Sunday, July 24, 2022
How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data (Karen Hao/Wall Street Journal)
How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data — Government's mass collection of personal information aids social control but undermines national security, cybersecurity researchers say
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Meta closed down 7%+ and Alphabet closed down 5%+ on Friday, as Snap's weak earnings, inflation, and other factors lead to worries about online advertising (Richard Waters/Financial Times)
Meta closed down 7%+ and Alphabet closed down 5%+ on Friday, as Snap's weak earnings, inflation, and other factors lead to worries about online advertising — Weak earnings raise fears that inflation and interest rates are starting to hit social media companies
Sources: FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms (Katie Bo Lillis/CNN)
Sources: FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms — On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build  …
CBRE research: San Francisco's office vacancy rate rose to 24.2% in Q2 2022, up 0.4% QoQ, as tech companies' flexible return-to-office slows the city's recovery (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
CBRE research: San Francisco's office vacancy rate rose to 24.2% in Q2 2022, up 0.4% QoQ, as tech companies' flexible return-to-office slows the city's recovery — - The office vacancy rate in San Francisco rose to 24.2% in the second quarter from 23.8% in the prior period, according to CBRE research.
Amazon Sale: Smart geysers at with remote and voice control at up to 60% discount
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs "for a while" or "forever" (Kaoruko Ishibushi/Rest of World)
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever” — Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. — • TOKYO, JAPAN
Friday, July 22, 2022
Twitter reiterates its estimate that the average of false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of MAUs in Q2 (Zoe Kleinman/BBC)
Twitter reiterates its estimate that the average of false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of MAUs in Q2 — Twitter spent $33m (£27m) on Elon Musk's proposed deal to buy the firm between April and June 2022. — It also said its number of monthly daily users had risen to 237m …
Twitter says ad revenue grew 2% to $1.08B in Q2 and blames its revenue slide on uncertainty around the Elon Musk acquisition and ad industry problems (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)
Twitter says ad revenue grew 2% to $1.08B in Q2 and blames its revenue slide on uncertainty around the Elon Musk acquisition and ad industry problems — Musk is creating ‘uncertainty’ for advertisers — Twitter would have earned more money over the past few months if Elon Musk hadn't been in the picture.
Twitter reports Q2 revenue of $1.18B, down 1% YoY, a net loss of $270M, down from $66M in net income last year, and 237.8M mDAUs, up 16.6% YoY (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
Twitter reports Q2 revenue of $1.18B, down 1% YoY, a net loss of $270M, down from $66M in net income last year, and 237.8M mDAUs, up 16.6% YoY — - Twitter reported earnings for the second quarter on Friday that missed analyst estimates on earnings, revenue and user growth.
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Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg : South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang that exposed ~33.7M accounts; ...
