Greenpeace and other groups are running ads in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact (Paul Vigna/Wall Street Journal)

Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal:
Greenpeace and other groups are running ads in the NYT, WSJ, and others, funded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, highlighting bitcoin's environmental impact  —  Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency's code  —  A consortium of environmental groups launched …

Here's why Ericsson shareholders are angry with the CEO of the telecom major

Ericsson Chief Executive Borje Ekholm faces his toughest challenge yet as shareholders vote on Tuesday https://ift.tt/Cn5p7bc

Researchers find that Russia's Yandex sends metadata to servers located in the country; Yandex says the data is "non-personalised and very limited" (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

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Researchers find that Russia's Yandex sends metadata to servers located in the country; Yandex says the data is “non-personalised and very limited”  —  Information collected by company through apps on Apple and Google-powered mobile devices is sent to Russian servers

Smart TVs from Amazon, Xiaomi and others available under Rs 25,000

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Why Samsung is not too enthused with the US' semiconductor alliance plans

The US has proposed forging a semiconductor industry alliance between the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan in a move to prevent China from gaining dominance over the strategic sector. https://ift.tt/dwk5tgW

A look at the rise of South Korea's webtoons, comic strips that are designed to be read on a smartphone, as they take off in the US, Southeast Asia, and Japan (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A look at the rise of South Korea's webtoons, comic strips that are designed to be read on a smartphone, as they take off in the US, Southeast Asia, and Japan  —  Digital comics are the country's latest cultural export after the international success of boy band BTS and Squid Game