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Tech & Business - Selective News..

Explore the forefront of innovation with our curated news sections, where each category – Business, AI, Technologies, Innovations, and Ideas – is a gateway to the latest industry insights and trends. Our summaries provide a glimpse into the articles, guiding you to in-depth discussions from trusted external sources.

Prime Selections

Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse
A cybercriminal gang called RansomHub claims to be selling highly sensitive patient information stolen from Change Healthcare following a ransomware attack by another group in February.
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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
Read more
Motorola’s new $130 earbuds are a Bose collab
.A new .wooden Edge phone. isn’t all that Motorola announced today. The company also introduced two pairs of earbuds: the higher-end set is called the Moto Buds Plus and costs $129.99, while the more basic Moto Buds will only be available in select markets. But the Plus standout as the more interesting product, and that’s because Motorola teamed up with Bose for the EQ tuning and active noise cancellation on these buds. There’s a “Sound by Bose” emblem right on the carrying case. . .There isn’t a ton of detail on exactly how deep this collaboration was, but .Motorola’s store page. says the Moto Buds Plus “were certified by Bose to deliver an unprecedented audio experience.” Bose spokesperson Joanne Berthiaume told me “we worked closely with the…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Kickstarter is adding the ability to collect money indefinitely
.Creators fundraising for projects on Kickstarter will soon be able to .collect money even after their campaign ends… .Currently, Kickstarter projects can last anywhere from one to 60 days, and creators hoping to continue fundraising after meeting their goal have had to go off-platform to keep raising money.. .The new late pledge feature will allow crowdfunding campaigns to collect money indefinitely if the creator chooses. Late pledges could also be helpful for fans who learn about projects after the fundraising window has closed but want to support the creator. Creators who are offering something in exchange for a certain level of monetary support — a digital download of an album or physical items, for example — will need to end late…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Stanford HAI on 2024 AI Global Index Report
Russell Wald, Deputy Director at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, discuss his key takeaways from their annual AI index report, focused on technological advancements, public perceptions, and the geopolitical dynamics surrounding its development. He speaks with Annabelle Droulers and Haidi Stroud-Watts on “Daybreak Australia”. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel’s Government
Google employees are staging sit-ins and protests at company offices in New York and California over “Project Nimbus,” a cloud contract with Israel’s government, as the country’s war with Hamas continues.
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Innovations & Ideas

The New Hot Handset Is a Cute and Transparent Dumb Phone You Can’t Buy
The company HMD, known for making Nokia phones, has partnered with Heineken and Bodega on “The Boring Phone,” and there will be only 5,000 of them.
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A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store
.Just two days after .Apple removed the iGBA emulator. from the iOS App Store, an NES emulator called Bimmy briefly appeared before being taken down. ..MacRumors .reported. that the app was described as being for homebrew games but .also supported ROMs provided by players.. Unfortunately, when we attempted to download Bimmy, we received an error message saying it’s no longer available. . .Now, clicking on a .link to Bimmy. shows “This app is currently not available in your country or region.” This time, it wasn’t Apple that removed it but the developer. Over on .MacRumors’. forums, .the developer said it. pulled the app “out of fear.” . .“No one pressured me to, but I got more nervous about it as the day went on,” it wrote.. . .Screenshot:….. . .Continue reading…. .
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Emerging Technologies & Future Trends

Celebrity Deepfake Porn Cases Will Be Investigated by Meta Oversight Board
Social platforms have struggled to quickly remove deepfake porn depicting celebrities.
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Boston Dynamics Atlas robot, 2013-2024
.The robotics company has retired the dancing bot after more than a decade.. . .Continue reading…. .
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People are afraid of self-driving cars — can the industry change that?
.Self-driving cars have an image problem. .They stumble into construction zones., .block ambulances., .run red lights., and .even injure the occasional bicyclist. or .pedestrian.. . .Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day safely, anonymously, and without fanfare. There are hundreds in operation today in California, Arizona, Texas, and elsewhere, and the numbers are only going to increase. But when they do make mistakes, people tend to notice. .Numerous. .public. .opinion. .polls. have shown .declining support. for autonomous vehicles (AV) over the years and a rise in .outright hostility. toward the technology.. .The autonomous vehicle industry’s main lobbying group — yes, of course it has one — is intent on reversing this trend before it…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Digital & Business Transformation

Report: TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’
.Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed Project Texas, as “an unprecedented initiative dedicated to making every American on TikTok feel safe, with confidence that their data is secure and the platform is free from outside influence.” Several former employees, however, .told .Fortune… .that Project Texas is instead “largely cosmetic” and that they and their colleagues continued to work closely with Beijing-based ByteDance executives after the plan’s implementation.. .One major aspect of Project Texas — so named because Oracle, TikTok’s “technology…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Sustainable Solutions

Is a watchdog for corporate climate commitments caving to industry?
.The charity that serves as a major watchdog on corporate climate commitments faces allegations that it’s caving to industry pressure to relax standards. . .The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) assesses companies’ sustainability pledges and develops standards for how companies can set goals to fight climate change that are backed by science. SBTi’s policies are supposed to prevent greenwashing, which is when companies make misleading statements about their environmental impact. . .One way SBTi has tried to crack down on greenwashing is by limiting the use of carbon offsets. Offsets are supposed to cancel out some of a company’s carbon footprint, even though that’s often only reflected on paper and not in the real world. SBTi’s tough…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Financial Insights & Fintech

China’s Small Caps Gain as CSRC Seeks to Ease Delisting Concerns
Chinese small-cap stocks rose, paring losses from their selloff earlier this week, as the nation’s top securities regulator sought to ease concern over the potential delisting of firms with weak financial health.
Read more
Stock Rout Takes Breather as Dollar Halts Ascent: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks traded in narrow ranges following a rout that pushed a key benchmark close to erasing the year’s advance. Currencies were in focus once again as traders braced for higher-for-longer interest rates in the US.
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Tech-Enabled Lifestyle

17 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now (2024)
These are the titles that make the most of your big, burly Microsoft console.
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The Boring Phone is a nostalgic branding exercise by HMD and Heineken
.HMD really wants us to have more fun. Earlier this year, it announced a collaboration with Mattel on .an upcoming Barbie flip phone.. Now, it’s teaming up with Heineken and creative firm Bodega on another effort designed to tap into nostalgia: the Boring Phone. There are .more details on Heineken’s site. — which you’ll need to be at least 21 to view — but basically It’s a translucent flip phone with no apps, just good retro vibes to help you connect with your friends over a cold one.. .The Boring Phone is apparently real — I know, I was skeptical, too — but it will only be available through giveaways and isn’t going on sale. It’s a limited edition run and Heineken’s website indicates 5,000 will be made. There’s a 2.8-inch QVGA display on the…. . .Continue reading…. .
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All Stories

The New Hot Handset Is a Cute and Transparent Dumb Phone You Can’t Buy
The company HMD, known for making Nokia phones, has partnered with Heineken and Bodega on “The Boring Phone,” and there will be only 5,000 of them.
Read more
Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse
A cybercriminal gang called RansomHub claims to be selling highly sensitive patient information stolen from Change Healthcare following a ransomware attack by another group in February.
Read more
60 Best Podcasts (2024): True Crime, Culture, Science, Fiction
Get your fix of tech, true crime, pop culture, or comedy with these audio adventures.
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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
Read more
17 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now (2024)
These are the titles that make the most of your big, burly Microsoft console.
Read more
Review: DJI Avata 2 Drone
The DJI Avata 2 is the brilliant FPV drone we’ve been waiting for.
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US Infrastructure Is Broken. Here’s an $830 Million Plan to Fix It
WIRED spoke with US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent grants to fix ancient roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure before it’s too late.
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Celebrity Deepfake Porn Cases Will Be Investigated by Meta Oversight Board
Social platforms have struggled to quickly remove deepfake porn depicting celebrities.
Read more
The Boring Phone is a nostalgic branding exercise by HMD and Heineken
.HMD really wants us to have more fun. Earlier this year, it announced a collaboration with Mattel on .an upcoming Barbie flip phone.. Now, it’s teaming up with Heineken and creative firm Bodega on another effort designed to tap into nostalgia: the Boring Phone. There are .more details on Heineken’s site. — which you’ll need to be at least 21 to view — but basically It’s a translucent flip phone with no apps, just good retro vibes to help you connect with your friends over a cold one.. .The Boring Phone is apparently real — I know, I was skeptical, too — but it will only be available through giveaways and isn’t going on sale. It’s a limited edition run and Heineken’s website indicates 5,000 will be made. There’s a 2.8-inch QVGA display on the…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
Drake muddies the ‘Push Ups’ AI debate with a deepfake
.Last year, a few AI voice clone tracks went viral using Drake’s voice. His label, Universal Media Group, .responded to one track. with a strongly worded statement against AI and takedown requests that saw it .removed from streaming services.. And Drake, .seemingly not happy about another one. of the songs, posted, “This is the final straw AI,” on Instagram. . . . . BREAKING DRAKE DISS TRACK LEAKED. He was talking crazy‼️ .#Drake. .pic.twitter.com/CkYpzsZGKz..— Nothing But Sports (@NBSCENTRAL) .April 13, 2024. . . .Over the weekend, a new track “leaked,” and .fans have been debating. whether it’s really from Drake or if it’s the return of AI Drake. The song is a diss track called “Push Ups” that targets Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin, among others. At one…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Boston Dynamics Atlas robot, 2013-2024
.The robotics company has retired the dancing bot after more than a decade.. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
A new NES emulator was briefly available on the Apple App Store
.Just two days after .Apple removed the iGBA emulator. from the iOS App Store, an NES emulator called Bimmy briefly appeared before being taken down. ..MacRumors .reported. that the app was described as being for homebrew games but .also supported ROMs provided by players.. Unfortunately, when we attempted to download Bimmy, we received an error message saying it’s no longer available. . .Now, clicking on a .link to Bimmy. shows “This app is currently not available in your country or region.” This time, it wasn’t Apple that removed it but the developer. Over on .MacRumors’. forums, .the developer said it. pulled the app “out of fear.” . .“No one pressured me to, but I got more nervous about it as the day went on,” it wrote.. . .Screenshot:….. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
Report: TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’
.Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed Project Texas, as “an unprecedented initiative dedicated to making every American on TikTok feel safe, with confidence that their data is secure and the platform is free from outside influence.” Several former employees, however, .told .Fortune… .that Project Texas is instead “largely cosmetic” and that they and their colleagues continued to work closely with Beijing-based ByteDance executives after the plan’s implementation.. .One major aspect of Project Texas — so named because Oracle, TikTok’s “technology…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
Motorola’s new $130 earbuds are a Bose collab
.A new .wooden Edge phone. isn’t all that Motorola announced today. The company also introduced two pairs of earbuds: the higher-end set is called the Moto Buds Plus and costs $129.99, while the more basic Moto Buds will only be available in select markets. But the Plus standout as the more interesting product, and that’s because Motorola teamed up with Bose for the EQ tuning and active noise cancellation on these buds. There’s a “Sound by Bose” emblem right on the carrying case. . .There isn’t a ton of detail on exactly how deep this collaboration was, but .Motorola’s store page. says the Moto Buds Plus “were certified by Bose to deliver an unprecedented audio experience.” Bose spokesperson Joanne Berthiaume told me “we worked closely with the…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
People are afraid of self-driving cars — can the industry change that?
.Self-driving cars have an image problem. .They stumble into construction zones., .block ambulances., .run red lights., and .even injure the occasional bicyclist. or .pedestrian.. . .Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day safely, anonymously, and without fanfare. There are hundreds in operation today in California, Arizona, Texas, and elsewhere, and the numbers are only going to increase. But when they do make mistakes, people tend to notice. .Numerous. .public. .opinion. .polls. have shown .declining support. for autonomous vehicles (AV) over the years and a rise in .outright hostility. toward the technology.. .The autonomous vehicle industry’s main lobbying group — yes, of course it has one — is intent on reversing this trend before it…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
Humane AI Pin launch: the reviews are in, and they’re not good
.At the least the only way to go from here is up… right?. . .Continue reading…. .
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Kickstarter is adding the ability to collect money indefinitely
.Creators fundraising for projects on Kickstarter will soon be able to .collect money even after their campaign ends… .Currently, Kickstarter projects can last anywhere from one to 60 days, and creators hoping to continue fundraising after meeting their goal have had to go off-platform to keep raising money.. .The new late pledge feature will allow crowdfunding campaigns to collect money indefinitely if the creator chooses. Late pledges could also be helpful for fans who learn about projects after the fundraising window has closed but want to support the creator. Creators who are offering something in exchange for a certain level of monetary support — a digital download of an album or physical items, for example — will need to end late…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Canada Hikes Capital Gains Tax to Raise Billions
Canada will raise capital gains taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals to help pay for tens of billions in new spending aimed at making housing more affordable and improving the lives of young people.
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China’s Small Caps Gain as CSRC Seeks to Ease Delisting Concerns
Chinese small-cap stocks rose, paring losses from their selloff earlier this week, as the nation’s top securities regulator sought to ease concern over the potential delisting of firms with weak financial health.
Read more
Stock Rout Takes Breather as Dollar Halts Ascent: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks traded in narrow ranges following a rout that pushed a key benchmark close to erasing the year’s advance. Currencies were in focus once again as traders braced for higher-for-longer interest rates in the US.
Read more

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