Substack to support paid subscriptions for writers based in India; the feature is in beta and Substack will waive its 10% fee during the beta period
Substack Blog : Tweets: @akm1410 , @smc90 , @anmolm_ , @reddymadhavan , @iruhdam24 , @pankajontech , @hamishmckenzie , and @patio11 See also Mediagazer Tweets: Ashish K. Mishra / @akm1410 : Super new...
A deep look at the rift between some prominent SV figures and the journalists increasingly critical of the tech industry, based on Slate Star Codex vs. The NYT
Long, angry LRB essay by Pankaj Mishra. Tweets: Balaji S. Srinivasan / @balajis : Had a fun chat just now with Lewis-Kraus on positive sum ways to build a new relationship between tech & media. He rec...
India's Reliance Jio launches JioMeet, a Zoom-like video-conference service, offering unlimited free calls in 720p with up to 100 participants and no time limit
and it is absolutely free Brandy Betz / Seeking Alpha : Reliance Jio releases Zoom competitor Tweets: @shrinivassg : JioMeet and Zoom - a thread. Screen 1 - Landing Page. https://twitter.com/... Avina...
An obscure Indian firm provided hacking services to help spy on 10K+ email accounts over seven years, in one of the largest spy-for-hire operations ever exposed
New report from @citizenlab uncovering Dark Basin, a hack-for-hire group that has targeted thousands of individuals on six continents. Targets include advocacy groups and journalists, elected and seni...
Sources: Amazon employees often consulted sales info on third-party vendors when developing private-label merchandise, contrary to assertions to Congress
Contrary to assertions to Congress, employees often consulted sales information on third-party vendors when developing private-label merchandise Tweets: @jason_kint , @trippmickle , @wsj , @halsinger ...
Sources: Google is working on a “Google card”, a debit card co-branded with banks including Citi, to set itself apart from rival payment services
Venmo Adds Direct Deposits—Bank & Fintech Apps See Downtime Tyler Lee / Phandroid : It looks like Google could be making their own debit card Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo : Leaks Emerge About Google's Upc...
Kuo: Apple will release its first ARM-based Mac in the next 12 to 18 months, using an Apple designed chip instead of an Intel processor
these kinds of apps take time to port, often with lengthy external testing. Can't just ship Chris Maddern / @chrismaddern : Apple may not always “love you back” with things like long-term support and ...
With the global market for AI data preparation expected to reach $1.2B by the end of 2023, India is emerging as a hub for data labelling and annotation work
Kumaramputhur is a tiny village some 45 km northwest of Palakkad in Kerala, home to some 3,500 families and probably not much bigger than an average Bengaluru suburb. Tweets: @kris_sg and @pankajontec...
A wave of Chinese entrepreneurs with access to Chinese capital and an undying appetite for growth are landing on Indian shores, challenging Indian startups
Jayadevan PK / FactorDaily : Tweets: @factordaily , @dkhare , @sajithpai , @n_dayasindhu , and @pankajontech Tweets: @factordaily : India is seeing a raft of Chinese startups landing on it shores wit...
Inside NewsDog, a Tencent-backed Chinese app aimed at entertainment, regional content, and money generating schemes, with 50M Indian users and ~200M DAUs total
Shadma Shaikh / FactorDaily : Tweets: @factordaily , @shadmashaikh , and @pankajontech Tweets: @factordaily : How did a small team build NewsDog into one of India's top content apps? Answer: a gamifi...