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Three dead as 'brutal' cyclone sweeps through Reunion Three dead as 'brutal' cyclone sweeps through Reunion Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Mozilla responds to backlash over Firefox's new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for being overly broad, and says it won't use people's data for AI (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Mozilla responds to backlash over Firefox's new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for being overly broad, and says it won't use people's data for AI (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Six killed in blast at Pakistan's 'University of Jihad' Six killed in blast at Pakistan's 'University of Jihad' Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Meta says it has fired "roughly 20" employees who leaked "confidential information outside the company" and expects "there will be more" (Alex Heath/The Verge) Meta says it has fired "roughly 20" employees who leaked "confidential information outside the company" and expects "there will be more" (Alex Heath/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Apple unveils new child safety features, including updated age ratings, simplified setup for Child Accounts, and an API to let developers confirm age range (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Apple unveils new child safety features, including updated age ratings, simplified setup for Child Accounts, and an API to let developers confirm age range (Juli Clover/MacRumors) Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Google redesigns Results About You, its tool for requesting the removal of Search results with personal info, adding a new hub and the ability to update results (Jeremy Gan/Engadget) Google redesigns Results About You, its tool for requesting the removal of Search results with personal info, adding a new hub and the ability to update results (Jeremy Gan/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2025 Rating: 5
What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour says Factiva's AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners (Sara Fischer/Axios) Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour says Factiva's AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners (Sara Fischer/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2025 Rating: 5
BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine? BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine? Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Microsoft rolls out unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, powered by Open AI's o1 model, to all Copilot users for free (Tom Warren/The Verge) Microsoft rolls out unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, powered by Open AI's o1 model, to all Copilot users for free (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Sensor Tower: during Grok 3's release week, Grok mobile app downloads rose over 10x week over week; Similarweb: US web app daily visits rose from ~189K to 900K+ (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Sensor Tower: during Grok 3's release week, Grok mobile app downloads rose over 10x week over week; Similarweb: US web app daily visits rose from ~189K to 900K+ (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Taliban says it will try to release British couple as soon as possible Taliban says it will try to release British couple as soon as possible Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2025 Rating: 5
List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Pope's condition 'remains critical', Vatican says Pope's condition 'remains critical', Vatican says Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2025 Rating: 5
An investigation details how Chinese cybercrime groups are turning phished payment card data into new Apple or Google wallets for online and in-store use (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) An investigation details how Chinese cybercrime groups are turning phished payment card data into new Apple or Google wallets for online and in-store use (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Reviewed by swadu on February 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says new returned body is hers Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says new returned body is hers Reviewed by swadu on February 22, 2025 Rating: 5
'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages 'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Apple releases visionOS 2.4 developer beta, adding Apple Intelligence, a guest mode, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and more (David Heaney/UploadVR) Apple releases visionOS 2.4 developer beta, adding Apple Intelligence, a guest mode, a Spatial Gallery app, an iPhone app for remote installs, and more (David Heaney/UploadVR) Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Tourists warned to stay away from Mount Etna lava Watch: Tourists warned to stay away from Mount Etna lava Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2025 Rating: 5
'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel 'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Google is bringing Circle to Search-like visual searches to its Chrome and Google iOS apps, without the Circle to Search branding (Adamya Sharma/Android Authority) Google is bringing Circle to Search-like visual searches to its Chrome and Google iOS apps, without the Circle to Search branding (Adamya Sharma/Android Authority) Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2025 Rating: 5
'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel 'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources describe disputes at Google between Google Labs and Workspace before NotebookLM's launch and between Google Cloud and DeepMind over the pace of launches (Erin Woo/The Information) Sources describe disputes at Google between Google Labs and Workspace before NotebookLM's launch and between Google Cloud and DeepMind over the pace of launches (Erin Woo/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Starting Feb. 19, Meta will store Facebook Live broadcasts for 30 days instead of storing them indefinitely and will remove videos currently older than 30 days (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Starting Feb. 19, Meta will store Facebook Live broadcasts for 30 days instead of storing them indefinitely and will remove videos currently older than 30 days (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Can Europe and UK persuade Trump they're relevant to Ukraine's future? Can Europe and UK persuade Trump they're relevant to Ukraine's future? Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2025 Rating: 5
X challenges a German court order requiring it to share metrics such as likes and shares with researchers before the February 23 election, in a test of EU's DSA (Politico) X challenges a German court order requiring it to share metrics such as likes and shares with researchers before the February 23 election, in a test of EU's DSA (Politico) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Families heartbreak after deadly Delhi railway station crush Families heartbreak after deadly Delhi railway station crush Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the sport, and his efforts to bring sim drivers to physical racing (Madeline Coleman/New York Times) A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the sport, and his efforts to bring sim drivers to physical racing (Madeline Coleman/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Match's head of trust and safety Yoel Roth says it is using AI in its apps like Tinder to detect men's "off-color" messages and "drive behavioral change" (Financial Times) Match's head of trust and safety Yoel Roth says it is using AI in its apps like Tinder to detect men's "off-color" messages and "drive behavioral change" (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Frightened looks and military vehicles in French hamlet where British couple died Frightened looks and military vehicles in French hamlet where British couple died Reviewed by swadu on February 15, 2025 Rating: 5
In an AMA, Steve Huffman says Reddit is planning to roll out paid subreddits in 2025 and is "laying the foundation" to monetize commerce within subreddits (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) In an AMA, Steve Huffman says Reddit is planning to roll out paid subreddits in 2025 and is "laying the foundation" to monetize commerce within subreddits (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2025 Rating: 5
EssilorLuxottica says it has sold 2M+ Ray-Ban Meta glasses since their Q4 2023 launch, and plans to raise annual production capacity to 10M by the end of 2026 (David Heaney/UploadVR) EssilorLuxottica says it has sold 2M+ Ray-Ban Meta glasses since their Q4 2023 launch, and plans to raise annual production capacity to 10M by the end of 2026 (David Heaney/UploadVR) Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2025 Rating: 5
€5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare €5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2025 Rating: 5
One killed in ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine says One killed in ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine says Reviewed by swadu on February 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Filing: Binance and the US SEC have jointly asked a judge to stay the regulator's lawsuit against the crypto exchange for 60 days, citing Trump admin changes (Reuters) Filing: Binance and the US SEC have jointly asked a judge to stay the regulator's lawsuit against the crypto exchange for 60 days, citing Trump admin changes (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2025 Rating: 5
Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack, Israel says Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack, Israel says Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2025 Rating: 5
South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2025 Rating: 5
NXP Semiconductors announces a $307M deal to acquire Kinara, which makes NPUs and related software for edge AI applications (Dan O'Shea/Fierce Electronics) NXP Semiconductors announces a $307M deal to acquire Kinara, which makes NPUs and related software for edge AI applications (Dan O'Shea/Fierce Electronics) Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2025 Rating: 5
What to know about the Salman Rushdie stabbing trial What to know about the Salman Rushdie stabbing trial Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2025 Rating: 5
Chainalysis: just under 700K wallets recorded gains on $TRUMP, 810K+ have lost money, and $6.6B has been secured in cashed-out profits, mostly by early buyers (New York Times) Chainalysis: just under 700K wallets recorded gains on $TRUMP, 810K+ have lost money, and $6.6B has been secured in cashed-out profits, mostly by early buyers (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2025 Rating: 5
Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2025 Rating: 5
Edison: despite Spotify's video push, only two of the top 10 US podcasts post videos on Spotify; 37 of the top 50 podcasts regularly post videos on YouTube (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg) Edison: despite Spotify's video push, only two of the top 10 US podcasts post videos on Spotify; 37 of the top 50 podcasts regularly post videos on YouTube (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2025 Rating: 5
African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2025 Rating: 5
Tass: Rostelecom says an unspecified external impact has damaged a Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, but there was no impact on subscribers (Bloomberg) Tass: Rostelecom says an unspecified external impact has damaged a Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, but there was no impact on subscribers (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2025 Rating: 5
Leaked draft: the statement set to be signed at the Paris AI Action Summit barely mentions AI risks and fails to follow up on commitments from previous Summits (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer) Leaked draft: the statement set to be signed at the Paris AI Action Summit barely mentions AI risks and fails to follow up on commitments from previous Summits (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer) Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2025 Rating: 5
DeepSeek R1 is more susceptible to jailbreaking than ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude; it can instruct on a bioweapon attack, write a pro-Hitler manifesto, and more (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal) DeepSeek R1 is more susceptible to jailbreaking than ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude; it can instruct on a bioweapon attack, write a pro-Hitler manifesto, and more (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump suspends tariffs on small packages from China Trump suspends tariffs on small packages from China Reviewed by swadu on February 07, 2025 Rating: 5
Hugging Face researchers release "Open Deep Research" an open-source AI agent created in 24 hours, aiming to match OpenAI's Deep Research performance (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica) Hugging Face researchers release "Open Deep Research" an open-source AI agent created in 24 hours, aiming to match OpenAI's Deep Research performance (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on February 07, 2025 Rating: 5
New allegations Diddy sexually assaulted minor in nightclub New allegations Diddy sexually assaulted minor in nightclub Reviewed by swadu on February 07, 2025 Rating: 5
Man launches fight against fine for loudspeaker call at French station Man launches fight against fine for loudspeaker call at French station Reviewed by swadu on February 06, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: online payments company Paysafe is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; it went public in 2020 in a SPAC deal valued at $9B (Bloomberg) Sources: online payments company Paysafe is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; it went public in 2020 in a SPAC deal valued at $9B (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 06, 2025 Rating: 5
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