New York halts Bitcoin mining for 2 years, 'grim day' for Blockchain

In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used in Bitcoin mining. https://ift.tt/nHxq2Zj

Masayoshi Son used SoftBank's Vision Fund to build a society mediated by AI, but failed as he invested in firms with exploitative technology, not explorative (Edward Ongweso Jr/VICE)

Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
Masayoshi Son used SoftBank's Vision Fund to build a society mediated by AI, but failed as he invested in firms with exploitative technology, not explorative  —  Masayoshi Son used SoftBank and its $100 billion Vision Fund to remake the world in its image.  It's not a pleasant picture.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 with 11th gen Intel Core i5 launched, starts at $599

Microsoft has launched the successor to its entry-level Surface Laptop Go – the Surface Laptop Go 2 – starting at $599 (Rs 46,491). The Surface Go 2 offers more storage with its base model than the original Surface Go, launched in 2020. It is also $50 ( roughly Rs 3,880) costlier than its predecessor. https://ift.tt/dAFKNLB

Sourav Ganguly joins hands with Noida-based edtech startup Classplus

Ending all speculations after sending a cryptic tweet, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday joined hands with Noida-based edtech startup Classplus to promote thousands of educators and content creators. https://ift.tt/FLiZsap

Some Google staff say Google is willfully ignoring caste bias after it canceled a presentation on the topic, which led to the resignation of a senior manager (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Some Google staff say Google is willfully ignoring caste bias after it canceled a presentation on the topic, which led to the resignation of a senior manager  —  The rising Hindu nationalist movement that has spread from India through the diaspora has arrived inside Google, according to employees and an activist on caste bias.

ExpressVPN says it is pulling its servers out of India, citing the impossibility of complying with an upcoming mandate to record users' names and activities (Arun Padmanabhan/The Economic Times)

Arun Padmanabhan / The Economic Times:
ExpressVPN says it is pulling its servers out of India, citing the impossibility of complying with an upcoming mandate to record users' names and activities  —  New Delhi: Virtual private network (VPN) operator ExpressVPN is pulling its servers out of India, citing the impossibility of complying …