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Coupang reports Q2 revenue up 21% YoY to $5.6B, a $145M net income, up from a $75.4M loss in Q2 2022, and plans to expand in Taiwan after a year of profits (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Coupang reports Q2 revenue up 21% YoY to $5.6B, a $145M net income, up from a $75.4M loss in Q2 2022, and plans to expand in Taiwan after a year of profits — Coupang, a South Korea-headquartered e-commerce company, said it will accelerate its investment in Taiwan after four straight quarters

Xiaomi’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 rival with ‘no shortcomings’ launches next week

Credit: Lei Jun on Twitter Xiaomi has announced that the MIX Fold 3 will launch on August 14, 2023. A teaser video showcases the MIX Fold 3 as a new thin, light foldable with Leica-brand quad cameras. When we speak of foldables, the most instantly recognizable ones are from Samsung. Thanks to their international availability,

In Kenya, the most active African country on TikTok, creators make money with protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence (Martin K.N Siele/Rest of World)

Martin K.N Siele / Rest of World: In Kenya, the most active African country on TikTok, creators make money with protest livestreams, which protesters say help them stay safe from police violence — At least 23 people have reportedly been killed as crowds oppose proposed tax increases. — • NAIROBI, KENYA

All the new features in ECMAScript 2023 (ES14)

The wheel of time has carved out another year, and with that comes a new official release of JavaScript: ECMAScript 2023, aka ECMAScript 14. Improvements this year include additions to arrays and support for shebang in ECMAScript files, as well as the expansion of symbol keys for weak collections. The changes are largely refinements as opposed to

OpenJDK plan would add computed constants to Java

An OpenJDK proposal would introduce computed constants to Java. Immutable value holders that are initialized at most once, computed constants offer the performance and safety benefits of final fields while offering more flexibility as to the timing of initialization. The proposal is currently in a draft status and eyed for standard Java. Driving the effort

Nikon reports Q1 revenue up 8.6% YoY to $1.1B, profit down 78% YoY to ~$23M, and shipping four lithography machines, compared to eight in 2022; NINOY drops 11% (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Nikon reports Q1 revenue up 8.6% YoY to $1.1B, profit down 78% YoY to ~$23M, and shipping four lithography machines, compared to eight in 2022; NINOY drops 11% — – Nikon supplies mature chipmaking machines to Intel, TSMC — Chip industry sales have been hit by glut, economic headwinds

China plans to require app developers to file business details with the government or face sanctions from March 2024, likely creating headaches for developers (Josh Ye/Reuters)

Josh Ye / Reuters: China plans to require app developers to file business details with the government or face sanctions from March 2024, likely creating headaches for developers — China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its information ministry said …

Super Mario In sed, Sort Of

We definitely needed to reach for a sed reference guide for this one, but looking at the animated GIF of the script running, it is recognizably Super Mario World, albeit with minimal gameplay beyond jumping obstacles and avoiding or destroying koopas et al. Creator [Ivan Chebykin] is for certain a master of the dark arts.

Sony reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $20.7B and PS5 sales up 38% YoY to 3.3M; Sony had said the company expects to sell 25M PS5 units in the year to March 2024 (CNBC)

CNBC: Sony reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $20.7B and PS5 sales up 38% YoY to 3.3M; Sony had said the company expects to sell 25M PS5 units in the year to March 2024 — Sony on Wednesday reported a 31% fall in profit in the first fiscal quarter as its life insurance unit

NetChoice and Chamber of Progress back TikTok’s lawsuit to stop a Montana law that is set to ban the use of the app on January 1, 2024 (Reuters)

Reuters: NetChoice and Chamber of Progress back TikTok’s lawsuit to stop a Montana law that is set to ban the use of the app on January 1, 2024 — Two tech groups on Monday backed TikTok in its lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of a Montana state ban on use of the short video sharing

Q&A with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on cloud competitors, layoffs, AI, Nvidia, the Trainium and Inferentia chips, the Amazon Bedrock library of AI models, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on cloud competitors, layoffs, AI, Nvidia, the Trainium and Inferentia chips, the Amazon Bedrock library of AI models, and more — Today, I’m talking with Adam Selipsky. He’s the CEO of Amazon Web Services, or as it’s usually called, AWS. AWS is quite a

A look at the Indian Institutes of Technology, established in the 1950s and 1960s to emulate MIT and now comprising 23 schools offering a path to tech success (Varsha Bansal/Rest of World)

Varsha Bansal / Rest of World: A look at the Indian Institutes of Technology, established in the 1950s and 1960s to emulate MIT and now comprising 23 schools offering a path to tech success — Indian tech entrepreneur Kesavan Kandadai has many accomplishments under his belt: launching Amazon Prime Video in India and founding …

Samsung’s Galaxy Enhance-X app: What is it and how to use it?

Even with the best camera phone in your hand, your shots may need a few touch-ups to look their best. AI-powered apps are making it easier than ever to customize and enhance images. Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X is one of these apps with various features that simplify photo editing. Today, we’ll explore what this app is

How to use structural pattern matching in Python

Python, for all its power and popularity, has long lacked a form of flow control found in other languages—a way to take a value and match it elegantly against one of a number of possible conditions. In C and C++, it’s the switch/case construction; in Rust, it’s called “pattern matching.” The traditional ways to do

The Galaxy S24 Ultra could see a big upgrade to its telephoto camera

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A new leak suggests that Samsung could upgrade the telephoto camera on the Galaxy S24 Ultra to a 50MP sensor with 3x optical zoom. This would be a big upgrade from the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 10MP sensor with 3x optical zoom. The Galaxy S23 series has been one of

India-based Credgenics, which provides an online service to help banks collect on debt, raised $50M led by Accel and Westbridge Capital at a $340M valuation (Alex Gabriel Simon/Bloomberg)

Alex Gabriel Simon / Bloomberg: India-based Credgenics, which provides an online service to help banks collect on debt, raised $50M led by Accel and Westbridge Capital at a $340M valuation — – It raised $50 million in funding round led also by WestBridge — The startup aims to expand to Southeast Asian countries

Your YouTube homepage could soon go blank if you don’t switch on this setting

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube now requires signed-in users to turn on their watch history if they want recommendations. The change has already started rolling out and will reach all users in the next few months. Your YouTube home feed will essentially be blank if you don’t turn on watch history. YouTube will

Inside the PET Keyboard

These days, you have a certain expectation for computer keys on a keyboard. Of course, there are variations and proponents of different mechanisms and noise levels. However, back in the late part of the 20th century, it was a different world. Computers came with a bewildering and sometimes befuddling array of keyboards. Since the IBM

Interpol shutters Indonesia-based “phishing-as-a-service” platform 16shop, used to create 150K phishing pages, compromising at least 70K people in 43 countries (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Interpol shutters Indonesia-based “phishing-as-a-service” platform 16shop, used to create 150K phishing pages, compromising at least 70K people in 43 countries — A joint operation between Interpol and cybersecurity firms has led to an arrest and shutdown of the notorious 16shop phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform.

Google strengthens Android 14 security to protect against cellular attacks

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Android 14 will introduce two important changes to protect against cellular network attacks. Android Enterprise customers will be able to restrict a device’s ability to downgrade to 2G connectivity. The software will also protect users’ voice and SMS traffic if carriers don’t use encryption or integrity protection. Google has

Sources: Bengaluru-based fantasy sports app Mobile Premier League, valued at $2.2B, cuts ~50% of its staff, after India announced a 28% online gaming tax (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: Sources: Bengaluru-based fantasy sports app Mobile Premier League, valued at $2.2B, cuts ~50% of its staff, after India announced a 28% online gaming tax — India’s popular online gaming and fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League is reducing its staff by approximately 50% …

Ethernet not working? Here’s how to fix it

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Using Wi-Fi is nice, but the truth is it doesn’t beat a good Ethernet connection. Ethernet provides much higher speeds, lower latency, improved stability, better security, and it can even transmit electricity. But, like all technology, Ethernet is not without its faults, and it can fail. Is your Ethernet

Ethernet not working? Here’s how to fix it

Best Mini Fridge of 2023

Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the best mini fridges of 2023. Mini fridges have become an essential appliance for various settings, from dorm rooms

Unity is releasing some of Wēt&amacr; FX’s 2D and 3D tools, including Wig 1.0 for simulating hair and fur, into public beta under its new Unity Wēt&amacr; Tools division (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Unity is releasing some of Wēt&amacr; FX’s 2D and 3D tools, including Wig 1.0 for simulating hair and fur, into public beta under its new Unity Wēt&amacr; Tools division — Unity is releasing some of the specialist 2D and 3D tools from Weta FX — the visual effects company behind

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