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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.
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| Reuters: |
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 …
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| S.I. Rosenbaum / Input: |
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 — I can tell you what TropeTrainer was, what it did, and what it meant to people. I can tell you about the person who made it …
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| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
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 … | David McCabe / New York Times: |
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 … | Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
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 — Before, creators were suddenly told they may have to pay thousands of dollars — Vimeo has announced that it's making … | Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
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.| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
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 — The move follows temporary surcharge announcements from Lyft and Uber — Grocery delivery platform Instacart announced Friday …
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| Adnan Bhat / Rest of World: |
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 — All forms of gambling are illegal in India but there are no clear laws when it comes to fantasy gaming, which is quickly becoming a threat.
Tweets: @adnanmbhat, @restofworld, @anupkaphle, @anirvan, and @restofworld
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
A developer of the popular open-source networking tool node-ipc allegedly sabotaged its code to wipe data on computers that use the tool in Russia and Belarus — The shortsighted protest has caused a massive uproar in the open source community. — A technologist and maintainer …
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Ars Technica, Wired, CSO, Krebs on Security, Protocol, Slashdot, Security Affairs, The Register, and SC Media
| Andrew R. Chow / TIME: |
A profile of Vitalik Buterin, who says he decided “to try to be more risk-taking and less neutral” to shape Ethereum with “lots of good crazy and bad crazy” — In a few minutes, electronic music will start pulsing, stuffed animals will be flung through the air …
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Fortune, Newser, SatPost, Ethereum World News, CoinMarketCap Alexandria, Caterpillar Steps, ZyCrypto, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @vitalikbuterin, @tombrady, @vitalikbuterin, @andrewrchow, @santisiri, @coinbureau, @sandeepnailwal, @washingtonpoint, @bitboy_crypto, @kimpossiblefact, @matthuang, @sriramk, @marietjeschaake, @ptaktestkitchen, @brandyljensen, @mattyglesias, @novogratz, @jimcramer, @bdomenech, @elidourado, @anitaposch, @glenweyl, @mollyesque, @grady_booch, @mediumsizemeech, @ntnsndr, @time, and @laurashin
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