Sunday, April 16, 2023

Sources detail Google's project Magi, with 160+ people working full time on it, to enhance search with AI, as Samsung considers making Bing search the default (Nico Grant/New York Times)

Nico Grant / New York Times:
Sources detail Google's project Magi, with 160+ people working full time on it, to enhance search with AI, as Samsung considers making Bing search the default  —  The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one.



An early look at the Jack Dorsey-backed federated social network Bluesky, which emulates Twitter's looks and feels like a simpler, positive time on the internet (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge:
An early look at the Jack Dorsey-backed federated social network Bluesky, which emulates Twitter's looks and feels like a simpler, positive time on the internet  —  Bluesky is really, really fun. … But after spending a few hours in Bluesky since getting my beta invite this week, it's so far the service where I feel the most joy.



The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo's Temu of data risks, IP infringement, and more (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo's Temu of data risks, IP infringement, and more  —  Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns …



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

Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force that creates boom towns (New York Times)

New York Times : Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force...