Sunday, January 16, 2022
A look at Cambodia's embrace of China's authoritarian internet surveillance model, as the country is set to launch a National Internet Gateway on February 16 (Charles McDermid/New York Times)
A look at Cambodia's embrace of China's authoritarian internet surveillance model, as the country is set to launch a National Internet Gateway on February 16 — Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
US states, FTC initiate probe into Meta's VR business: Report
BMC launches WhatsApp Chatbot for civic services
Sources: Apple is uncertain about using an all glass black for the 2022 iPad Pro, and is testing a glass Apple logo on the back of the iPad for MagSafe charging (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)
Sources: Apple is uncertain about using an all glass black for the 2022 iPad Pro, and is testing a glass Apple logo on the back of the iPad for MagSafe charging — Apple is expected to introduce new iPad Pro models this year - previous rumors suggested that the company had been experimenting …
Friday, January 14, 2022
Russia's FSB says it detained and charged members of the REvil ransomware gang at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US (Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber/Reuters)
Russia's FSB says it detained and charged members of the REvil ransomware gang at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US — Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States …
Crypto exchange FTX launches a $2B venture fund, aiming to invest across startups stages, investing from $100K to hundreds of millions of dollars (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
Crypto exchange FTX launches a $2B venture fund, aiming to invest across startups stages, investing from $100K to hundreds of millions of dollars — FTX Ventures will invest in crypto startups across sectors — Crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has launched a $2 billion venture fund …
"Massive" cyberattack shuts down Ukrainian government websites
Google acquires London site for $1 billion
Bolt, which offers a one-click checkout service, raises a $355M Series E led by BlackRock, sources say at an $11B valuation (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)
Bolt, which offers a one-click checkout service, raises a $355M Series E led by BlackRock, sources say at an $11B valuation — Checkout technology company Bolt continues to make quick work of attracting new capital. The company announced Friday $355 million in Series E financing to give Bolt …
Vivo launches Y21e smartphone with Snapdragon 680 and 5000mAh battery at Rs 12,990
OnePlus 9RT vs OnePlus 9R: How the new OnePlus 9RT compares to the most-affordable OnePlus 9 series phone
Moto tab g70 Android tablet to launch in India on January 18
OnePlus 9RT launched in India: Price, specs and other details of the company’s new 9 series phone
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of "culturally neutered" companies that have sought to distance themselves from "masculine energy" (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg : Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves ...
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist : Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage...
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Lorena O'Neil / Rolling Stone : A look at the years of warnings about AI from researchers, including several women of color, who say ...
