Thursday, September 23, 2021

Despite passing a tough hate speech law, researchers say social networks in Germany are flooded with hate speech and harassment ahead of an election on Sept. 26 (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Despite passing a tough hate speech law, researchers say social networks in Germany are flooded with hate speech and harassment ahead of an election on Sept. 26  —  Scrolling through her social media feed, Laura Dornheim is regularly stopped cold by a new blast of abuse aimed at her …



Apple releases StoreKit 2 alongside iOS 15, letting developers quickly access a user's purchase history, letting users request a refund in-app, and more (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)

Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:
Apple releases StoreKit 2 alongside iOS 15, letting developers quickly access a user's purchase history, letting users request a refund in-app, and more  —  Refunds and subscription management  —  As part of this week's launch of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, Apple also introduced StoreKit 2 …



Chinese AR glasses maker Nreal raises $100M, source says at a $700M valuation, to develop its Nreal Light glasses that connect with smartphones (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Chinese AR glasses maker Nreal raises $100M, source says at a $700M valuation, to develop its Nreal Light glasses that connect with smartphones  —  - Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal has raised $100 million to fund international expansion, valuing the company at $700 million.



California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill requiring Amazon and other employers to disclose the use of productivity quotas and more, coming into effect on Jan. 1 (Jay Greene/Washington Post)

Jay Greene / Washington Post:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill requiring Amazon and other employers to disclose the use of productivity quotas and more, coming into effect on Jan. 1  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom says the new law, which targeted Amazon, will protect workers and give them “the dignity, respect and safety they deserve.”



Some iPhone users are now getting ‘storage warning’ after updating to iOS 15

This week Apple released iOS 15 for its iPhone models and just a couple of days after the release, users have reported a bug in the new operating system. https://ift.tt/3zED7H3

NASA Robots Compete in the Finals of DARPA's Subterranean Challenge

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led Team CoStar is set to participate in the Subterranean Challenge finals that are scheduled to be held this week. The challenge involves a demonstration of... https://ift.tt/3EJMFEM

Google Files Writ Against CCI After Confidential Report 'Leak'

Google said it has moved the Delhi High Court against the leak of antitrust body CCI's confidential report pertaining to the investigation against the tech giant. https://ift.tt/2W7GXuQ

Redmi 9 Activ Set to Go on Sale in India Tomorrow

Redmi 9 Activ sale is set to go live in India on Friday, September 24, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi announced on Thursday. Alongside the new Redmi 9 model, Xiaomi is tipped to have the Redmi 9A Sport in the... https://ift.tt/3lSvOXr

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Netflix Acquires the Whole Works of Roald Dahl

Netflix said it has acquired the whole works of acclaimed children's author Roald Dahl, creator of such classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. https://ift.tt/3EJPk0S

Flipkart Now Lets Individuals Join as Delivery Executives on Part-Time Basis

Flipkart on Wednesday launched a service marketplace called Flipkart Xtra to allow individuals join as its delivery executives on part-time basis. In the coming months, the marketplace is also aimed... https://ift.tt/3hVrxl9

As it passes 2B iPhones sold, Apple has avoided disruption by adding useful features nobody asked for and avoiding overshooting on performance that few need (Horace Dediu/Asymco)

Horace Dediu / Asymco:
As it passes 2B iPhones sold, Apple has avoided disruption by adding useful features nobody asked for and avoiding overshooting on performance that few need  —  Just recently, the 2 billionth iPhone was sold.  Unlike the 1 billionth, there was no announcement, no celebration.



How FanDuel outpaced DraftKings to take an estimated 42% share of the US sports wagers market after its sale to Flutter (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
How FanDuel outpaced DraftKings to take an estimated 42% share of the US sports wagers market after its sale to Flutter  —  Greg Bunnell has played fantasy football since he was a teenager.  So when Indiana legalized sports betting two years ago, the 39-year-old project manager seamlessly switched …



Rawalpindi-based TAG Innovation, which builds financial tools for Pakistan's 100M unbanked adults, raises $12M at a $100M valuation led by Liberty City (Faseeh Mangi/Bloomberg)

Faseeh Mangi / Bloomberg:
Rawalpindi-based TAG Innovation, which builds financial tools for Pakistan's 100M unbanked adults, raises $12M at a $100M valuation led by Liberty City  —  - Pakistan is seeing record funding in startups this year  — South Asian country among world's largest unbanked populations



CS Go Operation Riptide arrives: New maps, missions, agents and more

First-person shooter Counter Strike: Global Offensive, more popularly known as CS:Go has announced new gameplay content in the form of Operation Riptide DLC. https://ift.tt/3zBnKiB

Infosys to Develop Quantum Computing Capabilities on Amazon Web Services

Infosys announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop quantum computing capabilities and use cases. https://ift.tt/2W2Ns23

Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...