Samsung Mobile's billboards destroyed in Pakistan over 'blasphemous QR code'

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How to register for an AICTE internship

These internship programs are available through the government colleges affiliated with AICTE. Those who are chosen will be employed for a two-month period and will be given a digital badge and a certificate of course completion. Students have access to virtual internship opportunities. https://ift.tt/U27TJne

Netflix execs say they plan no big programming changes; analysts for two banks say a cheaper ad-supported tier may cannibalize the higher-paying subscriber base (New York Times)

New York Times:
Netflix execs say they plan no big programming changes; analysts for two banks say a cheaper ad-supported tier may cannibalize the higher-paying subscriber base  —  Long Hollywood's leading innovator, the streaming service is staying the course, despite serious challenges to its business and questions about its content.

How to apply for a minor's PAN card online

There is a misconception that only adults over the age of 18 may apply for a PAN card because taxpayers are required to have one. The Income Tax (IT) department hasn't specified an upper age limit for PAN card applications, though. As a result, anyone can apply for a PAN card, including minors. https://ift.tt/pL60yAl

EU agrees on new crypto rules, including measures guarding against market abuse and requiring crypto firms to disclose environmental impact of their assets (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
EU agrees on new crypto rules, including measures guarding against market abuse and requiring crypto firms to disclose environmental impact of their assets  —  MiCA law contains measures to guard against market abuse and manipulation  —  The EU has moved to rein in the “wild west” …

Windows 10 still dominates PCs but Windows 11 is catching up

A recent survey conducted by AdDuplex in June 2022 suggests that 23.1 per cent of sample PCs are running Windows 11, which is not that impressive but is the most until now. According to a survey done in February 2022 by the same agency, 19.3 per cent of PCs were on Windows 11, and later in April, the number only increased by 0.01 per cent to 19.4 per cent. Meanwhile, the Windows 11 share grew by 3.7 per cent in the last two months, which could be a good sign for Microsoft. https://ift.tt/QP36qKX

Former Apple corporate lawyer admits to insider trading

Gene Levoff, a top corporate secretary and director of corporate law at Apple, has admitted engaging in an insider trading scheme that spanned five years. https://ift.tt/XCRk2hc

Section 230 is the last line of defense for online abortion speech, without which platforms could face legal liability for distributing abortion information (Wired)

Wired:
Section 230 is the last line of defense for online abortion speech, without which platforms could face legal liability for distributing abortion information  —  Dobbs should be a wake-up call for anyone seeking to undercut the immunity protections afforded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Oppo teases Reno 8 series arrival in India; could be launched on July 21

Oppo has confirmed the launch of the Reno 8 series in India. Back in May, Oppo announced the Reno 8 series in its home market in China including a vanilla Reno 8, Reno 8 Pro and Reno 8 Pro+. The company is expected to soon launch two Reno 8 series smartphones – the Reno 8 and Reno 8 Pro – in India. https://ift.tt/HroazC6

MarkSight: as crypto tumbles, the average price of Nvidia's GeForce 3080 on eBay dropped from $1,140 on April 30 to $710 on June 27 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
MarkSight: as crypto tumbles, the average price of Nvidia's GeForce 3080 on eBay dropped from $1,140 on April 30 to $710 on June 27  —  The turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry has ravaged portfolios and left large and small investors struggling to adapt.

Chinese AI startup SenseTime's shares dropped over 50% to HK$2.90 ($0.37), their lowest-ever level and well below IPO price, after a lock-up period expired (Cheng Leng/Financial Times)

Cheng Leng / Financial Times:
Chinese AI startup SenseTime's shares dropped over 50% to HK$2.90 ($0.37), their lowest-ever level and well below IPO price, after a lock-up period expired  —  China's most valuable AI company has been blacklisted by Washington over its facial recognition technology

Report: Iranian #MeToo activists on Instagram are being targeted by 1M+ bots in a coordinated harassment campaign using social media marketing firms in Pakistan (Andrew Deck/Rest of World)

Andrew Deck / Rest of World:
Report: Iranian #MeToo activists on Instagram are being targeted by 1M+ bots in a coordinated harassment campaign using social media marketing firms in Pakistan  —  A new report suggests the attacks are part of a coordinated campaign using Pakistani social media marketing firms.

An in-depth look at the 2016 Bitfinex hack and US government's case against Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan, over alleged money laundering (Zeke Faux/Bloomberg)

Zeke Faux / Bloomberg:
An in-depth look at the 2016 Bitfinex hack and US government's case against Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan, over alleged money laundering  —  The hackers had been inside the Bitfinex servers for weeks before attempting the heist.  They'd watched users on the cryptocurrency exchange buy and sell Bitcoins.

Samsung beats TSMC, begins mass production of 3nm chips

Samsung Electronics on Thursday announced that it has started the mass production of 3nm semiconductor chips at its fabrication plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, becoming the first semiconductor manufacturer to make chips on the 3nm process node. And this time, the chip maker is using GAA (Gate All Around) transistor architecture instead of FinFET, which promises better power efficiency. https://ift.tt/lMOuUCs

After providing $750M in credit lines, Sam Bankman-Fried says some crypto companies are "too far gone" to save, "bearish views on Tether are wrong", and more (Steven Ehrlich/Forbes)

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After providing $750M in credit lines, Sam Bankman-Fried says some crypto companies are “too far gone” to save, “bearish views on Tether are wrong”, and more  —  After throwing lifelines to troubled digital currency platforms BlockFi and Voyager Digital, Sam Bankman-Fried …