Report finds Amazon and third parties collect data from interactions with Alexa through Echo speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Report finds Amazon and third parties collect data from interactions with Alexa through Echo speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners  —  Amazon and third parties use data from smart speakers to sell you stuff, says report  —  A report released last week contends …

Twitter cancels earnings conference call

Though months away from Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal, Twitter on Thursday cancelled its customary earnings conference call. https://ift.tt/gNZstaV

Sources: China is preparing to end the regulatory crackdown over big tech and give the sector a bigger role to help boost the ailing economy (Tracy Qu/South China Morning Post)

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post:
Sources: China is preparing to end the regulatory crackdown over big tech and give the sector a bigger role to help boost the ailing economy  —  A symposium involving Chinese Big Tech has been scheduled after the Labour Day holiday to assure business leaders on the new direction …

Apple sees bigger supply problems after strong start to year

Apple Inc on Thursday forecast bigger problems as COVID-19 lockdowns snarl production and demand in China, the war in Ukraine dents sales and growth slows in services, which the iPhone maker sees as its engine for expansion. https://ift.tt/JEkTo7n

China's lockdown outrage tests state propaganda limits in Shanghai, where internet-savvy residents overwhelmed censors' ability to keep up with critical posts (New York Times)

New York Times:
China's lockdown outrage tests state propaganda limits in Shanghai, where internet-savvy residents overwhelmed censors' ability to keep up with critical posts  —  Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country's leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.

Turtlemint, which helps financial advisors understand and distribute insurance to their customers, raises a $120M Series E at a $900M post-money valuation (Priyanka Iyer/Moneycontrol)

Priyanka Iyer / Moneycontrol:
Turtlemint, which helps financial advisors understand and distribute insurance to their customers, raises a $120M Series E at a $900M post-money valuation  —  The firm intends to use the fresh funds to expand in new geographies, scale leadership and strengthen product stack.