YouTube says it has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
YouTube says it has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines  —  Exclusive: Platform takes ‘unprecedented action’ to address content guideline violations since invasion  —  YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos …

A look at the autonomous vehicle industry, as CB Insights says equity funding for companies developing autonomous vehicles eclipsed $12B in 2021, up 50%+ YoY (Rebecca Fannin/CNBC)

Rebecca Fannin / CNBC:
A look at the autonomous vehicle industry, as CB Insights says equity funding for companies developing autonomous vehicles eclipsed $12B in 2021, up 50%+ YoY  —  - Despite its promise, a future full of autonomous vehicles still seems like a distant fantasy.

Google details three campaigns using Predator spyware built by North Macedonian developer Cytrox which exploited five Android vulnerabilities discovered in 2021 (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Google details three campaigns using Predator spyware built by North Macedonian developer Cytrox which exploited five Android vulnerabilities discovered in 2021  —  New research from Google's Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry.

Analysis finds 46 wallets bought a combined $17.3M worth of tokens that were listed shortly after on Coinbase, Binance, and FTX, making profits of $1.7M+ (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Analysis finds 46 wallets bought a combined $17.3M worth of tokens that were listed shortly after on Coinbase, Binance, and FTX, making profits of $1.7M+  —  Anonymous wallets buy up tokens right before they are listed and sell shortly afterward  —  Public data suggests …

Netflix to pay $59M to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where prosecutors claimed cables and servers used by Netflix amounted to physical presence in the country (Reuters)

Reuters:
Netflix to pay $59M to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where prosecutors claimed cables and servers used by Netflix amounted to physical presence in the country  —  U.S. streaming service Netflix has agreed to settle a tax dispute with Italy, the company and legal sources said on Friday.

How Apple may have had to make tough choices about its AR/VR headset design

Tech giant Apple had to make tough choices about the final design of its augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset as it reportedly chose a standalone AR/VR headset over a more powerful tethered design. https://ift.tt/SrYkQmh