Month: April 2023

Xiaomi 13 Ultra announced: The best Android camera phone?

Credit: Weibo/Xiaomi Xiaomi has officially launched the 13 Ultra handset. It offers an impressive, Leica-branded quad rear camera system. The phone will come to global markets. Xiaomi’s Ultra series has always focused on delivering an impressive premium experience, bringing water resistance, fantastic camera hardware, and plenty of horsepower. Now, after plenty of leaks and teases,

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An investigation details how Mexico became Pegasus’ first client, grew to be its most prolific user, and continues to use the spyware despite promising to stop (New York Times)

New York Times: An investigation details how Mexico became Pegasus’ first client, grew to be its most prolific user, and continues to use the spyware despite promising to stop  —  A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight

While NASA’s Perseverance rover brought an array of impressive scientific equipment to the surface of Mars, certainly its most famous payload is the stowaway helicopter Ingenuity. Despite being little more than a restricted-budget experiment using essentially only off-the-shelf components that you can find in your smartphone and e-waste drawer, the tenacious drone managed to complete

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Marissa Andrada Explains How Kindness Improves Company Culture

Culture Master and Kindness Catalyst Marissa Andrada focuses on spreading kindness and teaching organizations how to create a company culture in which employees at all levels prioritize kindness.  The business world today is fast-paced and highly competitive. Many companies prioritize profit and productivity above all else. With that mindset, what often gets overlooked is the importance of kindness

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Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about its AT Protocol, content moderation, and more; he says the federated social network has let in about 20,000 users so far (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge: Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about its AT Protocol, content moderation, and more; he says the federated social network has let in about 20,000 users so far  —  As Elon Musk continues wielding Twitter like a blunt weapon against competitors like Substack, the downsides …

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Solving the serverless cloud cost conundrum

Serverless computing adoption soared in 2022, according to the 2022 CNCF Cloud Native Survey. With this growing popularity comes the potential risk of increasing cloud spending unless enterprises take a proactive approach to serverless costs through strategy, optimization, and monitoring. Here are some tips on how to prepare your development team to approach serverless cloud

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “anything is on the table, including relocating” from the US if regulatory clarity for the industry does not emerge (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “anything is on the table, including relocating” from the US if regulatory clarity for the industry does not emerge  —  Armstrong said “anything is on the table” in terms of Coinbase’s plans should greater regulatory clarity not emerge in the U.S.

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Chinese government data: semiconductor output fell nearly 15% YoY in Q1 2023; smartphone production fell 13.8%, as local brands like Oppo and Xiaomi struggled (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Chinese government data: semiconductor output fell nearly 15% YoY in Q1 2023; smartphone production fell 13.8%, as local brands like Oppo and Xiaomi struggled  —  China’s production of key electronics declined so far this year despite a bullish rebound in the overall economy, showing the unevenness of the country’s recovery.

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Solving the serverless cloud cost conundrum

Serverless computing adoption soared in 2022, according to the 2022 CNCF Cloud Native Survey. With this growing popularity comes the potential risk of increasing cloud spending unless enterprises take a proactive approach to serverless costs through strategy, optimization, and monitoring. Here are some tips on how to prepare your development team to approach serverless cloud

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Sources: Amazon creates a PR project called Ratatouille to boost its image in France through TV ads, promotion of French-made products sold on Amazon, and more (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Amazon creates a PR project called Ratatouille to boost its image in France through TV ads, promotion of French-made products sold on Amazon, and more  —  Amazon.com Inc. has cooked up a public-relations project called “Ratatouille” to boost its image in France, where the company isn’t as popular as in other European markets.

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