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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 … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
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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9to5Mac, Mashable, Durov's Channel, TechSpot, BleepingComputer, PCMag, Android Police, New York Times, Associated Press, Engadget, Decisive Liberty Newsletter, and Reuters
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| Kevin Williams / Washington Post: |
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.
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| Katie Palmer / STAT: |
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: @amerurological, @vikbakhru, @katiempalmer, and @gideongil
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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 …
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Mashable, BetaNews, Tech Times, BGR India, Tribuneindia News Service, and Android Police. Tweets: @nh_india
| 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
Tweets: @mims, @mims, and @2morrowknight
| Washington Post: |
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.
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The Guardian. Tweets: @westcoastbill, @kimzetter, @stanphylcap, @josephmenn, @chris_maag, @gbrumfiel, @pstasiatech, and @kbandersen
| 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 … | 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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Wishful Linking. Tweets: @hels, @ftrain, @carseatheadrest, @anirvan, @communalsauce, @sesmith, @waxpancake, @rinewithoutacat, @mabfan, and @asafshaloo
| 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.
Tweets: @ericgeller, @taliaringer, @howelloneill, and @kimzetter
| 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 …
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Divine Innovation. Tweets: @jason_pontin, @aem76us, @hackylawyer, @oneunderscore__, @chrismessina, @nd_kane, @ethicistforhire, @mariabustillos, @sepoy, @jscros, and @bigblackjacobin
| 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, @anirvan, @restofworld, @anupkaphle, and @restofworld
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