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Tel Aviv-based insurance marketplace Vesttoo considers removing its CEO and CFO amid an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving faked letters of credit (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal)

Jean Eaglesham / Wall Street Journal: Tel Aviv-based insurance marketplace Vesttoo considers removing its CEO and CFO amid an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving faked letters of credit — Tel Aviv-based firm, facing questions about fake documents, may fire its founders — A hot Israeli startup promised …

TikTok’s algorithm will be optional in Europe

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok users in Europe will be able to switch off the personalized algorithm behind its For You and Live feeds as the company makes changes to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). According to TikTok, disabling this function will show users “popular videos from both the

This app lets you play PC games on your Android phone

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority A new app called Winlator allows you to play some PC games on your Android phone. We tested a variety of games, but few are playable in our experience. You should wait for the upcoming Cassia app, which promises an improved experience. We’ve seen several projects to get Windows

The Google Inbox email successor is finally ready for Android

Great news for Android users who are still mourning the loss of Google Inbox. | Image: Shortwave Shortwave — an email app for iOS and the web that serves as the spiritual successor to Google Inbox — has fully arrived on Android devices following 18 months of beta testing. Version 1.0 of Shortwave is available

TikTok announces measures to comply with EU DSA, including making reporting illegal content easier for users and removing targeted ads for those aged 13 to 17 (Martin Coulter/Reuters)

Martin Coulter / Reuters: TikTok announces measures to comply with EU DSA, including making reporting illegal content easier for users and removing targeted ads for those aged 13 to 17 — Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has announced a raft of new features for European users aimed at improving compliance with incoming European Union regulations.

Apps Are Rushing to Add AI. Is Any of It Useful?

The AI gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won’t solve your email problems.

This Scorching Summer Is Taking a Toll on Your Favorite Foods

A perfect storm of extreme weather and war have hit northern hemisphere crops like wheat, peaches, and olives. Welcome to the increasingly precarious future of food.

Qualcomm, NXP, Bosch, and Infineon form a new company in Germany to promote the open-source RISC-V chip architecture, initially targeting the auto industry (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Qualcomm, NXP, Bosch, and Infineon form a new company in Germany to promote the open-source RISC-V chip architecture, initially targeting the auto industry — Together with Nordic Semiconductor ASA and German firms Robert Bosch GmbH and Infineon Technologies AG, the semiconductor firms …

Revolut plans to start shutting down its US cryptocurrency service from September 2, citing regulatory uncertainty, impacting <1% of its crypto users globally (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Revolut plans to start shutting down its US cryptocurrency service from September 2, citing regulatory uncertainty, impacting <1% of its crypto users globally — – Revolut is closing its cryptocurrency platform in the U.S., citing regulatory uncertainty.

How Vietnam became a gaming powerhouse a decade after Flappy Bird; data.ai: Vietnam was in the global top five in mobile game production by downloads in H1 2023 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: How Vietnam became a gaming powerhouse a decade after Flappy Bird; data.ai: Vietnam was in the global top five in mobile game production by downloads in H1 2023 — – Flappy Bird inspired generation of hit game developers — Privacy regulations pose risk for ad-dependent casual games

Do you live in one of the most expensive countries for Apple super-fans? Here’s the list

The most expensive countries to own Apple devices have been revealed. Here’s what we know.

Cloud may be overpriced compared to on-premises systems

We’ve long been comparing and contrasting cloud-based infrastructure with the infrastructure sold by traditional enterprise hardware and software players. However, some further information is starting to appear. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index reported a 3.9% month-over-month decline in the cost of host computers and servers, meaning that the hardware has gotten cheaper.

South Korean circuit board maker Isu Petasys, which counts Alphabet, Nvidia, and Microsoft as clients, has seen a 487% stock surge in 2023 fueled by the AI boom (Yoojung Lee/Bloomberg)

Yoojung Lee / Bloomberg: South Korean circuit board maker Isu Petasys, which counts Alphabet, Nvidia, and Microsoft as clients, has seen a 487% stock surge in 2023 fueled by the AI boom — – Isu Petasys supplies tech giants such as Nvidia with circuits — Patriarch Kim Sang-Beom and family see value of stake soar

Apple reports $81.79 billion in revenue for Q3 2023 as services go from strength to strength

Apple has announced its fiscal Q3 2023 earnings results and it has services to thank for some big numbers.

Galaxy Tab S9 FE series is real and Samsung just confirmed it!

Credit: OnLeaks via Wolfoftablet Samsung has let slip the names of two new Galaxy Tab S9 FE tablets. The company has mentioned the upcoming slates on its official website. Both the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus have already appeared in leaked renders. Samsung has accidentally confirmed two unannounced tablets in

A 2001 iPod just sold for an unbelievable world-record price

An original 2001 iPod has sold for a new record fee.

Odd Retrocomputer Had a Graphics Coprocessor

[Noel’s Retro Lab] scored an unusual 1980s vintage computer sold in Japan and Spain. The Seconinsa FM-7 appears to be a popular Fujitsu Japanese computer altered to fit the Spanish market. They seem to be pretty rare, at least in our part of the world. The outside appearance was very nice for the time, with

Your Android phone could soon auto-zoom into QR codes for scanning

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and above smartphones with Google Play Services. Android is considered a mature OS by now,

Poll: Have ultra-high-resolution cameras lived up to the hype?

The megapixel wars were reignited back in 2018 when the first smartphones with 48MP cameras were launched. Since then, we’ve seen 50MP, 64MP, 108MP, and even 200MP cameras aboard phones. Have these super high-resolution cameras lived up to your expectations, though? That’s the subject of our featured poll today, so go ahead and vote below.

Urban Company Lured Women Into the Gig Economy—Then Pushed Them Out

Home services platform Urban Company helped Indian women get into the gig economy. Now they say it’s setting impossible targets and then abandoning them.

Motorola Moto G54 leaks: Bringing the features that matter

Credit: The Tech Outlook Motorola Moto G54 specs and renders have leaked online. The renders and specs suggest not much has changed compared to its predecessor. It does look like the phone will get a display upgrade, though. The Motorola Moto G series is filled with budget-friendly phones, and it looks like another upcoming phone

Apple III Slows Down to Smell the Roses

The most collectible items in the realm of vintage computers often weren’t the most popular of their era. Quite the opposite, in fact. Generally the more desireable systems were market failures when they first launched, and are now sought out because of a newly-appreciated quirk or simply because the fact that they weren’t widely accepted

Does the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 have eSIM?

Are you thinking of getting yourself a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5? It’s an excellent phone, with high-end performance, a gorgeous design, a larger external display, and that fun flip phone form factor we know many of you love. But, does the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 have eSIM support? QUICK ANSWER

A look at the digital-asset rules in Asian jurisdictions like Hong Kong and Japan as the region’s regulators lead the US, which remains mired in a crypto fog (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: A look at the digital-asset rules in Asian jurisdictions like Hong Kong and Japan as the region’s regulators lead the US, which remains mired in a crypto fog — – Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea rolled out fresh frameworks — US lawmakers remain in heated debates over regulating crypto

Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs. Moto Razr Plus live hand-folding test: Moto in trouble

A YouTube channel is running a live hand-folding test on the Motorola Razr Plus and Galaxy Z Flip 5. The experiment aims to decipher just how many human folds the phones can survive. Last year, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 outlasted Samsung’s stated limits. Update: August 4, 2023 (12:37 AM ET): The Motorola Razr Plus

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