Egypt is one of the internet's most prominent choke points thanks to 16 subsea cables carrying ~17% of the world's internet traffic touching land in the country
Underwater cables keep the internet online. When they congregate in one place, things get tricky. Tweets: @chengela , @aipio , and @mattburgess1 Tweets: Angela Chen / @chengela : “Where there are cho...
As the first cases involving NFTs hit court dockets, a look at the issues, including outright scams, gaps in securities regulation, and contract enforcement
As the first cases involving NFTs hit the dockets, courts will decide questions around ownership, art, and commerce. Tweets: @rebackermann , @chengela , @glynmoody , @wired , and @bruceqburke Tweets: ...
A half-dozen white-collar workers in industries like tech and banking say they are stealthily holding multiple remote, full-time jobs
the team never did video calls—while he was teaching a coding class at his secret second job.” What a story https://www.wsj.com/... @editorialiste : “Looks like you've been missing a lot of work latel...
A look at the rise and fall of India's missed call industry, which was transformed by Twitter-owned ZipDial that serviced 5M missed calls a day at its peak
In the age of expensive data, missed calls became more than just a cheap way to communicate. But in India, technology moves faster than you'd think. Tweets: @chengela , @anupkaphle , @restofworld , @...
As a Nigerian man was sentenced to death on Zoom, a look at how virtual court hearings are becoming the new normal in legal proceedings around the world
Kechi Nomu / Rest of World : Tweets: @cengizyar , @namlyd , @kemnomu , @chengela , @pribellini , and @raju Tweets: Cengiz / @cengizyar : This year has seen a lot of firsts on Zoom, but a death senten...
Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism
Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China … Tweets: @chengela , @yilingliu95 , @anne_mariebrady , @bradryan...
Pitch deck details Column, a paid social network centered on tech/business notables, with Aron Ping D'Souza as CEO; investor Sarah Cone later said she was CEO
unsolicited and without any indication that it was confidential or embargoed—two weeks ago in an attempt to have this publication as a prospective partner.” https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... @tech...
Sources: CFIUS has launched a review of ByteDance's 2017 acquisition of Musical.ly, as TikTok didn't seek clearance from CFIUS during the acquisition
Margaret Sullivan was having fun. Washington Post : U.S. government investigating TikTok over national security concerns Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz : TikTok could be the next social platform plagued wit...
Voice-enabled tech has given rise to voice analysis research that provides insight into human behaviors, but raises concerns about privacy and accuracy
It's one of a crop of companies looking for the personal insights contained in our speech. In recent years, researchers and startups … Tweets: @jjvincent and @chengela Tweets: James Vincent / @jjvinc...
FDA approves first AI diagnostic device that doesn't need a doctor to interpret the results, detecting diabetic retinopathy by looking at photos of a retina
Angela Chen / The Verge :