Elon Musk asks if Twitter is dying, citing a list of the most followed accounts and pointing out that many of them “tweet rarely and post very little content” — Twitter Inc.'s largest shareholder Elon Musk asked his followers if the social network is dying, after he bought a stake in the company now worth over $3 billion.
Russian officials warn that YouTube could face restrictions after it blocked Duma TV, which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament — YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's …
Sources: leading chip tool makers are warning clients they will have to wait up to 18 months for key equipment, citing shortages of lenses, valves, and more — TAIPEI — Chipmakers trying to expand production capacity are having to wait a year and a half or longer for key equipment …
A look at an international group of 1,300 librarians, historians, and teachers that is using open source tools and Slack to back up Ukraine's digital archives — In early March, two weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan Mazepa …
How Brazilian singer Anitta's fans gamed Spotify's algorithm to make her song top the charts by switching accounts after 20 streams, creating playlists, more — Fans skirted terms and conditions, but a strategy from the singer's team came close to the streaming platform's limit.
Axie Infinity's economics make little sense and it is reminiscent of a Ponzi scheme, but the strength and engagement of its community may sustain it long term — Last year, Axie Infinity was touted as one of the best candidates for a mainstream blockchain app.
A book excerpt examines how a law enforcement operation to take down the largest child sex abuse website, using Chainalysis tools, showed bitcoin was traceable — They thought their payments were untraceable. They couldn't have been more wrong. The untold story of the case that shredded the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity.
Google partners with iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in the US, UK, and other countries later this year — Spare parts going back to the Pixel 2 will be available — Google has become the latest manufacturer to partner with DIY repair specialists iFixit …
Algospeak, like saying unalive instead of dead, is becoming common on the internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters on platforms like TikTok — “Algospeak” is becoming increasingly common across the Internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters …
China will begin on-site inspections of large internet platforms to assess potential abuse of their algorithms, likely including Tencent and ByteDance — China kicked off a formal campaign to rein in the potential abuse of algorithms by internet giants from ByteDance Ltd. to Tencent Holdings Ltd. …
Taiwan has launched investigations into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent — Taiwan's spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent …
TSMC reports a record ~$17B in Q1 revenue, up 36% YoY and above estimates, boosted by increased demand for chips as the prolonged shortage helped raise prices — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. revenue rose to a record in the first quarter on demand for chips used in smartphones …
Gartner: total global tech spending will rise 4% YoY to $4.4T in 2022, device spending will reach $824.6B, and software spending will rise 9.8% YoY to $674.9B — The respected analyst firm Gartner Inc. said today in its latest forecast that worldwide information technology is expected …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Law enforcement agencies shut down a service offered by iServer, a phishing-as-a-service platform, which was ...
