) How Worldcoin is building its World ID identity system, trying to assuage government and privacy activists' concerns about its iris scanning tech and data usage (Angus Berwick/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Far-right spreads false claims about Muslim attacks in Bangladesh Far-right spreads false claims about Muslim attacks in Bangladesh Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2024 Rating: 5
An interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on co-founding the company, autonomous weapons systems, AI, supporting Kamala Harris, Silicon Valley critics, and more (Maureen Dowd/New York Times) An interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on co-founding the company, autonomous weapons systems, AI, supporting Kamala Harris, Silicon Valley critics, and more (Maureen Dowd/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Sniper shot Trump gunman's weapon and delayed him - report Sniper shot Trump gunman's weapon and delayed him - report Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2024 Rating: 5
X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Moment brawl breaks out in Turkish parliament Watch: Moment brawl breaks out in Turkish parliament Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction (Cade Metz/New York Times) OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction (Cade Metz/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Background check service National Public Data confirms a breach after hackers leaked a stolen database with millions of SSNs and other sensitive personal info (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer) Background check service National Public Data confirms a breach after hackers leaked a stolen database with millions of SSNs and other sensitive personal info (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Ukraine incursion destroys key Russian bridge Ukraine incursion destroys key Russian bridge Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Trump attacks Harris over US border policing – was it her job? Trump attacks Harris over US border policing – was it her job? Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Meta releases an app for the Quest 3, 2, and Pro to let the headsets display video from devices with an HDMI or DisplayPort output; a capture card is required (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge) Meta releases an app for the Quest 3, 2, and Pro to let the headsets display video from devices with an HDMI or DisplayPort output; a capture card is required (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2024 Rating: 5
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