Thursday, October 17, 2024

UK study: employers running grad schemes received an average of 140 applications for each job in 2024, a record and up 59% YoY, as AI makes applying easier (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
UK study: employers running grad schemes received an average of 140 applications for each job in 2024, a record and up 59% YoY, as AI makes applying easier  —  Fierce competition for roles has been sharpest in highly paid sectors such as IT and consulting  —  UK graduates face …



South Korea plans stronger measures to prevent leaks of advanced tech and business secrets; the NIS says there were 40 attempted chip secret leaks in five years (Reuters)

Reuters:
South Korea plans stronger measures to prevent leaks of advanced tech and business secrets; the NIS says there were 40 attempted chip secret leaks in five years  —  South Korea will prepare stronger measures in a bid to prevent overseas leaks of business secrets amid intensifying competition …



How machine learning could have transformative effects on Africa's developing economies and societies, as some critics worry over a deepening digital divide (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
How machine learning could have transformative effects on Africa's developing economies and societies, as some critics worry over a deepening digital divide  —  Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies.  But some fear a deepening digital divide



Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Elon Musk appears to have won a contest with Indian telecom tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal over the awarding of satellite spectrum in India (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Elon Musk appears to have won a contest with Indian telecom tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal over the awarding of satellite spectrum in India  —  Limited time offer  —  Save 40% on Standard Digital  —  $468 $279 for your first year, equivalent to $23.25 per month.  Make up your own mind.



An analysis of WeChat's network protocol MMTLS finds that it is a modified version of TLS 1.3 and WeChat developers' changes to its cryptography add weaknesses (The Citizen Lab)

The Citizen Lab:
An analysis of WeChat's network protocol MMTLS finds that it is a modified version of TLS 1.3 and WeChat developers' changes to its cryptography add weaknesses  —  Key contributions  — We performed the first public analysis of the security and privacy properties of MMTLS …



Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, Techmeme being the place "to just see globally what's happening in tech", and more (David Pierce/The Verge)

David Pierce / The Verge:
Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, Techmeme being the place “to just see globally what's happening in tech”, and more  —  a couple of years, there was nothing on the internet so simultaneously thrilling and terrifying as having your website hit the front page of Digg.



ASML's stock falls the most since 1998 after projecting sluggish sales, erasing €50B from its market cap and causing Nvidia and other chip stocks to fall (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
ASML's stock falls the most since 1998 after projecting sluggish sales, erasing €50B from its market cap and causing Nvidia and other chip stocks to fall  —  - Magnitude of ASML's forecast cut was a surprise, Citi says  — Peer Tokyo Electron among worst hit stocks in Asia, down 10%



A profile of Klarna and its CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski as it filed for a US IPO on November 13; investors hope Klarna can achieve a $150B-$200B valuation (Financial Times)

Financial Times : A profile of Klarna and its CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski as it filed for a US IPO on November 13; investors hope Klarna ...