Monday, October 3, 2022

Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to open its first physical store in London; customers can shop in-store, collect orders, or get local delivery (Adam Coghlan/Eater London)

Adam Coghlan / Eater London:
Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to open its first physical store in London; customers can shop in-store, collect orders, or get local delivery  —  Deliveroo is chewing up all of the data.  The London-born, one-time restaurant delivery giant — now omnipresent goods-provider …



Google Chrome: How to send ‘Do not track’ requests to websites

How a website responds to the request determines what happens to your data. For example, after sending a ‘Do not track’ request, many websites continue to gather and use your browsing information to enhance security, offer content, services, advertisements, and recommendations on their websites, as well as produce reporting statistics. https://ift.tt/ZnI7BWj

Sunday, October 2, 2022

New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past (The Citizen Lab)

The Citizen Lab:
New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past  —  Key Takeaways  — Mexican digital rights organization R3D (Red en los Defensa de los Derechos Digitales) …



Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before freezing customer accounts; one source says $8M was used to pay taxes (Kadhim Shubber/Financial Times)

Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times:
Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before freezing customer accounts; one source says $8M was used to pay taxes  —  Scrutiny of Alex Mashinsky grows after crypto lender was left with hole in balance sheet  —  Celsius Network founder Alex …



A look at AI chatbots that seek to improve mental health, like Wysa and Woebot, which have millions of users despite scant research to support their efficacy (Grace Browne/Wired)

Grace Browne / Wired:
A look at AI chatbots that seek to improve mental health, like Wysa and Woebot, which have millions of users despite scant research to support their efficacy  —  With human therapists in short supply, AI chatbots are trying to plug the gap—but it's not clear how well they work.  —  Bots Run the Internet



Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic, driven by generational changes, more diverse food creators, and a frustration with the curation culture (Bettina Makalintal/Eater)

Bettina Makalintal / Eater:
Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic, driven by generational changes, more diverse food creators, and a frustration with the curation culture  —  The food blogger aesthetic has given way to something more realistic and DIY: Laissez-faire Instagram food is here



A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

Morgan Meaker / Wired:
A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory  —  Botmasters have created a Kafkaesque system where companies are paying huge sums to show their ads to bots.  And everyone is fine with this.



Telegram reduces prices of its Premium service in India, these are the new prices

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has reduced its monthly subscription fee in India for premium users, down to Rs 179 from Rs 469. https://ift.tt/q7JOG6z

Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after its shares dropped 64% since Jan. 2021, wiping $623B in market value, more than any other firm globally (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg:
Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after its shares dropped 64% since Jan. 2021, wiping $623B in market value, more than any other firm globally  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd. has lost its title as China's biggest company to liquor giant Kweichow Moutai Co., the latest sign …



Saturday, October 1, 2022

As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars  —  In the future, your choice of smartphone ecosystem—Android or iPhone—could determine which make and model of car you choose



Why UP CM Yogi Adityanath quoted 'Main Samay hoon' for 5G

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Local media: Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's Seoul offices over allegations it is charging App Store IAP fees of 33%, rather than the stated 30% (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)

William Gallagher / AppleInsider:
Local media: Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's Seoul offices over allegations it is charging App Store IAP fees of 33%, rather than the stated 30%  —  Officials from Korea's Fair Trade Commission conducted a dawn raid on Apple's offices in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, over allegations …



Airtel launches 5G services: How to activate and access 5G on your phone

Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of 5G services in India at the sixth edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC 2022). Starting today (October 1), Airtel’s 5G services will be available in select cities and users can now experience the 5G services on their smartphones. https://ift.tt/ybwTQYm

Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand shows that 86% Gen Z adults have a "somewhat" or "very" favorable opinion of YouTube, 73% of Instagram, and 69% of TikTok (Jennifer A. Kingson/Axios)

Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios:
Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand shows that 86% Gen Z adults have a “somewhat” or “very” favorable opinion of YouTube, 73% of Instagram, and 69% of TikTok  —  The youngest generation of adults is so crazy for tech companies that YouTube, Google …



Amazon sale 2022: Wi-Fi-enabled printers available under Rs 15,000

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Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority : Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store b...