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A look at TokenSniffer, a website tracking cryptocurrency scams that claim to have tracked 42,071 tokens and 2,250 scams or hacks as of June 16 (Bloomberg)

May 20, 2023

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A look at TokenSniffer, a website tracking cryptocurrency scams that claim to have tracked 42,071 tokens and 2,250 scams or hacks as of June 16 (Bloomberg)

“TokenSniffer is a community-powered website that tracks scams, hacks, and fake cryptocurrencies. We’ve built a powerful platform that lets anyone…

A look at Apple’s secret testing lab where Secure Enclave chips are subjected to extreme tests, and Q&A with Craig Federighi about Apple’s commitment to privacy (Andrew Griffin/The Independent)

May 20, 2023

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A look at Apple's secret testing lab where Secure Enclave chips are subjected to extreme tests, and Q&A with Craig Federighi about Apple's commitment to privacy (Andrew Griffin/The Independent)

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes inside an iPhone or an iPad, now’s your chance to…

Wikimedia says India’s proposed intermediary liability rules will impact Wikipedia and limit access to information online, urges government to redraft rules (Amanda Keton/Wikimedia Foundation)

May 20, 2023

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Wikimedia says India's proposed intermediary liability rules will impact Wikipedia and limit access to information online, urges government to redraft rules (Amanda Keton/Wikimedia Foundation)

“We’ve seen what can happen when the government tries to regulate the Internet.” India’s proposed intermediary liability rules will affect…

UK surveillance watchdog: public bodies have insufficient government guidance on when it’s appropriate to use facial recognition, lip-reading tech, and more (Dan Sabbagh/The Guardian)

May 20, 2023

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UK surveillance watchdog: public bodies have insufficient government guidance on when it's appropriate to use facial recognition, lip-reading tech, and more (Dan Sabbagh/The Guardian)

The UK’s Surveillance Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy, is warning that the public sector has been using mass surveillance technologies like…

TiVo to merge with technology licensing company Xperi; the combined company will have a fully diluted equity value of $2.4B, with TiVo owning ~53.5% of it (Todd Spangler/Variety)

May 20, 2023

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TiVo to merge with technology licensing company Xperi; the combined company will have a fully diluted equity value of $2.4B, with TiVo owning ~53.5% of it (Todd Spangler/Variety)

TiVo is selling off its patents and other assets to save cash and focus on selling consumer electronics. But the…

Hugging Face, which recently found success with its open-source NLP library after debuting an app that lets users chat with an artificial friend, raises $15M (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

May 20, 2023

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Hugging Face, which recently found success with its open-source NLP library after debuting an app that lets users chat with an artificial friend, raises $15M (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

A few months ago, Hugging Face, a machine learning startup with roots in NLP, made headlines when it launched an…

Sources: Tencent, ByteDance, and others lay off thousands of employees after Chinese internet companies cut tens of thousands during regulatory crackdowns (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

May 20, 2023

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Sources: Tencent, ByteDance, and others lay off thousands of employees after Chinese internet companies cut tens of thousands during regulatory crackdowns (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Companies worldwide are laying off thousands of employees after recent regulatory crackdowns on foreign internet companies. This happens when the…

Guilherme Rambo, who has published scoops about unreleased Apple products by examining beta software, says Apple locked his dev account with no stated reason (Buster Hein/Cult of Mac)

May 20, 2023

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Guilherme Rambo, who has published scoops about unreleased Apple products by examining beta software, says Apple locked his dev account with no stated reason (Buster Hein/Cult of Mac)

The tech world can be pretty mysterious. You often hear of things you didn’t know existed or that have yet…

Tuvalu, a tiny island nation with the .tv TLD, has been cashing in on domain sales to Twitch and others, representing ~8% of the island’s gross national income (Alexander Lee/Washington Post)

May 20, 2023

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Tuvalu, a tiny island nation with the .tv TLD, has been cashing in on domain sales to Twitch and others, representing ~8% of the island's gross national income (Alexander Lee/Washington Post)

When the Tuvaluan government announced it would sell the top-level domain (.tv) to companies in 2015, it sold the domain…

Snapchat will launch Bitmoji TV, a personalized cartoon show featuring a user’s avatar and their friends in regularly-scheduled adventures, starting in February(Josh Constine / TechCrunch)

May 1, 2023

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The Bitmoji app has gained huge popularity in recent months thanks to its ability to add life to your Snapchat…

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