Global PC shipments declined 5.1% in Q1: Report

The global shipments of traditional PCs declined 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 but exceeded earlier forecasts, says a new report. https://ift.tt/kF3DUqf

Nokia to pull out of the Russian market

Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson, which said on Monday it was indefinitely suspending its business in the country. https://ift.tt/cpFH0yR

Sources: Singapore-based fashion marketplace Zilingo suspends CEO Ankiti Bose, after attempts to raise $150M-$200M led to an investigation over its accounting (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Singapore-based fashion marketplace Zilingo suspends CEO Ankiti Bose, after attempts to raise $150M-$200M led to an investigation over its accounting  —  Zilingo Pte, one of Singapore's highest-profile startups, has suspended Chief Executive Officer Ankiti Bose after an effort …

Vivo X Fold launched: All key questions about Vivo's first-ever folding phone answered

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Last Week Tonight's John Oliver weighed in on data brokers, showing how easy it was to target members of Congress with ads after obtaining their personal info (Andi Ortiz/The Wrap)

Andi Ortiz / The Wrap:
Last Week Tonight's John Oliver weighed in on data brokers, showing how easy it was to target members of Congress with ads after obtaining their personal info  —  John Oliver escalated his typical shenanigans on Sunday night's episode of “Last Week Tonight,” going from poking fun at politicians to outright blackmailing them.

Sources and leaked docs: senior EU officials were targeted last year with Israeli spyware, including Belgian statesman Didier Reynders; NSO denies involvement (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources and leaked docs: senior EU officials were targeted last year with Israeli spyware, including Belgian statesman Didier Reynders; NSO denies involvement  —  Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm …

Ericsson suspends all business in Russia

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it was suspending its business in Russia indefinitely. https://ift.tt/ZvJITUQ

Meta to stop users from sharing private residential information of others

"As the board notes in this recommendation, removing the exception for 'publicly available' private residential information may limit the availability of this information on Facebook and Instagram when it is still publicly available elsewhere," the company said. https://ift.tt/BT9tXQs

Sources: Thoma Bravo is buying SailPoint Technologies, which is used by businesses to give employees secure access to remote working tools, for $6.9B (Antoine Gara/Financial Times)

Antoine Gara / Financial Times:
Sources: Thoma Bravo is buying SailPoint Technologies, which is used by businesses to give employees secure access to remote working tools, for $6.9B  —  Leveraged buyout market is roaring back to life after a pause amid rising volatility and war in Ukraine

Senior EU officials were targeted with Israeli spyware: Report

Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to two EU officials and documentation reviewed by Reuters. https://ift.tt/TqLhy3n

Users of digital ID documents to cross 6.5 billion in 2026: Report

The number of users of digital identity documents globally will exceed 6.5 billion by 2026, from 4.2 billion in 2022, a new report showed on Monday. https://ift.tt/Wqv2sj9

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal says that Elon Musk has decided not to join Twitter's board despite being offered a seat (Parag Agrawal/@paraga)

Parag Agrawal / @paraga:
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal says that Elon Musk has decided not to join Twitter's board despite being offered a seat  —  Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here. https://twitter.com/...

Despite Amazon spending almost a decade and $2B+ developing drone delivery services, sources say it's still beset by technical challenges, safety concerns, more (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Despite Amazon spending almost a decade and $2B+ developing drone delivery services, sources say it's still beset by technical challenges, safety concerns, more  —  Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers' homes in 30 minutes.

A look at the regulations cities like New York, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Helsinki, and others are adopting as they increasingly use AI to provide public services (Jackie Snow/Wall Street Journal)

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A look at the regulations cities like New York, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Helsinki, and others are adopting as they increasingly use AI to provide public services  —  A look at what New York, London, Barcelona and other places are doing to establish regulations that other cities—and countries—may want to copy

China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities

Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows. https://ift.tt/1uOoTVe