Saturday, September 3, 2022

Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's approach to Libs of TikTok, as some US hospitals face threats following posts by the anti-LGBTQ account (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's approach to Libs of TikTok, as some US hospitals face threats following posts by the anti-LGBTQ account  —  Employees are warning colleagues to take action against the anti-LGBTQ account, saying it's ‘only a matter of time’ its posts lead to violence.



Vivo’s foldable smartphone to reportedly launch as X Fold Plus

Vivo’s foldable smartphone has been making headlines for a while now. Several leaks and rumours have already given us an insight into what to expect from the upcoming foldable smartphone. The Vivo foldable smartphone was earlier expected to launch with the name -- Vivo X Fold S. However, according to the well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, the handset could arrive as Vivo X Fold Plus. https://ift.tt/vTZ6uYp

India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices of Paytm, Razorpay, and Cashfree on Friday as part of an investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices of Paytm, Razorpay, and Cashfree on Friday as part of an investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps  —  India's financial crime fighting agency searched the offices of fintech unicorns Paytm and Razorpay as well as Cashfree on Friday …



Microsoft has good news for Sony PlayStation users

Microsoft has some good news for Sony PlayStation gaming consoles users. The company is reportedly committing to keep Call of Duty (CoD) on PlayStation for "several more years" beyond the existing marketing deal Sony has with Activision. https://ift.tt/1gz6PCa news/microsoft-has-good-news-for-sony-playstation-users/articleshow/93971481.cms

Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese iPhone assembler, for allegedly using a shell company to take over local company Speed Tech in 2012 (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese iPhone assembler, for allegedly using a shell company to take over local company Speed Tech in 2012  —  Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted the head of Luxshare Precision Industry Co. for using a shell company to surreptitiously …



Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a "frugal AI" approach, building smaller models on open-weight systems (Rina Chandran/Rest of World)

Rina Chandran / Rest of World : Some startups and researchers who can't access the most advanced chips are adopting a “frugal AI” app...