In iOS 16 beta 4, Apple finally adds support for Apple Pay in non-Safari browsers like Chrome and Edge, possibly in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act
Not just Safari — Apple Pay could finally be compatible with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox in iOS 16.
Researchers say Meta is failing to moderate dangerous content on Facebook in Kenya, citing failures in AI as well as linguistic and cultural expertise gaps
NAIROBI — The shooter approaches from behind, raising a pistol to his victim's head. He pulls the trigger and “pop,” a lifeless body slumps forward.
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, despite claiming to “ensure a safe and secure” election
Bolt Mobility, co-founded by Usain Bolt, seems to have ceased operations and vanished from at least five US cities, leaving unusable e-bikes; Bolt raised $40.2M
Bolt Mobility, the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, appears to have vanished without …
Investigation: 32 US brokers are selling overlapping datasets with ~2.9B profiles of people pegged as “actively pregnant” or “shopping for maternity products”
Gizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as … Tweets: @swodinsky , @jjvincent , @swodinsky , @caitlinrcruz , @spekulation , @robinberjon , @andrewcou...
India generates ~$19B from auctioning airwaves, including for 5G; Reliance Jio spent $11B+ on 24,740 megahertz, followed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. spent more than $11 billion, emerging the top buyer in India's airwaves auction …
The US CHIPS Act's financial aid is unlikely to cover all giant projects, meaning the Department of Commerce will face difficult choices in who gets the money
The long wait for legislation to boost the US's position in global semiconductor manufacturing is almost over.
As the market downturn sees some US tech investors and startups hunkering down, others continue as normal; Q2 average investment deal sizes are at record levels
Market correction leaves some startups in crisis as others take employees on vacation — Why a 2022 Recession Would Be Unlike Any Other
A cyberattack on Illuminate Education, exposing the personal data of 1M+ students, highlights the dangers of stockpiling school children's sensitive information
At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down. Tweets: @funnymonkey , @imeluny , @alexa...
As the US passes its CHIPS Act, China plans to invest ~$150B through 2030 on chips, South Korea eyes $260B in chip investments by 2027, and the EU plans $40B
The question is whether semiconductor giants choose America over other locations that have offered incentives and lower costs for years Tweets: @jchengwsj and @jonhusted Tweets: Jonathan Cheng / @jche...
How Tor has been fighting Russia's efforts to block the anonymous browser since December 2021, including using Telegram to share volunteer-run Tor bridges
Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results. — For years, the anonymity service Tor … Tweets: @heartlandorg , @wedf_forum , @oliverlinow , and @natynettle...
An analysis of music NFT secondary sales and trading activity from late 2021 to mid-2022, to provide a more in-depth and nuanced understanding of NFT markets
especially when fans' wallets are on the line. @water_and_music : In our latest research, we analyze collector and sales activity for 7 music NFT projects from @SnoopDogg , @matthewchaim + more, inclu...
In addition to chip subsidies, the US must rethink its immigration policies to lure high-skilled workers and invest in STEM to become a manufacturing hub again
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Just 15 minutes outside of downtown Columbus, the suburbs abruptly evaporate. Tweets: @aliyabhatia , @scottlincicome , @ericmgarcia , @rkelchen , @klonkitchen , @calebwatney , @reimu...
Chasing TikTok's success and leaving behind the protection of hard-to-replicate, large social graphs could end the lengthy dominance of platforms like Facebook
that putting aside TikTok's recent dominance in terms of watch times — I think YouTube has never had any *real* competition in the non-live space and probably never will. It has the right mix. Christi...
A look at the rise and fall of Bird, now a penny stock with a public market cap under $160M, as valuations in the scooter and bike rental sector collapse
Investigation: the tech supporting the organ donation network in the US uses old software containing programming mistakes, leading to periodic system failures
White House Digital Service found that the technology that matches donated organs to patients has failed repeatedly
An interview with Kate Edwards, a geographer and consultant who helps video game companies better reflect international cultures and geopolitics in their games
and help developers address their blind spots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Shannon Liao / @shannon_liao : To critics who say that asking gaming companies to address politics is akin to asking ...
Salesforce, whose logo appeared on Helium's website next to Lime's, also says it is not a Helium partner; Helium has removed both logos from its website
Dell XPS 13 Plus review: thin, light, a great OLED screen, and a powerful P-series chip, but expensive, gets very hot, a poor battery life, and very few ports
The US and Japan plan to open a 2nm chip R&D center in 2022 and start mass production as early as 2025, to establish secure supply chains amid Taiwan tensions
Inside China's $16B virtual influencer industry, as motion capture actors complain of hard working conditions powering their avatars four to five hours per day
It's really about the Pacific, but Taiwan stands in the way. Art: Mark Corry. Tweets: Ross Dawson / @rossdawson : Virtual influencers are becoming massive, especially in China, where it's a $16bn ind...
A look at Samsung's mounting semiconductor problems: reportedly losing Qualcomm and Nvidia's business to TSMC, Galaxy S22 lagging iPhone 13's chips, and more
Financial Times : Tweets: @wholemarsblog , @crsdavies , and @chinabeigebook Tweets: @wholemarsblog : Samsung seeks to reassure markets over semiconductor competitiveness They lost Nvidia and Qualcomm...
Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Steam, Epic Games, Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and other websites for not complying with licensing rules introduced in November 2020
A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the chipmaking process inside single countries or regions reveal and exacerbate bottlenecks
Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @genemgrossman , @kizzy224 , @chengtingfang , @mtdtl , and @pstasiatech Tweets: Gene Grossman / @genemgrossman : A good explanation of why subsidies for reshoring chip productio...
A look at the GOP's escalating pressure campaign against Google over Gmail's filters allegedly marking fundraising emails from right-wing candidates as spam
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
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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.