CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram was unresponsive to Brazil's Supreme Court because the court used the wrong email address, apologizes, and asks for a ruling delay
Telegram's founder and CEO Pavel Durov has just put out a statement about why Brazil's Supreme Court is now suspending the app, and the reason is incredible.
A former Apple employee is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding Apple out of $10M+ by taking kickbacks, stealing parts, evading taxes, and more
CUPERTINO (CBS SF) - A former Apple employee is facing federal charges after he allegedly defrauded the tech giant out of millions …
Google has begun rolling out a feature that lets users delete the last 15 minutes of their search history on Android, eight months after rolling it out for iOS
The feature came to the iOS app in July — Google is finally bringing the ability to delete the last 15 minutes of your search history …
Brazil's Supreme Court orders the shutdown of Telegram for not adhering to judicial orders, gives phone carriers, Apple, and Google five days to block the app
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram, following a request …
US judge dismisses a DC AG lawsuit against Amazon, which claimed that the company maintained a monopoly by locking wholesalers into anti-competitive agreements
The attorney general for the District of Columbia said Amazon made merchants on its site sell at the lowest price they charged on the web …
Mykhailo Fedorov says the quality of Starlink is excellent, as Ukrainians use the terminals to stay online; source says there are 5K+ terminals in the country
Elon Musk recently challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a one-handed fistfight for the future of Ukraine.
Limestone, Tennessee residents were promised economic benefits from a bitcoin mine, but now face constant noise pollution from its computers and cooling fans
LIMESTONE, Tenn. — It started as a low hum one day last spring. Then it got louder, and soon some residents said the noise was like a jet engine idling on a nearby tarmac.
Doctors often use Google Translate to talk with non-English speaking patients, but researchers say inaccurate results are common and can lead to serious errors
The patient had just undergone a cesarean section, and now was struggling to put words to her pain in her native Taiwanese. Tweets: @berkeleydatasci , @rickberke , and @amerurological Tweets: @berkele...
The US is shifting its cybersecurity strategy from relying on companies' voluntary cooperation toward stronger oversight, minimum security standards, and more
The specter of Russian hackers and an overreliance on voluntary cooperation from the private sector means officials are finally prepared to get tough.
A look at TropeTrainer, beloved Torah learning software that helped rabbis prepare kids for bar and bat mitzvahs, which became obsolete after its creator died
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Q&A with Second Life journalist Wagner James Au, on crypto-based metaverses, companies such as Meta struggling to foster healthy metaverse communities, and more
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SXSW shows crypto and the metaverse are underwhelming, mundane, and pathetic; the biggest boosters are rich enough to generate interest but not social utility
The first SXSW in three years was taken over by crypto-mania fueled by marketing hype. — It did not really hit …
How researchers are using self-supervised learning, a branch of AI that has proven effective for handling human language, to better understand animal sounds
New kinds of artificial intelligence are enabling scientists to better understand the sounds of the animal world, from whale songs to mouse squeaks Tweets: @mims , @drescotet , @mims , and @2morrowkni...
Instacart plans to add a $0.40 fee to orders “over the next month” that goes to shoppers to help with gas prices, even if shopper's cars are hybrid or electric
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GM buys SoftBank Vision Fund 1's stake in Cruise for $2.1B, increasing GM's ownership to 80%, and says the company will invest another $1.35B in Cruise
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After some creators speak out, Vimeo caps the monthly bandwidth usage at 2TB instead of charging the top 1% of users; creators have at least 30 days to appeal
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Doctors say the rise of fantasy sports apps has led to a spike in gambling addiction in India, where gambling is illegal but fantasy gaming has no clear laws
https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : One soldier racked up online gambling losses six times the size of his annual income. He was suicidal and spent 20 days at a psychiatric institute. He says h...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.