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Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps go down due to 'technical issue'
Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps are down due to a "technical issue."CNBC - 7h -
Xbox App Just Added 400 PC Games And Microsoft Wants More
Microsoft has announced its ambition to bring all PC games with Xbox features into the Xbox app, and those plans continue today with the addition of over 400 games.. Xbox's Chris Charla shared the ...GameSpot - 10h -
Apple names the App Store’s best games and apps of the year
Apple has announced the winners of its annual App Store Awards, including the best games and apps of 2024.VentureBeat - 17h -
Free App Duplicati Can Back Up Your Computer to Any Cloud Service
Duplicati, a free download on both macOS and Windows, puts encrypted backups of all your important files into the cloud service of your choice. Here’s how to use it.Wired - 18h -
‘Modern Love Podcast:’ Dating Apps Suck. A.I. Clones Are Making Them Even Weirder.
Eli wasn’t finding a connection on the apps, so he did something drastic.The New York Times - 21h -
Realtime AI video analysis app Lloyd will offer developer kit after passing 50,000 users
Cost-efficiency is achieved without sacrificing accuracy, setting Lloyd apart from competitors that rely on reduced frame rates or lower res.VentureBeat - 1d -
Police Arrest UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was apprehended on Monday after visiting a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.Wired - 2d -
On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children
Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.The New York Times - 3d -
Biden doubles tariffs on Chinese solar panel components
The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday. Starting in January, imports of Chinese solar wafers and polysilicon ...The Hill - 9h -
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Biden to hit Chinese cleantech imports with more tariffs
Parting shot at geopolitical rival is effort to shelter US manufacturers from green-energy powerhouseFinancial Times - 21h -
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Pay UK bosses like football stars, says Lord Spencer
Founder of ICAP claims boosting chief executives’ salaries would help London’s competitivenessFinancial Times - 1d -
Concerned Parents Sue Startup Behind an AI Social Media App, Trying to Kill It Off
Character.AI is being accused of providing inappropriate content to children, months after it was named in a lawsuit in connection with a young user’s suicide.Inc. - 1d -
The FBI’s Dire Warning About Your Messaging Apps Leaves Out 1 Important Point
Federal agencies want you to protect your personal information, but they left out the most important part.Inc. - 1d -
How an App Selling Secondhand Clothes Went From Near Collapse to Worth $5 Billion
Popular in Europe, Vinted is disproving the conventional wisdom about the resale market. Can it eventually crack the U.S.?The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Spending on TikTok Shop Rises as App Faces Ban
TikTok Shop sales had reached $100 million on Black Friday.Inc. - 3d -
‘It feels like admin’: why are people falling out of love with dating apps?
About 1.4 million people have left online dating in the past year as experts say users see it as a chore rather than social activity. About 1.4 million people in the UK have left the online dating ...The Guardian - 3d -
US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking
Plus: Russian spies keep hijacking other hackers’ infrastructure, Hydra dark web market admin gets life sentence in Russia, and more of the week’s top security news.Wired - 4d -
Indonesia chases the return of ‘bonanza-era’ Chinese tourism
China’s economic malaise, however, means its people have been slower to join the global wave of post-pandemic ‘revenge travel’. In the laneways of Ubud, three older Chinese women are laughing as ...The Guardian - 5d -
Cash App Wades Into the Exclusive World of Presale Concert Tickets
Legacy credit cards and banks aren’t the only banking options to come with perks for premium access to events anymore.The New York Times - 5d -
A Chinese vessel has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say
Local authorities in Somalia have confirmed that a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew members aboard was hijacked last week off the northeastern coast of Xaafuun district in Somalia’s Bari ...ABC News - 5d -
Chanel hits lavish new heights in efforts to reignite Chinese market
Livered barges carried guests to floating stage on illuminated lake at Hangzhou end-of-year show. Coco Chanel was an ambitious woman, but even she could not have imagined the scale on which the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Top App Games earmarks latest fundraise for new games
Top App Games has raised $10 million in funding, which it plans to use to build out Ludus: Merge Arena and make new mobile titles.VentureBeat - 6d -
Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal online gambling group in ChinaABC News - 6d -
Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam
Chinese online retailer Temu has been told to suspend operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an end-of-November deadline to register with the country's Ministry of Industry and TradeABC News - 6d -
US officials tout encryption apps amid Salt Typhoon cyberattack
Federal officials are calling on telecommunication companies to boost national security by using encrypted messaging apps following an unprecedented Chinese hacking campaign against more than half ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
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Peloton Strength+ Weight Lifting App: Details, Download, Price
I’m sick of it all and I need to be able to deadlift a body. Thankfully, Peloton has a brand-new app geared toward weights and strength training.Wired - Dec. 4 -
From Chinese Patriot to American Spy: The Unusual Life of John Leung
He had been hailed by Chinese state media as a model for his efforts to promote Beijing’s interests in the United States. He was in fact an F.B.I. informant.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Chinese man in U.S. charged with sending weapons to North Korea
A Chinese man living in the U.S. illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
U.S. officials investigate alleged Chinese cyber hack of communications companies
U.S. officials say they're investigating Chinese government-affiliated hackers who compromised the networks of of U.S. communication companies and were able to intercept private communications of ...NBC News - Dec. 4 -
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack that exposed live phone calls
Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their ...NBC News - Dec. 3 -
U.S. charges Chinese national for exporting guns and ammo to North Korea
A Chinese national living in California is accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea at the direction of North Korean agents.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Pakistan's Reliance on Chinese-Built Power Plants Is Strangling Its Economy
Pakistan turned to Beijing to solve a crippling energy shortage. Now, the country is crushed by debt and sky-high energy prices—and its economy is spiraling.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3 -
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chipsABC News - Dec. 3 -
Prosecution makes closing argument in murder trial over stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco last yearABC News - Dec. 2 -
Drivers for Spanish food delivery app Glovo will become full-time employees
Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after the company announced that it was moving to an employment-based modelABC News - Dec. 2
