How Spotify and other streaming services have transformed the sound of music: songs are shorter, albums are longer, and artists collaborate more across genres (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
How Spotify and other streaming services have transformed the sound of music: songs are shorter, albums are longer, and artists collaborate more across genres  —  To succeed on Spotify and other services, songs are getting shorter, albums are getting longer, and artists are collaborating across genres.

SAP Labs India plans to double its AI talent base by 2024

SAP Labs India, the largest R&D center for SAP globally, is doubling its AI talent base by 2024 to meet the demand for AI capabilities. Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior Vice President, stated that generative AI will fundamentally change the way businesses operate, and SAP is well-positioned to empower businesses in this transformation. SAP also announced a partnership with Microsoft to address the talent gap in AI and strategic investments in three generative AI companies. They plan to release new AI solutions and capabilities later this year. https://ift.tt/XOSv7M0

Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography is a book of rigorous and dogged reportage, but lacks analysis and often ignores the moments at which Musk's flaws scale (Constance Grady/Vox)

Constance Grady / Vox:
Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography is a book of rigorous and dogged reportage, but lacks analysis and often ignores the moments at which Musk's flaws scale  —  In Walter Isaacson's buzzy new biography, Elon Musk emerges as a callous, chaos-loving man without empathy.

N. Korea-linked Lazarus Group stole ~$240M in crypto in the past 104 days, as it ramps up hacks and shifts focus from decentralized services to centralized ones (Elliptic)

Elliptic:
N. Korea-linked Lazarus Group stole ~$240M in crypto in the past 104 days, as it ramps up hacks and shifts focus from decentralized services to centralized ones  —  The elite North Korean hacking group Lazarus appears to have recently ramped up its operations, conducting a confirmed four attacks against crypto entities since June 3rd.

TikTok's US staff complain about a new internal app to track office attendance; TikTok requires most staff to be in the office three times a week from October (New York Times)

New York Times:
TikTok's US staff complain about a new internal app to track office attendance; TikTok requires most staff to be in the office three times a week from October  —  The company is requiring many employees to use an app that tracks their in-person attendance.  —  TikTok employees …

A look D Billions, a network of YouTube channels run by Kyrgyzstan-based media company AWA and which got billions of views by teaching kids words through songs (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg)

Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg:
A look D Billions, a network of YouTube channels run by Kyrgyzstan-based media company AWA and which got billions of views by teaching kids words through songs  —  A landlocked country in Central Asia is home to an international hit.  —  The US has Mr. Beast.  The Kyrgyz Republic has D Billions.

German prosecutors say Musk's X has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests; Twitter used to push back if such requests threatened free speech (Max Hoppenstedt/Washington Post)

Max Hoppenstedt / Washington Post:
German prosecutors say Musk's X has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests; Twitter used to push back if such requests threatened free speech  —  The social media company has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests from German authorities since Musk's purchase, prosecutors say

A profile of Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, whose OpenAI-or-bust strategy rankled some employees who found their AI projects pushed aside and resources curtailed (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal)

Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, whose OpenAI-or-bust strategy rankled some employees who found their AI projects pushed aside and resources curtailed  —  Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan's unlikely partnership with OpenAI  —  In the tech industry's artificial-intelligence race,

Pokémon Go goes Desi with Hindi language support: All details

The Pokémon Company and Niantic have launched Pokémon Go in Hindi, renaming over 800 Pokémon in the process. Indian users can now access the official Pokédex page for the new Hindi names and search for information in Hindi. Niantic is hosting a month-long special event for Indian players to celebrate the Hindi localisation, which includes special rewards. The companies have also released a short film titled "The Journey of One Dream" in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali. https://ift.tt/f43qi5H

Ireland's DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding it in breach of GDPR in relation to how it handles children's data and gives the company three months to comply (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Ireland's DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding it in breach of GDPR in relation to how it handles children's data and gives the company three months to comply  —  It's been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation …

Nokia G42 5G with water-resistant design, 5000 mAh battery goes on sale in India

HMD Global has launched the budget smartphone Nokia G42 5G in India, priced at Rs 12,599. The device features a 6.56-inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ chipset and 6GB of RAM. It offers 128GB of onboard storage, expandable up to 1TB. The smartphone has a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP primary camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. It also comes with a 5000mAh battery with 20W fast charging support. https://ift.tt/KCkP0VZ

Tecno introduces ‘Dynamic Port’ feature in Camon 20 smartphone series: Here’s what it offers

Tecno's new software feature for the Camon 20 smartphone series is called Dynamic Port. It creates a display bar around the front screen camera cut-out, providing key information without switching screens. The Dynamic Port supports three functions: call status, charging status, and facial recognition status. It displays information about incoming, ongoing, and missed calls, shows the call duration, provides a charging animation when connected to the charger, and integrates the unlocking status for Face Unlock. This feature enhances the user experience and adds aesthetic appeal. https://ift.tt/3N6FdMs

Revolut appears to have withdrawn its application for a US banking license, after saying in 2021 that it filed a draft; it has 500K+ retail customers in the US (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)

John Reynolds / Tech.eu:
Revolut appears to have withdrawn its application for a US banking license, after saying in 2021 that it filed a draft; it has 500K+ retail customers in the US  —  Revolut, a leading UK fintech, withdraws its application for a US banking license.  Despite this, the company continues to expand its services in the US market.

Instacart raises its proposed IPO price range, seeking to sell 22M shares at $28 to $30 each, up from $26 to $28 each, in the wake of Arm's successful IPO (Niket Nishant/Reuters)

Niket Nishant / Reuters:
Instacart raises its proposed IPO price range, seeking to sell 22M shares at $28 to $30 each, up from $26 to $28 each, in the wake of Arm's successful IPO  —  Grocery delivery app Instacart on Friday raised the proposed price range for its initial public offering, revising its terms to target …

WhatsApp rolling out Automatic security code verification feature for Android beta users

WhatsApp has rolled out a new security feature for its Android beta users. The feature, called "Key Transparency," automatically verifies security codes for end-to-end encryption, improving the overall security and privacy of conversations. It simplifies the verification process, making it easier for users to ensure the security of their messages. The feature is particularly useful when traditional QR code scanning or manual verification is inconvenient. WhatsApp also introduced two additional security features, Account Protect and Device Verification, to provide extra protection to users. https://ift.tt/gTdP0Mv