Monday, July 5, 2021

An attempt led by Baidu, Tencent, and ByteDance to circumvent Apple's privacy policies, called CAID, has failed to get traction after Apple blocked app updates (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
An attempt led by Baidu, Tencent, and ByteDance to circumvent Apple's privacy policies, called CAID, has failed to get traction after Apple blocked app updates  —  Tracking system for iPhones developed by Chinese tech groups fails to gain traction  —  A co-ordinated attempt by Chinese tech companies …



Sources: One97 Communications, parent of Paytm, will file a draft prospectus as early as July 12 for a domestic IPO, to raise $2.3B at a $24B-$25B valuation (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources: One97 Communications, parent of Paytm, will file a draft prospectus as early as July 12 for a domestic IPO, to raise $2.3B at a $24B-$25B valuation  —  One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of Indian payments firm Paytm, will file a draft prospectus as early as July 12 …



A look at Dutch company ASML, the global leader in $150M+ EUV chip making machines, which are used by firms like TSMC and are subject to export bans to China (Don Clark/New York Times)

Don Clark / New York Times:
A look at Dutch company ASML, the global leader in $150M+ EUV chip making machines, which are used by firms like TSMC and are subject to export bans to China  —  A $150 million chip-making tool from a Dutch company has become a lever in the U.S.-Chinese struggle.  It also shows how entrenched the global supply chain is.



ByteDance selling TikTok AI to companies including in India

China-based ByteDance which is the parent company of TikTok, has reportedly started selling the AI technology of the short video-making app to other companies, including in India where the app is banned. https://ift.tt/3ylcsz1

Facebook's failure to pay attention to non-English languages is allowing hate speech to flourish

We and our team are the first Australian social scientists to receive funding through Facebook's content policy research awards, which we used to investigate hate speech on LGBTQI+ community pages in five Asian countries: India, Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. https://ift.tt/3jJ2DGV

Global VR headset market grows over 52%, Facebook leads

Led by Facebook, the global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52.4 per cent (year over year) in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new IDC report. https://ift.tt/2V3znjP

Flipkart Wholesale launches digital platform in Bihar

Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of India's homegrown Flipkart Group, on Monday announced the expansion of its operations across seven cities in Bihar with an aim to offer local fashion retailers a safe and seamless platform to buy apparel and footwear with doorstep delivery. https://ift.tt/3wiXwQk

Andy Jassy is new Amazon CEO after Jeff Bezos steps down: 10 things to know

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What's Next for Amazon's Bezos? Look at His Instagram

Jeff Bezos, 57, is stepping down as Amazon's CEO on Monday. He'll remain executive chairman and the company's biggest shareholder, but his Instagram account shows he has plenty of other interests to... https://ift.tt/3dIKGoj

6 tablets under Rs 25,000 that students can buy for their online classes

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2 lakh tech support scams detected in India in Q1 2021: Report

Cybersecurity researchers said on Monday that they have detected and blocked more than 200,000 tech support scam attacks in India in the first quarter this year. https://ift.tt/3wiVRKD

Pro-Trump social media app 'GETTR' briefly hacked on launch day, gets over 5 lakh users

A social media site launched on Sunday by Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former US President Donald Trump, was briefly hacked, and more than 500,000 people have registered to use the site, Miller said. https://ift.tt/3qKUZgR

Star Wars: Visions Release Date, Trailer Unveiled by Disney+

Star Wars: Visions release date is September 22 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. We also have the first trailer and teaser details on all nine short films in anime anthology Star Wars series. https://ift.tt/3jLtEd0

OnePlus Pad Trademark Listing Suggests Tablet Could Be in the Works

OnePlus Pad tablet may be in development has hinted by a trademark filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). At this point, there is no other information available about the... https://ift.tt/3wj0LYe

India is targeting Amazon and Walmart ostensibly to protect SMBs, but in reality it is creating a protectionist economy that benefits select local tycoons (Andy Mukherjee/Bloomberg)

Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg:
India is targeting Amazon and Walmart ostensibly to protect SMBs, but in reality it is creating a protectionist economy that benefits select local tycoons  —  A protectionist economy is being created that will benefit a select group of tycoons.  Despite investing billions of dollars, the U.S. giants still aren't on the shortlist.



The IWF says it assessed 6,310 AI-generated images that met the legal definition of CSAM in H1 2026, up 40% over the 4,500+ images assessed in all of 2025 (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian : The IWF says it assessed 6,310 AI-generated images that met the legal definition of CSAM in H1 2026, up 40% ov...