Year: 2023

WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations(Matt Burgess/Wired)

WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by…

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As protests grow in Myanmar, NetBlocks says the country’s internet connectivity fell to 16% of ordinary levels, indicating a near-total internet shutdown(Jon Fingas/Engadget)

As protests grow in Myanmar, NetBlocks says the country’s internet connectivity fell to 16% of ordinary levels, indicating a near-total…

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Yandex says it caught an employee selling access to user email accounts for personal gains, and is in process of notifying 4,887 affected mailbox owners(Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Yandex says it caught an employee selling access to user email accounts for personal gains, and is in process of…

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Synchron, which is developing a brain-computer interface that helps paralysis patients text, email, and shop online, raises $40M Series B led by Khosla Ventures(Andrea Park/FierceBiotech)

Synchron, which is developing a brain-computer interface that helps paralysis patients text, email, and shop online, raises $40M Series B…

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From BitClout to income share agreements at Lambda School, the future of work feels like a pyramid scheme where you can package and sell others’ potential(Dror Poleg)

From BitClout to income share agreements at Lambda School, the future of work feels like a pyramid scheme where you…

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Trend Micro: 32% of 500 IT leaders believe AI will replace all cybersecurity roles by 2030; 19% say attackers using AI will be commonplace by 2025(Eileen Brown/ZDNet)

Trend Micro: 32% of 500 IT leaders believe AI will replace all cybersecurity roles by 2030; 19% say attackers using…

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Thai SEC orders exchanges to delist NFTs and meme coins, defined as those with “no objective or underlying value” whose price relies on social media trends(Robert Stevens/Decrypt)

Thai SEC orders exchanges to delist NFTs and meme coins, defined as those with “no objective or underlying value” whose…

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In an internal memo, Apple acknowledges concerns and “misunderstandings” about its new photo scanning feature but says it is necessary to “protect children”(Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

In an internal memo, Apple acknowledges concerns and “misunderstandings” about its new photo scanning feature but says it is necessary…

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With Tidal, Square may give artists more control over the revenue streams they create, offer advances, royalty processing, and more traditional label services(Benjamin Pimentel/Protocol)

With Tidal, Square may give artists more control over the revenue streams they create, offer advances, royalty processing, and more…

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Sources: Zillow is pitching institutional investors on the sale of 7K homes for ~$2.8B to recover from buying too many, which it blames on its bidding algorithm (Bloomberg)

Sources: Zillow is pitching institutional investors on the sale of 7K homes for ~$2.8B to recover from buying too many,…

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