Wednesday, August 17, 2022
TikTok makes its Elections Center available in the US, offering state-by-state info ahead of the midterms, and details its misinformation policies (TechCrunch)
TikTok makes its Elections Center available in the US, offering state-by-state info ahead of the midterms, and details its misinformation policies — TikTok announced its midterms Elections Center will go live in the app in the U.S. starting today, August 17, 2022, where it will be available …
Former Nintendo female contract testers in the US describe years of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a lack of advancement opportunities for women (Sisi Jiang/Kotaku)
Former Nintendo female contract testers in the US describe years of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a lack of advancement opportunities for women — Female game testers at Nintendo had ‘frat house’ experiences within a gaming company known for its wholesome image
Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce firm Sea reports Q2 sales rose 29% YoY to $2.9B, its slowest growth in five years, and a $931M net loss; stock drops 14%+ (Bloomberg)
Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce firm Sea reports Q2 sales rose 29% YoY to $2.9B, its slowest growth in five years, and a $931M net loss; stock drops 14%+ — Sea Ltd. posted a bigger loss than expected and withdrew its 2022 e-commerce forecast, joining other online giants struggling …
Mozilla report flags 18 of the top 25 period and pregnancy tracking apps and wearables, including Clue and Eve, for poor privacy and data management practices (Nicole Wetsman/The Verge)
Mozilla report flags 18 of the top 25 period and pregnancy tracking apps and wearables, including Clue and Eve, for poor privacy and data management practices — It's concerning in a post-Dobbs landscape — Period and pregnancy tracking apps collect data that could theoretically be used …
Ofcom: in the UK, those aged 15-24 spent 57 minutes/day on TikTok in 2021, compared to 53 minutes/day watching TV; those 65 or over spent six hours watching TV (Alex Barker/Financial Times)
Ofcom: in the UK, those aged 15-24 spent 57 minutes/day on TikTok in 2021, compared to 53 minutes/day watching TV; those 65 or over spent six hours watching TV — Ofcom survey points to challenges for traditional broadcasters in keeping pace with digital and streaming trends
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
How to mute Google Meet calls through a USB headset
Arc, which offers debt funding and digital banking services to SaaS startups, raised a $20M Series A, after raising an $11M seed and $150M debt in January 2022 (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)
Arc, which offers debt funding and digital banking services to SaaS startups, raised a $20M Series A, after raising an $11M seed and $150M debt in January 2022 — Arc, a company that aims to give SaaS startups “a way to borrow, save and spend” in one place, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding.
Sources: ahead of a Fed meeting in January, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky personally directed individual trades, overruling executives, leading to large losses (Kadhim Shubber/Financial Times)
Sources: ahead of a Fed meeting in January, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky personally directed individual trades, overruling executives, leading to large losses — In January, Celsius Network boss Alex Mashinsky gathered his investment team to tell them he would be taking control …
Vivo V25 Pro 5G: Launch date, price, specs and more
Monday, August 15, 2022
Beta version of DigiYatra app launched to speed up check-in process at Delhi airport
Galaxy Digital terminates its $1.2B acquisition of crypto custodian BitGo, announced in May 2021, after the service failed to provide audited statements (Lucy Harley-McKeown/The Block)
Galaxy Digital terminates its $1.2B acquisition of crypto custodian BitGo, announced in May 2021, after the service failed to provide audited statements — - Galaxy Digital announced on Monday that it would terminate its deal with crypto custodian BitGo, which had been announced in May 2021.
A look at the UK's beleaguered semiconductor industry, which has withered since the 1980s, and efforts to revive domestic production amid a global supply crunch (Andrew Hill/Financial Times)
A look at the UK's beleaguered semiconductor industry, which has withered since the 1980s, and efforts to revive domestic production amid a global supply crunch — Richard Rogers' buildings are known for their inside-out architecture. The Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, south Wales, completed in 1982, is no exception.
Court docs in Brazil show Microsoft sold approximately 58.5M Xbox One units in total, or half of the PS4's 117.2M sales; Microsoft has long hidden sales figures (Bobby Kent/GameLuster)
Court docs in Brazil show Microsoft sold approximately 58.5M Xbox One units in total, or half of the PS4's 117.2M sales; Microsoft has long hidden sales figures — A high-profile case is ongoing in Brazil, as Microsoft attempts to defend its Activision Blizzard acquisition from CADE, the Brazilian competition authority.
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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The first project we remember working on together was drawing scenes from the picture books that our mom brought with her when she immigrate...
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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; ...
