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As Meta faces rising pressure in the West, it is building more internet infrastructure in Africa, especially in countries with few regulations, like Nigeria (Emmanuel Akinwotu/The Guardian)

Emmanuel Akinwotu / The Guardian: As Meta faces rising pressure in the West, it is building more internet infrastructure in Africa, especially in countries with few regulations, like Nigeria — As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere — hen government officials …

Remember Google Wallet? Looks like it’s making a comeback

Credit: Google The Google Wallet could be getting ready for a comeback. The app and its functionality were combined with Google Pay a few years ago. Wallet may once again become a place to store your cards and other digital passes. Google retired the Wallet name back in 2018 when it announced Google Pay. Eventually,

Honey, Did you Feed the Lamp? Company Wants to Create Living Light Bulbs

The BBC’s [Peter Yeung] had an interesting post about a small French town experimenting with using bioluminescent organisms to provide lighting. A firm called Glowee is spearheading the effort in Rambouillet and other towns throughout France, using a variety of biological techniques to harness nature’s light sources. Glowing animals are reasonably common ranging from fireflies

Tim Cook to give commencement address at Gallaudet University

What you need to know Tim Cook will give the commencement address at Gallaudet University this year. The ceremony is set to kick off on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 2:00 PM. Tim Cook is racking up the commencement addresses. Tim Cook is about to give another commencement speech. In a press release, Gallaudet University

How to add friends on Nintendo Switch

One of the biggest draws of any gaming system is the ability to play with your friends. If a new game comes out, but you’re the only one playing it, the experience can become dull very quickly. Let’s go over how to add friends on the Nintendo Switch. Read more: How to add friends on Discord

Microsoft says it will pay up to $26K more, an increase of 30% in some cases, in bug bounties for “high-impact” bugs in its Office 365 products (Jessica Lyons Hardcastle/The Register)

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: Microsoft says it will pay up to $26K more, an increase of 30% in some cases, in bug bounties for “high-impact” bugs in its Office 365 products — Plus: HP fixes critical Teradici flaws, Karakurt may be a Conti side hustle, and info-stealing malware set free

Sources: Zendesk has hired Qatalyst Partners and is reaching out to potential buyers including software companies and private equity firms (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Zendesk has hired Qatalyst Partners and is reaching out to potential buyers including software companies and private equity firms — Zendesk Inc., a software company that became a takeover target during a failed purchase of SurveyMonkey’s parent, is exploring a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

India-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX raises a $135.9M Series D co-led by Steadview Capital and Pantera Capital at a $2.15B valuation (Apoorva Mittal/The Economic Times)

Apoorva Mittal / The Economic Times: India-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX raises a $135.9M Series D co-led by Steadview Capital and Pantera Capital at a $2.15B valuation — Mumbai: Crypto trading exchange CoinDCX has raised $135.9 million (about Rs 1,000 crore) from investors led by Pantera Capital and Steadview Capital …

Apple Maps adds cycling directions to Chicago, Detroit, more

What you need to know Apple Maps has expanded cycling directions to a number of new cities in the United States. The latest expansion focuses on cities in the midwest. Cities include Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis. It just got easier to travel via bike in Apple Maps. Apple Maps has slowly been expanding its new

How to connect a Chromecast to a hotel TV

People who travel a lot know how variable the hotel TV situation can be. Whether you’re on the road for work or enjoying a relaxing vacation, it’s hard to predict what you’ll get when you hit power on the hotel remote. That’s why using Chromecast on hotel Wi-Fi can be a life-saver. Read more: Everything you

Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots season three is coming May 20th

Image: Netflix The third “volume” of Netflix’s science fiction anthology series Love, Death, and Robots will debut on May 20th. The company announced the release on Monday with a short video — though don’t be fooled by the footage of The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit at the beginning. The streaming service teased that a

Moonbirds, an NFT collection of digital owls by Kevin Rose’s Proof Collective, a group of 1K NFT collectors whose membership costs ~$285K, made $281M+ in sales (Taylor Locke/Fortune)

Taylor Locke / Fortune: Moonbirds, an NFT collection of digital owls by Kevin Rose’s Proof Collective, a group of 1K NFT collectors whose membership costs ~$285K, made $281M+ in sales — Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.

Robotic process automation startup Laiye raises a $70M Series C+, bringing its total Series C to $160M, and acquires Paris-based chatbot service Mindsay (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Robotic process automation startup Laiye raises a $70M Series C+, bringing its total Series C to $160M, and acquires Paris-based chatbot service Mindsay — An ambitious Chinese startup wants a slice of the flourishing global work automation market. Laiye, a Beijing-based company that provides …

It looks like the Google Pixel 6a will be missing a camera feature

The Google Pixel 6a may not include Motion Mode photos. The upcoming phone’s camera may be more closely related to the Pixel 5a. The Google Pixel 6a could be just around the corner, but it may arrive without a popular camera feature of its more expensive sibling. The Pixel 6a is expected in the coming

How to reset a Nintendo Switch

If your Nintendo Switch is starting to act up, it may be time to either soft or factory reset it. Devices can get bogged down over time when flooded with input; the Nintendo Switch is especially susceptible to this because, whenever you press the power button, the device doesn’t fully shut down. Read more: How to

A Streets of Rage movie is coming from the creator of John Wick

A movie based on the classic Streets of Rage game series is in the works, according to a report from Deadline. John Wick creator Derek Kolstad reportedly wrote the script on spec (without a studio deal), while the production company behind the Sonic the Hedgehog films will produce the adaption. Escape Artists, the studio behind

iPhone 14 case schematics show that the iPhone mini is dead

What you need to know Case schematics of the iPhone 14 have reportedly been leaked online. The schematics show the entire iPhone 14 lineup. It shows that Apple may be dropping the iPhone mini for a larger regular iPhone. No! Please no. Nooooooo! Newly leaked schematics, if accurate, would spell the end of the mini

2022 Sci-Fi Contest: Schrödinger’s Trigger is Trained on Electrons, Not Cats

While it’s true that Hackaday scribes and their families are sadly unable to compete in our contests, Hackaday alum are more than welcome to throw their hat in the ring. [Legionlabs] even made a game of it — they used only parts from the scrap heap, and even played beat the clock to build a

Pixel 6 owners say their phones are automatically rejecting some incoming calls

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales Odd issues have popped up following software updates Google’s released for its latest flagship phones frequently enough for us to look into why Android 12 has been so buggy for certain phones. Now some Pixel owners report that their phones are failing to complete a fairly basic task — ringing

Amazon discloses that it will conduct a racial equity audit led by former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in response to a shareholder proposal (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon discloses that it will conduct a racial equity audit led by former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in response to a shareholder proposal — – Amazon said it will conduct a racial-equity audit, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. — The company disclosed the audit …

Grand Central Apple workers demand $30 an hour as part of unionizing effort

What you need to know Apple Store workers at the company’s flagship store in New York City are attempting to unionize. The workers are demanding a starting pay of $30 per hour. They are also pushing for better vacation and retirement policies. Apple workers are taking their own shot at unionizing. A group of Apple

Kamala Harris to announce US will no longer conduct anti-satellite tests

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This evening, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing that the United States will no longer conduct anti-satellite, or ASAT, missile tests — the practice of using ground-based missiles to destroy satellites in orbit around Earth. Harris is challenging other countries to make the same commitment and establish this

How to change your age on TikTok

TikTok states that its content is intended for users aged 13 and over. Still, the unpredictability of what goes viral has proven inappropriate and dangerous for teenagers. For example, a trending “fire challenge” lead to one kid setting himself aflame, barely able to walk again. Another set of videos the following year containing the tag

Overwatch developers confirm my conspiracy theory about Lúcio’s hair

Blizzard Entertainment At long last, I’ve finally uncovered the truth behind an Overwatch question that’s plagued me for six years: what the hell is going on with Lúcio’s hair? Last week, I talked with Overwatch 2 developers Geoff Goodman and Dion Rogers about Sojourn, the game’s first Black female hero. Since this was the rare

a16z unveils Start, an accelerator that offers early-stage founders up to $1M in capital from its seed fund, after quietly piloting the program for over a year (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: a16z unveils Start, an accelerator that offers early-stage founders up to $1M in capital from its seed fund, after quietly piloting the program for over a year — For more than a year, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has quietly piloted its own take on an accelerator for early-stage entrepreneurs …

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