Source: Twitter is seeking to overturn some Indian government content takedown orders through a judicial review, alleging abuse of power by officials — Twitter is seeking to overturn some Indian government orders to take down content, a source familiar with the matter said …
Tencent, Baidu, JD, and other Chinese tech giants agree to a “self-discipline initiative” for NFTs, including ID checks and avoiding secondary marketplaces — In a new ‘self-discipline initiative’, China's biggest tech firms agreed to enforce real-name authentication for NFT buyers …
Dubai-based digital bank YAP has raised $41M as part of a Series A, and says it plans to expand into Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Ghana — YAP, a digital bank in the United Arab Emirates, said on Monday it had raised $41 million in funding and targeted raising another roughly $20 million to finance its expansion plans.
The UK Army confirms its Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised on July 3 and used to promote cryptocurrency giveaway scams before being restored — Investigation under way after interview with Elon Musk uploaded to video channel and picture of cartoon monkey seen on Twitter
Amazon launches a “micromobility” hub in Hackney, London with a fleet of e-cargo bikes and on-foot delivery staff to replace thousands of van deliveries — Online retailer opening ‘micromobility’ hub in Hackney as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions
Chainalysis: NFT sales totaled just over $1B in June 2022, a 12-month low since June 2021 when sales were $648M; sales reached a peak of $12.6B in January 2022 — Sales of non-fungible tokens totalled just over $1bn in June, compared with peak of $12.6bn in January
A look at national security concerns around modern cars filled with cameras and sensors, as a Chinese town bans Teslas during a communist party conclave — Putting sensor-packed Chinese cars on Western roads could be a privacy issue. Just ask Tesla. China's Electric Dream
Survey: experts split on the likely evolution of an immersive metaverse by 2040, worry about the dominant platforms building it, and expect more useful AR/MR — Hype? Hope? Hell? Maybe all three. Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive ‘metaverse.’ They expect …
As Apple ramped up investment in Mac chips, the progress of its other chips slowed down; sources: Apple Watch Series 8 may be able to tell if users have a fever — When it comes to Apple's chip advancements, the company's iPhone and watch are taking a back seat to the Mac.
ML-powered surveillance systems will never eliminate the risk of school shootings in the US, no matter how expansive and intricate those systems become — The failure is not only in the spurious systems, but in the belief that more data can improve them. — If we are to believe the purveyors …
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...
