Elections in India's Gujarat have become a WhatsApp spam war, as the main political parties push content across thousands of groups to influence voters — 10,000 volunteers, 50,000 WhatsApp groups, and the intense fight to “control people's feed” in Gujarat. — • AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
The trial of three Wirecard executives has begun, seeking to understand how the €24B startup imploded in June 2020, one of the largest frauds in German history — A panel of Munich judges will from Thursday begin dissecting one of the biggest frauds in German history
A look at some implications for generative AI: “answer engines” replacing search engines, AI mastering cognitive tasks by surveilling how experts work, and more — This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America's biggest problems.
Sources: Twitter offers advertisers generous incentives, including matching $500K to $1M in spending in 2022, in a bid to jump start its faltering business — Advertisers booking at least $500,000 in incremental spending would be matched, up to a $1 million cap — Elon Musk Says Twitter Bankruptcy Is a Possibility.
TikTok and Bumble plan to use StopNCII.org's database of hashes of nude images and videos to block revenge porn; Meta has been using it since last year — The UN's 16 days of activism against gender-based violence is on now, and “revenge porn” is in focus. But first... Today's must-reads:
Disney unveils FRAN, an AI tool that helps TV or film producers make an actor look older or younger without the need for complex and expensive visual effects — With just a few clicks, actors can look younger or older without the need for expensive visual effects. — Alerts
In a rare interview, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew explains how US data will be kept out of China through “Project Texas”, discusses “booktok”, algorithms, and more — The 40-year-old Chew was funny and relaxed for most of the interview, even if many of his answers sounded straight …
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company does not plan to stop selling “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America”, an antisemitic film promoted by Kyrie Irving — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film …
Source: despite Zhengzhou lifting its COVID-19 lockdown, Foxconn plans to keep its closed-loop system, restricting staff movements to dorms or the factory floor — Apple Inc.'s most important iPhone assembly plant remains in a closed-loop operation that curtails workers' movement on campus …
A look at China's growing interest in the open-source Risc-V chip architecture after US sanctions, including enlisting Alibaba and Tencent to help design chips — Chinese government steps up push to use Risc-V in move aimed at boosting domestic production of semiconductors
Sources detail Huawei's plans to stealthily build a domestic chip supply chain with partners in Beijing, Wuhan, Qingdao, and Shenzhen, investing over $55.8B — Battered by sanctions, Huawei leads the way in stealthily building a domestic semiconductor supply chain
Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...
