Monday, November 7, 2022

Research: Russia reactivates its troll and bot networks on Gab, Parler, and other platforms, seeking to influence the US midterms and erode support for Ukraine (Steven Lee Myers/New York Times)

Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Research: Russia reactivates its troll and bot networks on Gab, Parler, and other platforms, seeking to influence the US midterms and erode support for Ukraine  —  Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.



Amazon app quiz today, November 7: Get answers to these questions and win Rs 15,000 in Amazon Pay balance

There is usually one winner of the quiz, who is chosen via a lucky draw. The results of today’s quiz will be announced on November 8. Here are five questions from today’s (November 7) quiz along with their respective answers that can help you win Rs 15,000 in Amazon Pay balance. https://ift.tt/xoYn4Bk

Sources: Apple expects to produce at least 3M fewer iPhone 14 handsets than anticipated in 2022, aiming to make 87M or fewer, primarily due to softer demand (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple expects to produce at least 3M fewer iPhone 14 handsets than anticipated in 2022, aiming to make 87M or fewer, primarily due to softer demand  —  Apple Inc. expects to produce at least 3 million fewer iPhone 14 handsets than originally anticipated this year, according to people familiar with its plans.



Sunday, November 6, 2022

Internal post and sources: Twitter is delaying rolling out verification checkmarks to Blue subscribers until November 9, the day after the US midterm elections (New York Times)

New York Times:
Internal post and sources: Twitter is delaying rolling out verification checkmarks to Blue subscribers until November 9, the day after the US midterm elections  —  Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk's plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.



An investigation details India's "hack-for-hire" industry that helps global corporate intelligence clients target businesses, journalists, and politicians (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:
An investigation details India's “hack-for-hire” industry that helps global corporate intelligence clients target businesses, journalists, and politicians  —  In a quiet alcove of the opulent Leela Palace hotel in Delhi, two British corporate investigators were listening intently …



Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have done little to refute inaccurate election claims by at least 26 US midterms candidates since April (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have done little to refute inaccurate election claims by at least 26 US midterms candidates since April  —  A Post review of hundreds of posts found many with misinformation but none with social media labels



The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its Staten Island warehouse; Amazon plans to appeal (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...