East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop using its Scan self-checkout app, introduced during the pandemic, due to theft and losses (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
East Coast supermarket chain Wegmans plans to temporarily stop using its Scan self-checkout app, introduced during the pandemic, due to theft and losses  —  Many grocery stores started using self-checkout technology during the pandemic.  Experts say the technology makes it easier for shoplifters to sneak by.

A look at Finland-based Crea Nova, an internet service company that hosted hate and conspiracy-filled websites, and its connections to Russia (Elina Lappalainen/Helsingin Sanomat)

Elina Lappalainen / Helsingin Sanomat:
A look at Finland-based Crea Nova, an internet service company that hosted hate and conspiracy-filled websites, and its connections to Russia  —  This is how 8kun and Daily Stormer, known for their neo-Nazi and Qanon content, went down.  The infamous VanwaTech maintained the site's traffic …

Elon Musk says Starlink will seek exemption from Iranian sanctions

Access to social media and some content is tightly restricted in Iran and internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported "near-total" disruption to internet connectivity in the capital of the Kurdish region on Monday, linking it to the protests. https://ift.tt/XOIQwf0

Here's what Uber said on cyber attack issue

Uber said the attacker had not accessed any user accounts and the databases that store sensitive user information such as credit card numbers, bank account or trip details. https://ift.tt/9dGEBeX

Sources: India's government and central bank have asked Google to help curb illegal digital lending apps several times in recent months (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources: India's government and central bank have asked Google to help curb illegal digital lending apps several times in recent months  —  Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use …

Sources: Instacart plans to mostly sell employees' stock during its IPO to help staff cash out, issuing a small number of shares and limiting the amount raised (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Instacart plans to mostly sell employees' stock during its IPO to help staff cash out, issuing a small number of shares and limiting the amount raised  —  Most shares listed will come from employees, in a move that could help the delivery company retain and recruit talent

Sources: the Pentagon plans to audit how it conducts online clandestine information warfare after Meta, Twitter, and others removed pro-US operations (Ellen Nakashima/Washington Post)

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Sources: the Pentagon plans to audit how it conducts online clandestine information warfare after Meta, Twitter, and others removed pro-US operations  —  Complaints about the U.S. military's influence operations using Facebook and Twitter have raised concern in the White House and federal agencies.

Tiffany, Pomellato, and other luxury brands are creating and marketing NFTs to reach young potential consumers in China, despite the country banning NFT trading (Yaling Jiang/South China Morning Post)

Yaling Jiang / South China Morning Post:
Tiffany, Pomellato, and other luxury brands are creating and marketing NFTs to reach young potential consumers in China, despite the country banning NFT trading  —  As in the rest of the world, the metaverse is generating marketing buzz in China.  Unlike the rest of the world …

Vivo X90 Pro specifications leaked ahead of launch

Vivo recently launched its latest lineup of X-series smartphones with the launch of Vivo X80 and X80 Pro in the Chinese market. The company is now gearing to launch its upcoming X smartphone lineup with the launch of– Vivo X90 Pro in China. However, the renders of the smartphone have already hit the web ahead of its launch. https://ift.tt/YrijuTI

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warns consumers against FTX, saying the exchange is not authorized, following a similar warning about Binance in 2021 (Joshua Oliver/Financial Times)

Joshua Oliver / Financial Times:
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warns consumers against FTX, saying the exchange is not authorized, following a similar warning about Binance in 2021  —  FCA says group led by Sam Bankman-Fried is ‘targeting’ consumers without authorisation  —  The UK's financial regulator …

How India and US ramping up local manufacturing of semiconductors hurting China

As India and the US double down on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, China witnessed its biggest-ever monthly decline in chip manufacturing in August owing to Covid restrictions and weakening demand. https://ift.tt/a4zwTiy

9 countries where you can get Apple iPhone 14 series cheaper than in India

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Artists say they risk losing income as people use their names as distinctive style prompts in text-to-image AI art generators for commercial purposes (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review)

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review:
Artists say they risk losing income as people use their names as distinctive style prompts in text-to-image AI art generators for commercial purposes  —  Greg Rutkowski is a more popular prompt than Picasso.  —  Those cool AI-generated images you've seen across the internet?

How Russian troll farm IRA tweeted a torrent of contrived grievances and smears against the leaders of the US Women's March for 18+ months to split the movement (Ellen Barry/New York Times)

Ellen Barry / New York Times:
How Russian troll farm IRA tweeted a torrent of contrived grievances and smears against the leaders of the US Women's March for 18+ months to split the movement  —  As American feminists came together in 2017 to protest Donald Trump, Russia's disinformation machine set about deepening the divides among them.

Over 90 gameplay videos from Rockstar's GTA VI leak online; the uploader claims they were behind last week's Uber hack and have GTA V and VI source code (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Over 90 gameplay videos from Rockstar's GTA VI leak online; the uploader claims they were behind last week's Uber hack and have GTA V and VI source code  —  Footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar's next entry in its open-world franchise, appears to have leaked online.