Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have done little to refute inaccurate election claims by at least 26 US midterms candidates since April — A Post review of hundreds of posts found many with misinformation but none with social media labels
Source: Apple is working on simplifying the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to just “Siri” and plans to integrate Siri deeper into third-party apps and services — Apple is working on a project to simplify the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to just “Siri.”
Amazon, BurgerFi, Chili's, and other companies are ending or rethinking delivery and restaurant robot trials, unable to balance their costs against usefulness — In retail, fast food and delivery, robots with names like Roxo, Rita and Scout have delivered mixed, sometimes quirky results, at costs some companies find too high.
Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says the company will cut back on dealmaking and hiring as losses mount, amid fierce competition from Amazon and Reliance — CEO Krishnamurthy insists country's ecommerce sector remains ‘vibrant’ — Flipkart's chief executive says the Walmart-owned ecommerce group …
Twitter rolls out its new Twitter Blue subscription, which offers a blue checkmark for $8/month, on iOS in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK — Twitter is officially rolling out its new Twitter Blue subscription service, which offers “blue check” verification to everyone for $8/month.
OpenSecrets: the crypto industry gave $73M in the 2022 US midterms, up from $13M in 2020; FTX has become the third-largest source of 2022 campaign contributions — Industry seeks to gain influence in Washington as regulators increase scrutiny of digital assets
Sources: 1,300 Starlink units in Ukraine went offline over funding issues, as SpaceX negotiates with US DoD despite Musk's claims to keep funding the units — Ukraine's fears that its troops may lose access to Elon Musk's crucial Starlink internet service deepened in the past week …
Q&A with telecom reporter Karl Bode about Gigi Sohn's nomination to the FCC as Comcast and Fox Corp. team up to lobby swing votes in the Senate against her — How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up? … Today, we're just talking about a problem.
A look at the Rust programming language after 12 years, evolving from side project to robust ecosystem, as developers praise its security, ease, and performance — Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its adoption can't come soon enough.
As chess explodes on Twitch, a look at Chess.com's Global Championship, its first in-person event since 2018, and “fair play” measures amid a cheating scandal — Cheating allegations have changed how chess is played, just as the game is shifting into looking a lot more like esports.
A look at the use of biometric surveillance tech in European soccer stadiums; 15,000+ cameras will monitor fans in eight stadiums at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — Stadiums around the world, including at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are subjecting spectators to invasive biometric surveillance tech.
PitchBook: VCs raised $151B across Q1, Q2, and Q3 2022, exceeding any prior full-year cycle, concentrated among large funds at Sequoia, Lightspeed, and others — Limited partners who back venture funds still seek access to startups, which have outperformed other asset classes during recessions
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
