Senators Wyden and Heinrich: declassified docs show a CIA bulk surveillance program collecting Americans’ data without clear judicial or congressional oversight (Dustin Volz/Wall Street Journal)
Senators Wyden and Heinrich: declassified docs show a CIA bulk surveillance program collecting Americans’ data without clear judicial or congressional oversight — The lawmakers called for the immediate declassification of…
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YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer riders and 35% fewer trips in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2019 (Preetika Rana/Wall Street Journal)
YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer riders and 35% fewer trips in Q1 2022 compared to…
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Morgan Wallen Tallies Second Week at No. 1 on Artist 100, Why Don’t We Hits Top Five
Wallen becomes just the fifth country act to spend multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Artist 100, dating to the chart’s July 2014 launch. Among acts in the genre,…
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A look at Loli Police Department, a police roleplay group in VRChat allowing nearly 11,000 of its members move through the ranks based on their activity level (Jessica Lucas/Input)
A look at Loli Police Department, a police roleplay group in VRChat allowing nearly 11,000 of its members move through the ranks based on their activity level — Early last…
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Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup that developed the replica-Earth in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, raises a $20M Series A led by M12 (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)
Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup that developed the replica-Earth in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, raises a $20M Series A led by M12 — Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup behind the digital globe you…
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The heavily indebted Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup says a consortium led by two state-backed VC firms would become its strategic investor (Yang Jie/Wall Street Journal)
The heavily indebted Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup says a consortium led by two state-backed VC firms would become its strategic investor — Two state-backed venture capital firms will help…
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Meta selects AWS as its “long-term strategic cloud provider”, a partnership that includes improving helping AWS customers run Pytorch framework (Tom Krazit/Protocol)
Meta selects AWS as its “long-term strategic cloud provider”, a partnership that includes improving helping AWS customers run Pytorch framework — The company formerly known as Facebook built an impressive…
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Kate Middleton Is Gorgeous In Blue Satin Gown On Caribbean Visit With Prince William: Photos
Kate Middleton stunned in a Cinderella-esque blue gown just after she was spotted wearing shorts for the first time in years. Kate Middleton gave off some stunning Cinderella vibes while on…
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Gov. Newsom signs an EO seeking to make a “transparent regulatory and business environment” for Web3 companies, directing state agencies to recommend next steps (Benjamin Pimentel/Protocol)
Gov. Newsom signs an EO seeking to make a “transparent regulatory and business environment” for Web3 companies, directing state agencies to recommend next steps — California, home to crypto powerhouses…
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Egypt-based Thndr, an investing app for stocks and mutual funds in the Middle East and North Africa, raises a $20M Series A led by Tiger Global and others (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch)
Egypt-based Thndr, an investing app for stocks and mutual funds in the Middle East and North Africa, raises a $20M Series A led by Tiger Global and others — The…
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