A look at the endless battle being waged by a group of internet sleuths, trans engineers, and activists to banish stalking forum Kiwi Farms from the internet (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
A look at the endless battle being waged by a group of internet sleuths, trans engineers, and activists to banish stalking forum Kiwi Farms from the internet  —  The anonymous forum, known as Kiwi Farms, keeps popping back online despite a relentless campaign by transgender activists and a former insider

Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act "favorably" towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition tech across the country (Mark Townsend/The Guardian)

Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition tech across the country  —  Officials reflected policing minister's enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings

A look at iPhone's upcoming Lightning to USB-C transition; sources: Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro coming next year will have an aluminum top case (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at iPhone's upcoming Lightning to USB-C transition; sources: Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro coming next year will have an aluminum top case  —  Also: The company confirms the date of its Sept. 12 iPhone 15 event and aims to overhaul device production with 3D printers.

Indian IT industry is moving to new cities from 7 major hubs, claims report

India's technology industry is undergoing decentralization, with IT companies moving to 26 tier-2 and tier-3 cities across the country. This shift is driven by factors such as access to skilled talent, cost-effective operations, and robust infrastructure. The report also highlights the growth of start-ups in these emerging hubs, with funding increasingly going to companies outside urban settings. The trend is expected to continue, with the next wave of technology hubs emerging from these cities. https://ift.tt/BCK8cLr

IIT Madras students’ Hyperloop Team Avishkar ranks in top 3 at European Hyperloop Week 2023

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Students' Hyperloop Team Avishkar has been recognized as one of the top three teams globally in certain technical categories at the European Hyperloop Week 2023. They are the only non-European team to be nominated in several award categories. The team's research on energy consumption and ticket pricing, levitation systems, and sense and control systems earned them prominent positions in the competition. Avishkar Hyperloop is a highly passionate student team focused on revolutionizing transportation with sustainable Hyperloop technologies. They have received support from the Government of India and industry partners. https://ift.tt/ctvPq2w

Instacart's IPO filing suggests its Snowflake cloud spending will fall 71% in 2023, sparking an online spat between staffers of Snowflake and rival Databricks (Ari Levy/CNBC)

Ari Levy / CNBC:
Instacart's IPO filing suggests its Snowflake cloud spending will fall 71% in 2023, sparking an online spat between staffers of Snowflake and rival Databricks  —  - Instacart's long-awaited IPO prospectus last week turned controversial in a way the grocery-delivery company wasn't anticipating.