Platforms Are Fighting Online Abuse—but Not the Right Kind
For some people, particularly marginalized groups, harassment is a chronic problem. But the best tools to help them only work for “acute” situations.
Read MoreFor some people, particularly marginalized groups, harassment is a chronic problem. But the best tools to help them only work for “acute” situations.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: the Biden administration considers revoking export licenses to US suppliers to Huawei, such as Qualcomm and Intel, impacting 4G and 5G devices — Chip companies say restrictions on products supplied to the Chinese telecom will deny the U.S. industry revenue for research
Read MoreApple suppliers are reportedly racing to exit Chinese manufacturing as production diversification gathers pace.
Read MoreKrystal Hu / Reuters: Bitwise Industries, which offers tech services and training in 10 US cities, raised $80M, sources say at a $600M+ valuation, up from $200M in early 2021 — Bitwise Industries, a tech service provider that trains workers in underrepresented communities, has raised $80 million in a funding round led …
Read MoreWith the global launch of the Magic Vs, HONOR is attempting to pull a foldable rabbit out of a hat once held by its well-heeled former parent, HUAWEI. In HONOR’s hands though, that hat is far smaller, with fewer resources, brand recognition, and buying power. And yet, the youthful company that is now fending for
Read MoreHebrew support has been added to the HomePod in iOS 16.4 beta 1.
Read MoreAlonzo Sawyer’s misidentification by algorithm made him a suspect for a crime police now say was committed by someone else—feeding debate over regulation.
Read MoreNew details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region.
Read MorePlus: Microsoft fixes several zero-day bugs, Google patches Chrome and Android, Mozilla rids Firefox of a full-screen vulnerability, and more.
Read MorePeriscopeFilm owners [Doug] and [Nick] just released a mini-documentary about the rescue of a large collection of old 35 and 16 mm celluloid films from the landfill. The video shows the process of the films being collected from the donor and then being sorted and organized in a temporary storage warehouse. There is a dizzying
Read More(Image: Adobe et al./MIT/Signal Kinetics)Comic books and old sci-fi movies are rife with depictions of “X-ray vision” goggles—and now the MIT augmented reality (AR) lab is, too. Researchers at MIT have created a headset that enables the user to “see” through solid material and locate objects that would otherwise remain hidden. The headset, called X-AR,
Read MoreRyan Broderick / Garbage Day: After declining Twitter engagement, a writer games the For You algorithm, which he suspected was using invisible subreddits via Topics to organize tweets — Read to the end for some really good horse content — I Gave Into The New Twitter Algorithm And I Went Way Too Viral
Read MoreManya Saini / Reuters: Sources: Visa and Mastercard pause plans for partnerships with crypto companies and some product launches until markets and the regulatory environment improve — U.S. payment giants Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms …
Read MoreGoogle is expanding the availability of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, a PostgreSQL-compatible, managed database-as-a-service, to 16 new regions. AlloyDB for PostgreSQL was made generally available in December and competes with the likes of Amazon Aurora and Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL. “AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, our PostgreSQL-compatible database service for demanding relational database workloads, is now available
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Reddit adds the ability to search comments on posts from the search bar, available on desktop, iOS, and Android — Reddit is adding the ability to search for comments within a specific post right from the search bar. The new feature seems pretty handy, as it should make it much
Read MoreNiha Masih / Washington Post: Access Now: in 2022, 35 countries instituted internet shutdowns at least 187 times, led by India with 84 disruptions, Russia causing 22 in Ukraine, and more — More countries shut down the internet in 2022 than ever before, according to a new report by digital rights researchers …
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority OnePlus has confirmed that it’s launching a foldable phone in the second half of the year. The device will be a flagship with the “signature OnePlus fast and smooth experience.” OnePlus took to MWC 2023 to showcase a new concept device, but that’s not it for the company’s announcements
Read MoreCompanies are diving to the bottom to scoop up metals essential for our EV-driven future. But how much ocean are we willing to sacrifice?
Read MoreFinancial Times: Some marketers worry that Meta’s AI-based Advantage+ ad tool, added after Apple’s ATT to automatically generate multiple ads, forces them to relinquish control — Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple’s privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority Panzer Glass just launched a new 100% recycled plastic screen protector. It feels a lot like glass and works better for curved displays. It is only available for the Galaxy S23 series for now. Screen protectors are important. If you plan to keep your smartphone for many years, you
Read MoreGood morning, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Authority! I’m just back from a break up north, where I spent four days listening to crime and dystopian fiction authors talk about their books. Needless to say I’ve returned with a stack of books almost as big as I am! On with today’s top news: We’ve got
Read MoreFinancial Times: Klarna reports a ~$1B net loss in 2022, up 47% YoY, and Q4 revenue up 19% YoY to ~$534M, driven by US GMV rising 71% in 2022, as the BNPL industry struggles — Swedish fintech says it is on track to return to profit this year — Klarna has plunged to the biggest
Read MoreThe iPad mini could be coming this year, here’s what you need to know about the new smallest iPad.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Snapchat has introduced a ChatGPT-powered bot in its app. It’s called My AI and is equipped to have natural conversations with Snapchat users. The platform has restricted the bot’s responses to follow Snapchat’s trust and safety guidelines. Snapchat has released a ChatGPT-powered AI bot inside its app. Called “My
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: AI pioneer and UCSD professor Terry Sejnowski argues that AI chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them — One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using
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