Friday, September 6, 2019

Leaked documents show MIT Media Lab hid the extent of Jeffrey Epstein's fundraising role, which also involved helping raise $7.5M through donors like Bill Gates (Ronan Farrow/New Yorker)

Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Leaked documents show MIT Media Lab hid the extent of Jeffrey Epstein's fundraising role, which also involved helping raise $7.5M through donors like Bill Gates  —  New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions …



Huawei Mate X foldable phone could go on sale as early as next month, two versions incoming

It looks like the era of the foldable phones has begun. Samsung relaunched the Galaxy Fold after a rocky initial launch and it looks like Huawei is all set to launch its Mate X foldable phone in October 2019. At IFA 2019 it was revealed that Huawei will launch two versions of the Mate X. One will be powered by the Kirin 980 SoC and the other by Kirin 990 SoC. The Kirin 980 powered Mate X was first spotted back at MWC 2019. It isn't clear whether there will be any other differences between the two versions of the device. 

Speaking of other specifications of the Mate X, the main is an RYYB, like the Huawei P30 Pro, which results in a better low-light performance. It could feature two FullView Display panels of 6.6-inch and 6.38-inch sizes. They can create an 8-inch OLED FullView Display panel with a resolution of 2200x2480 pixels when unfolded, and a 6.6-inch display with a resolution of 1148x2480 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, when folded. 

The foldable smartphone packs a  4,500mAh battery, which supports proprietary fast charging. The Mate X expected to come with 6GB, 8GB, or 12GB RAM options, and 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage options, with support for expandable memory up to 256GB via Huawei’s Nano Memory card.

Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold which houses the larger display on the inside of the fold, the full display on the Mate X is on the outside. There is no information on when the device is expected to come to India.

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Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Healthy in Lunar Orbit, Says ISRO official

The mission life of the 2,379kg Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is one year. https://ift.tt/2LyGcBv

ISRO Loses Contact With Vikram Lander During Final Descent to Moon

ISRO's plan to soft landChandrayaan-2's Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script in the early hours of Saturday. https://ift.tt/2zYGYCD

Twitter says the average user with the algorithmic timeline follows 10%-15% more accounts than those who have reverted to the old reverse-chronological timeline (Will Oremus/OneZero)

Will Oremus / OneZero:
Twitter says the average user with the algorithmic timeline follows 10%-15% more accounts than those who have reverted to the old reverse-chronological timeline  —  The algorithm hasn't fixed harassment, but it did remedy something else  —  t's hard to remember now, but there was a time …



Reliance JioFiber: TVs, 4K STBs & more for free

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Telco, multiplex, TV distributor stocks rise amid relief over JioFiber rates

Investors had been worried tariffs would be as disruptive as when Jio launched mobile services https://ift.tt/2N0I09U https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Top e-tailers plan to cut commissions

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WeWork to press on with IPO launch despite valuation concerns: Sources

Growing investor scepticism over We Company's lack of a roadmap to profitability, and its co-founder Adam Neumann's firm grip on its governance, are weighing on its IPO prospects. https://ift.tt/2MZxOhK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Rivals, experts raise privacy concerns over Facebook's foray into dating service

Facebook launched a new dating service in the US and 19 other countries, and said it will be extended to Europe by early 2020 https://ift.tt/2PRtZxn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bengaluru hotelier files complaint against Oyo founder, execs

Oyo refutes allegations of fraud and cheating, says the charges are based on 'false claims' https://ift.tt/2MZYDlV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Xiaomi seeks higher incentives to make India its export hub

Xiaomi has urged India to provide better incentives than offered by China and Vietnam to be the export hub. https://ift.tt/2zWBR5J https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Chandrayaan-2 setback, India loses contact with Vikram lander during descent

Modi, who gathered around the scientists, asked them to be courageous and continue to work on other missions. https://ift.tt/2HPSmFl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Fyllo raises $16M in seed round, launches its marketing and analytics platform for the cannabis industry (Sean Czarnecki/PRWeek)

Sean Czarnecki / PRWeek:
Fyllo raises $16M in seed round, launches its marketing and analytics platform for the cannabis industry  —  The platform is rolling out with $16 million in seed funding.  —  CHICAGO: When it comes to cannabis regulations, it's easy to get lost in the weeds.  Enter Fyllo, a marketing technology platform for the cannabis industry.



Sources: private capital giant Apollo Global has shorted loans and rapidly cut exposure to the enterprise software sector in 2025 amid concerns over AI threat (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Sources: private capital giant Apollo Global has shorted loans and rapidly cut exposure to the enterprise software sect...