China warns against using metaverse as a tool for illegal fund-raising

China's banking and insurance regulator issued a warning on Friday against using the metaverse as a tool for illegal fund-raising, amid widespread interest in the country's private sector. https://ift.tt/N9skt7U

How Apple may get to $1T in revenue by 2030, from $366B in 2021, using its hardware expertise, high consumer trust, and capital reserves to enter new markets (Scott Galloway/No Mercy/No Malice)

Scott Galloway / No Mercy / No Malice:
How Apple may get to $1T in revenue by 2030, from $366B in 2021, using its hardware expertise, high consumer trust, and capital reserves to enter new markets  —  Round numbers have no inherent meaning — they're a consequence of 10 fingers.  But they provide a benchmark, a way to focus our observations.

Project Zero: Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, on average in 25 days, compared to Google in 44 days, Mozilla 46, and Apple 69 (Steven Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNet)

Steven Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet:
Project Zero: Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, on average in 25 days, compared to Google in 44 days, Mozilla 46, and Apple 69  —  Linux programmers do a better job of patching security holes than programmers at Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

A look at Microsoft's AI system in Argentina's Salta province to predict teenage pregnancy, which faced pushback from activists for being invasive and opaque (Wired)

Wired:
A look at Microsoft's AI system in Argentina's Salta province to predict teenage pregnancy, which faced pushback from activists for being invasive and opaque  —  A government leader in Argentina hailed the AI, which was fed invasive data about girls.  The feminist pushback could inform the future of health tech.

Trump's Truth Social app launch delayed until March: Report

The much anticipated former US President Donald Trump's social network 'Truth Social' has been delayed until March, The New York Times reported. https://ift.tt/S0NlkxO

Twitter, Google blocked ads from medical journal about health, racism

Tech giants Twitter and Google blocked advertisements of a special issue of medical journal Health Affairs that focused on racism and health, the companies have claimed. https://ift.tt/03VL64n