Sunday, August 21, 2022

NSO Group CEO is stepping down as the company restructures to focus on NATO countries; source: NSO is also cutting 100 posts out of its 750-strong workforce (Reuters)

Reuters:
NSO Group CEO is stepping down as the company restructures to focus on NATO countries; source: NSO is also cutting 100 posts out of its 750-strong workforce  —  Israeli spyware firm NSO Group said on Sunday its Chief Executive Shalev Hulio is stepping down with immediate effect …



A dad who sent Android photos of his baby's groin to a doctor says Google disabled his account and police probed him after Google flagged the photos as CSAM (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)

Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
A dad who sent Android photos of his baby's groin to a doctor says Google disabled his account and police probed him after Google flagged the photos as CSAM  —  Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children.  But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.



Chinese game makers, facing slowing domestic user growth and fewer game approvals amid the regulatory crackdown, are rushing into overseas markets like the US (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Chinese game makers, facing slowing domestic user growth and fewer game approvals amid the regulatory crackdown, are rushing into overseas markets like the US  —  With fewer titles approved and domestic user growth slowing, Tencent and its competitors are looking to expansion abroad



SoftBank CFO says the company sold a large part of its stake in Alibaba to "instantly show" investors its finances were solid after a $23B quarterly loss (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
SoftBank CFO says the company sold a large part of its stake in Alibaba to “instantly show” investors its finances were solid after a $23B quarterly loss  —  Yoshimitsu Goto says Japanese technology group wanted to ‘instantly show’ its finances were solid



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...