Saturday, April 15, 2023

The US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online  —  Defense officials told service members not to 'post anything in Discord that you wouldn't want seen by the general public.' But by then …



Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after it initially refused government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after it initially refused government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools  —  Twitter is facing condemnation in Latin America's largest economy for its laissez-faire approach on content suspected of inspiring violence in schools.



Crypto issue requires immediate attention, says FM Sitharaman

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SEC reopens a draft rule, that expands its regulatory powers over crypto, for public comment, adding explicit language to cover digital asset and DeFi exchanges (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg)

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
SEC reopens a draft rule, that expands its regulatory powers over crypto, for public comment, adding explicit language to cover digital asset and DeFi exchanges  —  The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday altered a proposed rule to make more explicit that digital-asset exchanges …



How Apple's commitment to supporting old iPhones allowed it to capture a part of the US market once cornered by the inexpensive Android phones (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
How Apple's commitment to supporting old iPhones allowed it to capture a part of the US market once cornered by the inexpensive Android phones  —  It's not just lavish marketing and the threat of green bubbles—Apple's commitment to supporting old phones has allowed it to capture a part …



Indian streaming service JioCinema plans to add 100+ films and TV series and charge for content; JioCinema had 22M viewers for an IPL cricket match on April 12 (P R Sanjai/Bloomberg)

P R Sanjai / Bloomberg:
Indian streaming service JioCinema plans to add 100+ films and TV series and charge for content; JioCinema had 22M viewers for an IPL cricket match on April 12  —  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's streaming service will add more than 100 films and TV series to its platform, building on the popularity …



Friday, April 14, 2023

Sensor Tower: Twitter's top 50 advertisers spent a combined $83M over the past two months, down from $102M YoY; Mars, AT&T, and Volkswagen haven't returned (Sheila Dang/Reuters)

Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Sensor Tower: Twitter's top 50 advertisers spent a combined $83M over the past two months, down from $102M YoY; Mars, AT&T, and Volkswagen haven't returned  —  Twitter-owner Elon Musk has said advertisers are returning to the social media platform, but statements from several companies …



AMD Radeon Pro W7000 series GPUs announced: RDNA 3, Radeon ProRender, and more

AMD has introduced the Radeon Pro W7000 series GPUs. These cards are based on the RDNA 3 architecture. The series is well-suited for Professionals who require powerful graphics and computing applications to work with complex models and realistic images. https://ift.tt/Sxd6Vhe

Parlement Technologies agrees to sell right-wing social network Parler to Starboard, which will take temporarily shut down Parler ahead of a planned relaunch (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal)

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
Parlement Technologies agrees to sell right-wing social network Parler to Starboard, which will take temporarily shut down Parler ahead of a planned relaunch  —  Social network popular with conservatives will be sold for an undisclosed amount and overhauled for a relaunch



Apple is continuously expanding their operations in India: Piyush Goyal

Apple will next week open its first retail store in India, in signs of importance the iPhone manufacturer attaches to the world's fastest growing smartphone market. https://ift.tt/qHmP9kD

A look at the impact of TerraUSD and FTX's collapse on the South Korean crypto industry, as Korean media reports the TerraUSD project had ~200,000 local victims (Emily Parker/CoinDesk)

Emily Parker / CoinDesk:
A look at the impact of TerraUSD and FTX's collapse on the South Korean crypto industry, as Korean media reports the TerraUSD project had ~200,000 local victims  —  The collapse of Terra continues to reverberate in Do Kwon's homeland, but there are signs of progress, CoinDesk's Emily Parker reports.



How to register and set up MPIN for AIS for Taxpayer app

The Income Tax Department has launched a new AIS for Taxpayer mobile app available for both Android and iOS devices that enables taxpayers to view their Annual Information Statement/Taxpayer Information Summary with its various details about TDS/TCS, share transactions, tax payments, refunds, GST data, foreign remittance, etc. https://ift.tt/Ahsu1qD

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Discord says it is cooperating with US law enforcement's investigation into the classified material breach (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Discord says it is cooperating with US law enforcement's investigation into the classified material breach  —  Instant messaging platform Discord said on Wednesday it was cooperating with U.S. law enforcement's investigation into a leak of secret U.S. documents that has grabbed attention around the world.



Hong Kong woos mainland China crypto firms in push to bolster finance hub status

After years of bankers quitting Hong Kong amid a China security crackdown and tight Covid curbs, the city is rolling out the red carpet to a finance sector tarnished by events elsewhere in a bid to bolster its status as a finance hub - cryptocurrencies. https://ift.tt/AJnX35z

How the US is making arrests and seizing crypto funds, like James Zhong's 50K+ bitcoin, using Chainalysis and other tools to identify criminals via transactions (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:
How the US is making arrests and seizing crypto funds, like James Zhong's 50K+ bitcoin, using Chainalysis and other tools to identify criminals via transactions  —  Federal authorities are making arrests and seizing funds with the help of new tools to identify criminals through cryptocurrency transactions



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 ...