Monday, November 28, 2022

Chinese protestors are holding up blank pieces of paper as a protest against censorship, leading platforms and censors to quickly remove the images (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Chinese protestors are holding up blank pieces of paper as a protest against censorship, leading platforms and censors to quickly remove the images  —  Protesters are using few or no words in public and online demonstrations to speak out against Beijing's zero-Covid policies



UK police report: financial losses from crypto fraud were up 32% YoY to £226M between October 2021 and September 2022 and cases rose 16% to 10,030 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
UK police report: financial losses from crypto fraud were up 32% YoY to £226M between October 2021 and September 2022 and cases rose 16% to 10,030  —  Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions  —  UK crypto fraud rose by a third in one year …



Ireland's Data Protection Commission fines Meta €265M for failing to safeguard data on 500M+ users from data scrapers, the third fine by the DPC on Meta (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal)

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Ireland's Data Protection Commission fines Meta €265M for failing to safeguard data on 500M+ users from data scrapers, the third fine by the DPC on Meta  —  Company gets new EU privacy fine as bloc tightens regulation of big tech companies  —  A top European regulator fined Facebook …



Source: turmoil at Foxconn's Zhengzhou hub is likely to lower iPhone 14 Pro production by close to 6M units in 2022, potentially worsening if lockdowns continue (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Source: turmoil at Foxconn's Zhengzhou hub is likely to lower iPhone 14 Pro production by close to 6M units in 2022, potentially worsening if lockdowns continue  —  Turmoil at Apple Inc.'s key manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou is likely to result in a production shortfall of close …



Sunday, November 27, 2022

Realme 10 Pro+ likely to be priced under Rs 25,000 in India

Realme launched the Realme 10 Pro series of smartphones in China earlier this month. The smartphones will now debut in India on December 8. Realme 10 Pro series comprises Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+ models. According to a tweet by Madhav Seth, vice president, Realme India, the Pro+ is likely to be priced under Rs 25,000. https://ift.tt/pN79uGJ

OnePlus 11 likely to come in Glossy Green and Matte Black colour options

OnePlus 11 is said to be in the works. The flagship smartphone will succeed the OnePlus 10 series launched earlier this year. The company is yet to announce the launch date of the phone, but ahead of the rumoured launch, the colour variants of the smartphone have surfaced online. https://ift.tt/7ADtB4p

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 ...