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Alibaba announces Eddie Wu to succeed Daniel Zhang as CEO and names Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai as Chairman; Zhang will continue as Alibaba Cloud CEO (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: Alibaba announces Eddie Wu to succeed Daniel Zhang as CEO and names Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai as Chairman; Zhang will continue as Alibaba Cloud CEO  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is replacing eight-year veteran chief Daniel Zhang at the helm of a Chinese e-commerce leader bleeding market share …

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What’s In a Slip Ring?

We know that when [Big Clive] puts up another video, the chances are we’re in for another fascinating look into a piece of tech on his bench. The latest is a slip ring assembly, and he gives it a teardown to reveal its secrets. For most of us, the only place we encounter a slip

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Bringing Back the Minitel

If you didn’t live in France in the 80s or 90s, it’s likely you missed out on one of the most successful computer networks in existence prior to the modern Internet. Known as Minitel, it was an online service available over existing phone lines that offered a connected computer terminal for users to do most

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Celebrities, including aging star athletes, are signing deals to put AI duplicates of themselves into ad campaigns, helping brands de-age them, among other uses (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)

Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: Celebrities, including aging star athletes, are signing deals to put AI duplicates of themselves into ad campaigns, helping brands de-age them, among other uses  —  Using AI-generated duplicates, brands also benefit, using stars in ways they never could before

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Alibaba and JD.com didn’t share GMV figures for 618, China’s second largest shopping festival, in 2023; the companies previously used GMV to trumpet their wins (Tracy Qu/South China Morning Post)

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post: Alibaba and JD.com didn’t share GMV figures for 618, China’s second largest shopping festival, in 2023; the companies previously used GMV to trumpet their wins  —  China’s e-commerce firms experienced a relatively quiet 618 shopping festival, as the absence of total gross merchandise value …

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Filings: FTX paid $121.8M in legal, consulting, and financial services fees between February 1 and April 30, as some former clients push to reboot the exchange (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

Frank Chaparro / The Block: Filings: FTX paid $121.8M in legal, consulting, and financial services fees between February 1 and April 30, as some former clients push to reboot the exchange  —  – FTX’s bankruptcy estate paid $121.8 million in legal, consulting and financial services fees and expenses between February 1 and April 30 …

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Microsoft’s Market Valuation Soars to $2.6 Trillion Driven by AI Innovations

Microsoft, the tech giant, has witnessed a remarkable surge in its market capitalization, reaching a staggering $2.6 trillion in recent weeks. Despite facing regulatory opposition and setbacks in its proposed acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s stock has continued to soar. This has been buoyed by investor optimism surrounding its artificial intelligence (AI) endeavors.

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Outlook vs Gmail: How do they compare?

Both Gmail and Outlook are among the leading email service providers available today. Used by millions globally, both have their unique features and benefits that cater to different user needs. In this Outlook vs Gmail comparison, we’ll look at how the two services stack up, focusing on their use for personal and business purposes. Don’t

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Kajabi Versus Passion.io: Which is Better?

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, entrepreneurs and content creators are continuously seeking innovative platforms to share their knowledge, build communities, and generate passive income. Two such popular platforms that have emerged as powerful rivals in the online course creation market are Kajabi and Passion.io. In this article, we will embark on a comprehensive exploration

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How kids are using hacked Discord servers or Twitter accounts and “NFT drainers” for phishing attacks to steal millions of dollars’ worth of NFTs and tokens (Tim Copeland/The Block)

Tim Copeland / The Block: How kids are using hacked Discord servers or Twitter accounts and “NFT drainers” for phishing attacks to steal millions of dollars’ worth of NFTs and tokens  —  – NFT drainers like Inferno and Venom are commonly used to carry out phishing attacks involving compromised Discord servers and Twitter accounts.

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Kajabi Versus Passion.io: Which is Better?

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, entrepreneurs and content creators are continuously seeking innovative platforms to share their knowledge, build communities, and generate passive income. Two such popular platforms that have emerged as powerful rivals in the online course creation market are Kajabi and Passion.io. In this article, we will embark on a comprehensive exploration

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Behind the x86 Pipeline Curtain

We’ve often heard that modern x86 CPUs don’t really execute x86 instructions. Instead, they decode them into RISC instructions that are easier to schedule, pipeline, and execute. But we never really looked into that statement to see if it is true. [Fanael] did, though, and the results are very interesting. The post starts with a

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Smart Sphere or Magnetic Magic

Sometimes a coworker sees something on your desk, and they have to ask, “Where can I get one of those?” and that has to be one of the greatest compliments to a maker. [Greg Zumwalt] nailed it with his “Marblevator Line Follower.” Roboticists will immediately recognize a black line on a white surface, but this

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Amid ongoing Reddit protests, decentralized link aggregation and discussion forum projects Lemmy and KBin grow to a total of 70K+ MAUs and nearly 600 instances (Jon/The Nexus Of Privacy)

Jon / The Nexus Of Privacy: Amid ongoing Reddit protests, decentralized link aggregation and discussion forum projects Lemmy and KBin grow to a total of 70K+ MAUs and nearly 600 instances  —  Draft!  Work in Progress!  Feedback welcome! … Contents:  — Eight days later …  – Experiment to find what approaches …

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Some publishers say they have seen a sharp drop in Facebook traffic since May 2023; Echobox: the share of traffic to publisher sites from Facebook fell ~50% YoY (Thomas Germain/Gizmodo)

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Some publishers say they have seen a sharp drop in Facebook traffic since May 2023; Echobox: the share of traffic to publisher sites from Facebook fell ~50% YoY  —  With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm, and they say

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