Sunday, September 8, 2024

London's e-bike boom is frustrating local councils over parking issues, as Lime and Forest expand; Lime trips during peak hours have grown 91% YoY in 2024 (Joshua Gabert-Doyon/Financial Times)

Joshua Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times:
London's e-bike boom is frustrating local councils over parking issues, as Lime and Forest expand; Lime trips during peak hours have grown 91% YoY in 2024  —  Badly parked and abandoned vehicles cause frustration for local authorities  —  London has seen a surge in rented e-bikes this summer …



Sources: Apple will launch Image Playground and Genmoji in iOS 18.2; Sonos cuts its plans to build ~1M units of Ace headphones per year, to ~100K per year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple will launch Image Playground and Genmoji in iOS 18.2; Sonos cuts its plans to build ~1M units of Ace headphones per year, to ~100K per year  —  Apple's AI features keep getting delayed — and that slow rollout likely means that the iPhone 16 won't see a “super cycle” of orders.



Some creators move from unpredictable algorithm-driven platforms to subscription services; YouTube group The Try Guys launched 2nd Try, a $5/month streamer (Zach Vallese/CNBC)

Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Some creators move from unpredictable algorithm-driven platforms to subscription services; YouTube group The Try Guys launched 2nd Try, a $5/month streamer  —  The Try Guys, one of YouTube's most established creator groups, have successfully abandoned their reliance on Google's algorithms …



A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant US local government software provider, despite a history of software flaws and release delays (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)

Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant US local government software provider, despite a history of software flaws and release delays  —  Tyler Tech dominates America's software industry managing parks, courts, municipal offices and prison networks.  And you thought the DMV was rough before.



Saturday, September 7, 2024

Analysis of 3.2M+ Telegram messages from 16K+ channels shows how the app is inundated with criminal activity, CSAM, drug dealers, white nationalists, and more (New York Times)

New York Times:
Analysis of 3.2M+ Telegram messages from 16K+ channels shows how the app is inundated with criminal activity, CSAM, drug dealers, white nationalists, and more  —  Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform …



A profile of Pavel Durov's older brother Nikolai, who is reportedly still in Russia and is responsible for Telegram's encryption standard MTProto protocol (Eva Hartog/Politico)

Eva Hartog / Politico:
A profile of Pavel Durov's older brother Nikolai, who is reportedly still in Russia and is responsible for Telegram's encryption standard MTProto protocol  —  Nikolai Durov, who is also wanted by cops in France, is responsible for the messaging app's encryption standard.



An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law (Levi Sumagaysay/CalMatters)

Levi Sumagaysay / CalMatters:
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law  —  Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers.  But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.



Character.AI, Aleph Alpha, and other AI startups that raised hundreds of millions are struggling to compete against better-funded rivals and Big Tech companies (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Character.AI, Aleph Alpha, and other AI startups that raised hundreds of millions are struggling to compete against better-funded rivals and Big Tech companies  —  Even companies that raised hundreds of millions in funding are bowing out of the race to develop advanced AI models.



Friday, September 6, 2024

An interview with Bill Gates about What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates, an upcoming five-part Netflix docuseries examining issues like AI, misinfo, and more (Kourtnee Jackson/CNET)

Kourtnee Jackson / CNET:
An interview with Bill Gates about What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates, an upcoming five-part Netflix docuseries examining issues like AI, misinfo, and more  —  I spoke with the tech pioneer about his new Netflix docuseries that touches on artificial intelligence, global warming and more.



What to expect from Apple's September 9 event: four iPhone 16 models, two new AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10 with an updated look, Apple Intelligence, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect from Apple's September 9 event: four iPhone 16 models, two new AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10 with an updated look, Apple Intelligence, and more  —  Company also planning major updates for AirPods and watches. … The event kicks off from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. local time.



The UK CMA objects to Google's ad tech practices, says Google harms competition by using its online display ad dominance "to favour its own ad tech services" (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The UK CMA objects to Google's ad tech practices, says Google harms competition by using its online display ad dominance “to favour its own ad tech services”  —  LONDON — Britain's competition watchdog on Friday issued a statement of objections over Google's ad tech practices …



Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...