Ukraine starts using facial recognition technology of this US startup

The exact purpose for which Ukraine's defense ministry is using the technology is unclear, Ton-That said. https://ift.tt/NOr1y8Y

Sources: Tencent is facing a record fine after Chinese regulators found WeChat Pay flouted anti-money-laundering rules and had other regulatory lapses (Jing Yang/Wall Street Journal)

Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tencent is facing a record fine after Chinese regulators found WeChat Pay flouted anti-money-laundering rules and had other regulatory lapses  —  China's central bank found regulatory breaches and lapses during a recent inspection of the ubiquitous payments network

Facebook-owner Meta narrows guidance to restrict calls for death of a head of state

The move came after Reuters reported last week that Meta was temporarily allowing some posts on Facebook and Instagram calling for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. https://ift.tt/c5WkePM

Clearview AI's CEO says that Ukraine has started using the company's service for free to identify Russian troops, combat misinformation, and identify the dead (Reuters)

Reuters:
Clearview AI's CEO says that Ukraine has started using the company's service for free to identify Russian troops, combat misinformation, and identify the dead  —  Ukraine's defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, the company's chief executive told Reuters …

Thoughts on newly announced iPhone SE, iPad Air, and Mac Studio, and an in-depth look at the M2 chip, Mac Pro, iMac Pro, and Apple's future display plans (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Thoughts on newly announced iPhone SE, iPad Air, and Mac Studio, and an in-depth look at the M2 chip, Mac Pro, iMac Pro, and Apple's future display plans  —  Here are my thoughts on Apple's new iPhone SE, iPad Air and Mac Studio, as well as an in-depth look at the M2 chip, Mac Pro, iMac Pro and future display plans.

US spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion: Sources

Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine coinciding with Russia's invasion, according to three people with direct knowledge of the incident. https://ift.tt/jrmIwVL

Research: 23 of the top 30 search results for the numbers 11, 12, 13 on Facebook were groups targeting children of those ages, including with sexual references (Lara Putnam/Wired)

Lara Putnam / Wired:
Research: 23 of the top 30 search results for the numbers 11, 12, 13 on Facebook were groups targeting children of those ages, including with sexual references  —  The platform can be quicker at recommending groups built around child predation than it is to remove them.

Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro models will get the A16 chip and 6GB of LPDDR 5 RAM, the standard iPhone 14 models will remain on A15 Bionic chip and get 6GB of LPDDR 4X RAM (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro models will get the A16 chip and 6GB of LPDDR 5 RAM, the standard iPhone 14 models will remain on A15 Bionic chip and get 6GB of LPDDR 4X RAM  —  Only the iPhone 14 Pro models will have the “A16” chip, while the standard iPhone 14 models will retain the A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13 …

Behind the rise of Kuaishou's short-form video app Kwai in Brazil, where it has amassed 45M+ monthly active users by appealing to people with blue collar jobs (Rest of World)

Rest of World:
Behind the rise of Kuaishou's short-form video app Kwai in Brazil, where it has amassed 45M+ monthly active users by appealing to people with blue collar jobs  —  Kuaishou is chasing novela creators and working-class users in Latin America to keep up with the competition.

US Treasury Department stresses that Russia sanctions extend to cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new guidance on Friday clarifying that U.S. citizens and digital asset firms are required to comply with sanctions against Russia, even when facilitating transactions in cryptocurrency. https://ift.tt/cECUb6s

Q&A with John Reed Stark, the SEC's former Head of Internet Enforcement, on Biden's crypto EO, how regulation may be a "death knell" for crypto firms, and more (Maxwell Strachan/VICE)

Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
Q&A with John Reed Stark, the SEC's former Head of Internet Enforcement, on Biden's crypto EO, how regulation may be a “death knell” for crypto firms, and more  —  We talked to one of the most credentialed critics of cryptocurrencies and NFTs about fraud and potential “cataclysmic events” in the industry.

Facebook-owner Meta defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said Friday that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders." https://ift.tt/pMSwzlH

Lawmaker calls for block on Instagram in Russia after Meta allows hate speech

Russia on Friday condemned Meta Platforms' move to temporarily lift a ban on calls for violence against the Russian military and leadership, and an influential parliamentarian called for Instagram to be blocked in Russia. https://ift.tt/mAdntbO

How to share apps or files via Nearby Share on Android phones

Android users always wished they had an Airdrop-like feature where one can instantaneously transfer files to people around them without having to pair and also making sure the transfer is fast. Fortunately, Google, too, had introduced a way called Nearby Share, which allows an user to find and send photos, videos and even apps via the medium. https://ift.tt/uNn3PvJ

Sources: Chinese brands have cut their smartphone shipments to Russia in half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of the ruble's collapse and sanctions (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese brands have cut their smartphone shipments to Russia in half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of the ruble's collapse and sanctions  —  Currency and sanctions stop China's companies from taking advantage of exodus of western brands