“Why don’t we love the product we’ve built so much that we use it all the time?” Now or Never Facebook parent company Meta, at the behest of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has poured billions of dollars into its Horizon Worlds, the Quest headset app that, for now, forms the backbone of the company’s metaverse efforts. But… Continue reading Facebook Leak: Metaverse So Glitchy Not Even Employees Use It
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Frontline Ukraine troops are reportedly enduring Starlink outages
Ukrainian forces have reportedly been dealing with Starlink outages as they try to take back Russian-occupied areas. Some of the outages, which are said to have caused a severe loss of communication over the last several weeks, occurred as troops broke through the frontline into territory controlled by Russia as well as during battles, a… Continue reading Frontline Ukraine troops are reportedly enduring Starlink outages
Toyota restarts bZ4x EV production after fixing dangerous wheel flaw
Toyota is finally back on track with production of the bZ4x, its first EV. Reuters reports the company has restarted manufacturing of the electric crossover after fixing a defect that could see wheels come loose during hard braking or sharp turns. The company also said it fixed a previously unannounced flaw with poorly installed airbags… Continue reading Toyota restarts bZ4x EV production after fixing dangerous wheel flaw
Even Signal is hopping on the Stories bandwagon
Like Instagram, Facebook and so many others, Signal is hopping aboard the Stories bandwagon. The privacy-focused messaging app started beta testing an ephemeral Stories feature this week. Users can share videos, images and text-based messages with their friends. Stories will vanish after 24 hours. As with the rest of the platform, Signal’s Stories have end-to-end… Continue reading Even Signal is hopping on the Stories bandwagon
Chromecast with Google TV HD review: Just a great little streaming dongle
Google’s latest streaming dongle is so similar to the previous one that when I first opened it up, I experienced a little deja vu. The new Chromecast with Google TV still has a puckish oval design, it comes packaged with an identical remote and even the OS powering everything is (largely) unchanged. The only major… Continue reading Chromecast with Google TV HD review: Just a great little streaming dongle
Biden signs executive order to protect personal data transfers between the US and EU
Months after reaching a deal, the White House has taken official steps to protect data transfers between the US and European Union. President Biden has signed an executive order directing the government’s efforts to implement the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The approach mainly requires that intelligence agencies “take into consideration” privacy and civil liberties before… Continue reading Biden signs executive order to protect personal data transfers between the US and EU
SEA Digest: Etana secures financing from Jack Ma’s PE firm; InnovestX launches investment appPT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia has secured an undiscl…
PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia has secured an undisclosed Series B funding round led by Yunfeng Capital while Thailand securities company InnovestX Securities Co has launched a digital investment app. Etana raises Series B funding round PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia, an Indonesian biopharmaceutical company, has secured an undisclosed Series B funding round led by Yunfeng Capital… Continue reading SEA Digest: Etana secures financing from Jack Ma’s PE firm; InnovestX launches investment appPT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia has secured an undiscl…
Four big telcos agree to take stakes in Malaysian govt’s 5G agency
Four of Malaysia’s major telecommunications companies have agreed to take stakes in government-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the agency said on Friday. The announcement comes after months of delayed talks between the firms and the government, which in February had offered 70% of DNB’s stake to six operators in a bid to resolve an impasse over the agency‘s 5G pricing and rollout plans. Two major operators – Maxis… Continue reading Four big telcos agree to take stakes in Malaysian govt’s 5G agency
Google to invest $690m in Japan by 2024, says CEO Pichai
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Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui told to improve regulatory compliance
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) has been told to devise measures to improve compliance by Japan’s financial regulator after the group’s banking and securities arms were found to have violated intra-group firewall rules. The Financial Services Agency’s order to Japan’s second-largest financial group could hamper the banking industry’s lobbying for further deregulation of rules that restrict the sharing of client information across banking and securities… Continue reading Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui told to improve regulatory compliance