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Michael Waters / MIT Technology Review: Data centers, typically located in suburbs and rural zones, are increasingly being built in urban areas to further reduce internet lag for locals  —  Companies are pushing more server farms into the hearts of population centers.  —  In 1930, the telegraph giant Western Union put …

A simple corded headset will lend depth and drama to your gameplay, no matter what device you have.

Whether you need workout earbuds or gaming over-ears, these WIRED-tested picks sound like a million bucks.

New York Times: Hundreds of documents detail the software bought by China to sift through its vast troves of surveillance data to “predict” who will become troublemakers  —  The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched.  They are recorded by police cameras that are everywhere …

Alex Russell / Infrequently Noted: A deep dive: how Apple uses iOS WebKit monopoly to strip-mine and sabotage the web, hurting all browser engine projects and draining the web of future potential  —  Gentle reader, I made a terrible mistake.  Yes, that’s right: I read the comments on a MacRumors article.  At my age, one […]

Brian Kahn / Protocol: In the wake of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade, tech companies give “no comment” in response to questions about users’ data that can be used in prosecutions  —  Tech companies have created employee reimbursement programs, but they have been silent on whether they’ll protect users’ data …

Observations of faraway worlds have forced a near-total rewrite of the story of our solar system.

Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew. This guide will make sure you can whip up tasty grub no matter where you end up.

A startlingly impressive Dolby Atmos TV audio system, minus the voice control and physical remote you’re used to.

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at Amazon’s fight with China-based sellers of generic items trying to game its algorithm to develop Marketplace brands and get the “Amazon’s Choice” tag  —  Jeff Bezos wanted to build the ‘everything store’—and now the company is drowning in China-based sellers hawking the same items under a […]

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s central bank ban on loading non-bank prepaid payment instruments using credit lines has created panic among Indian fintech startups  —  Fintech startups in India have raised over $15 billion from high-profile foreign investors in the past two years.  —  For nearly all fintech startups, lending has long been the end […]

Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak: How Bungie identified a mass sender of fake DMCA notices to YouTube targeting Destiny content creators and Bungie’s own channels, leading to its $7.65M lawsuit  —  In response to persons unknown sending large numbers of fake DMCA notices to YouTube while impersonating its anti-piracy partner …

Chelsi Cocking is an interdisciplinary artist who explores the human body with the help of computers. For her work, she develops sophisticated software to use as her artistic tools, including facial detection techniques, body tracking software, and machine learning algorithms. Cocking’s interest in the human body stems from her childhood training in modern dance. Growing […]

Plus: Microsoft details Russia’s Ukraine hacking campaign, Meta’s election integrity efforts dwindle, and more.

Plus: Instagram cracks down on age verification, Microsoft says it will stop using AI to track emotions, and Twitter wants to be a blog.

New York Times: Sources: Meta told staff not to discuss the Roe v. Wade ruling on wide-reaching internal channels, citing a company memo issued after the May draft opinion leak  —  Meta told its workers on Friday not to openly discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion …

Ming-Chi Kuo / Medium: As Apple is expected to debut a headset in January 2023 and Meta slows VR investments, a look at opportunities for the VR supply chain and other headset makers  —  (1) One of the keys to the VR industry’s rapid growth in the past 2-3 years is Meta sold VR headsets […]

Richard Waters / Financial Times: Michael Saylor, whose company MicroStrategy holds bitcoin now worth ~$2.7B, says bitcoin “is still at an early stage in its development and poorly understood”  —  Software entrepreneur has remained calm even as crypto markets crashed  —  What do you do when you head the public company …

You don’t need a lot, nor do you need to spend a ton. From harnesses to carabiners, here are our favorites.

Paul Bischoff / Comparitech: Research: 67 separate ransomware attacks impacted 954 US schools and colleges in 2021, costing schools an estimated $3.5B+ in downtime  —  In 2021, 67 individual ransomware attacks affected 954 schools and colleges, potentially impacting 950,129 students.  We estimate that these attacks …

Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems.

Ring in the start of summer with these outdoor discounts.

This sleek Belgian ebike is ready to ride out of the box, integrates helpfully with your phone, and looks as good as Sam Elliott in a felt hat.

Abubakar Idris / Rest of World: A look at the rise of Nigeria’s BNPL services as some doubt the success of local startups amid weak ID verification systems and scant consumer credit records  —  BNPL startups in Nigeria are gambling millions of venture dollars on solving a problem of weak ID verification and scant consumer […]

FinSMEs: Berlin-based WorkMotion, an HR software startup that helps companies onboard and manage staff abroad, has raised a $50M Series B led by Canaan  —  WorkMotion, a Berlin, Germany-based HR-tech company for global employment, raised $50M in Series B funding.  —  The round was led by Canaan …

If you’re planning on hitting the streets, here’s what you need to know.

Here’s what Congress, the DOD, and the VA can do to ensure troops’ access to abortion—and improve the nation’s security.

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: As state laws limiting abortion kick in, tech companies could be forced by law enforcement to hand over users’ search histories and other pregnancy-related data  —  The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement …

Sam Venis / The Block: Elliptic: US regulators have collected more than $3.3B in monetary penalties from crypto-related businesses since 2009, including $179.7M so far in 2022  —  – A new report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reveals US officials have collected more than $3.3 billion in monetary penalties from crypto-related businesses since 2009.

Most people don’t think about abortion until they need one. But with the right to access under threat, the time to plan is now.

Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg: US judge rules that Pinterest must face a suit by digital marketing strategist Christine Martinez, who says she co-created Pinterest but was never compensated  —  Pinterest Inc. must face a lawsuit from a digital marketing strategist who says she helped conceive the social media platform, a California judge ruled.

Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the rolling back of Roe v Wade abortion protections in the US, there is concern that data collected by these apps could become incriminating

A robot that learned to manipulate clay to make letters of the alphabet without any training could one day make dumplings for you

Even before joining a financial technology startup, Michael Pilgreen believed in taking risks and investing long-term — especially when it came to his education and career.  For six years, Pilgreen worked in creative production management, specializing in painting, metalworking, and installations. He’d established himself in the art world with large collaborative projects like a mosaic […]

Physics professors Tracy Slatyer and Jesse Thaler and mathematics professor Wei Zhang were among 16 researchers selected to receive 2022 Simons Investigator awards in mathematics, physics, astrophysics, and computer science. This program supports “outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years, when they are establishing creative new research directions, providing leadership to the field, and effectively mentoring […]

A playbook to help sales reps nudge customers off the fence.

Moore’s Law is the famous prognostication by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a microchip would double every year or two. This prediction has mostly been met or exceeded since the 1970s — computing power doubles about every two years, while better and faster microchips become less expensive. This rapid growth […]

And what other organizations can learn from their findings.

Stop blaming execution, and start identifying the underlying flaws.

The color debate that broke the internet raised new questions about the relationship between perception and consciousness.

The tiny spacecraft is set to explore an orbit for a planned space station that will travel around the moon and serve as a staging point for future missions.

With prices above $1,000 at the low end, MSI’s Katana GF66 no-frills gaming laptop struggles to make a mark as a value-for-money machine.

Leo Schwartz / Rest of World: Facebook has emerged in Mexico City as a low-cost alternative to food delivery services like Uber Eats and Rappi, as restaurateurs seek to avoid high fees  —  The platform has emerged as a hack around Uber Eats and Rappi’s high fees.  —  • XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO

Jonathan Greig / The Record: The CISA and US Coast Guard Cyber Command warn companies of Log4Shell exploits in the wild, citing one incident of threat actors exfiltrating over 130GB of data  —  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United States Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) …

Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: Coinbase Derivatives Exchange is launching its first crypto derivatives product, Nano Bitcoin futures (BIT), at 1/100th of the size of a Bitcoin, on June 27  —  Coinbase Derivatives Exchange hopes to capitalize on a market that is $3 trillion in volume worldwide and provide hedging options for traders.

Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that would cost 2.8 per cent of the firm’s revenue

When you picture a hospital radiologist, you might think of a specialist who sits in a dark room and spends hours poring over X-rays to make diagnoses. Contrast that with your dentist, who in addition to interpreting X-rays must also perform surgery, manage staff, communicate with patients, and run their business. When dentists analyze X-rays, […]

The spyware has been used to target people in Italy, Kazakhstan, and Syria, researchers at Google and Lookout have found.

#HonestyTest videos, which reward people for being “good,” show a skewed view of who deserves kindness.

We filled these bags to the brim with our tech, wallets, and water bottles. They held up to the test.