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Shein must cede Indians’ data, control of local ops to re-enter India
Shein must surrender all data of Indian customers and control of its local operations to its partner, Reliance Retail, and keep operations fully local to re-enter the Indian market, according to new government disclosures that reveal how the apparel and accessories retailer secured a rare exception to India’s ban on Chinese-linked apps. In a parliamentary […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
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EU urged to follow El Salvador’s lead with Bitcoin reserves by European MP
European Union Member of Parliament Sarah Knafo has urged the bloc to prioritize a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve instead of moving forward with the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro project. In a Dec. 17 video shared on X, Knafo criticized the ECB’s plan for a centralized digital currency, arguing it risks financial freedom and overreach. […] The post EU urged to follow El Salvador’s lead with Bitcoin reserves by...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:European MP Argues for Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Says No to Digital Euro
"It is time to bet on freedom," the newly elected 31-year-old MP said during her remarks.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds
A team of researchers in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has unveiled a novel manufacturing process that can mass-produce cyborg insects by automatically implanting electronic backpacks onto live bugs. The system is so efficient that it can crank out a cyborg cockroach once every 68 seconds. That's a huge step up...Read Entire Article
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney
A 53-year-old woman was the third to undergo the transplant procedure. Researchers are hoping to monitor the long-term effects.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Mouthwashing review – 2024’s most difficult game, but not in the way you might expect
PC; Creative Reflex/Wrong OrganThe word ‘challenge’ has an accepted meaning in the world of video games, but in this engrossing sci-fi horror it’s the subject matter that’s confrontingIt is perhaps poetic that throughout this year, the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation, developers have found such a rich vein of horror in early 3D visuals. Crow Country, Fear the Spotlight and now Mouthwashing all make terrifying use...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Will the future of transportation be robotaxis – or your own self-driving car?
GM is shutting down its robotaxi business, Tesla is creating one of its own – what does the future hold for self-driving?Want TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWelcome back. This week in tech: General Motors says goodbye to robotaxis but not self-driving cars; one woman’s fight to keep AI out of applications for housing; Salt Typhoon; and tech’s donations to Donald Trump. Thank you for joining...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:The 2024 Kindle Paperwhite is $25 off right now
I'm really not sure how but suddenly Christmas is only eight days away and the window to order presents online is getting really small. So, if, like me, you've procrastinated a bit this year (ok, every year) then it's time to take action and buy those amazing holiday presents. Fortunately, there are great deals on devices that will not only make great gifts, but will arrive before Santa takes off from the North Pole....
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Black Bag trailer: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender face off in Steven Soderberghs spy thriller
"Black Bag," starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, hits theaters March 14.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:I’m really worried about the future of smart glasses
The Ray-Ban Meta have put smart glasses in a great place, but I'm worried about the situation going into 2025 and fear history may be about to repeat itself.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs
Donald Trump’s attack on clean vehicles is shaping up to be bigger than previously thought.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Managing large-scale Redis clusters on Kubernetes with an operator – Kuaishou’s approach
Member post originally published on KubeBlocks by Yuxing Liu As a popular short-form video application, Kuaishou relies heavily on Redis to deliver low-latency responses to its users. Operating on private cloud infrastructure, automating the management of...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Here’s how Android 16 could make managing notifications easier than ever
Are you tired of the constant stream of notifications on your Android phone? Google may have a solution in development.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Uh oh, up to 87% of smartphone users don't like AI features
Improved AI features from Samsung could sway iPhone users to jump ship.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Get a free $20 Amazon gift card when you buy the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro
True wireless earbuds are all the rage right now, as they can provide an excellent listening experience without the hassle of wires. The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro earbuds are a solid option that are now almost 30 percent off, dropping from $270 to $190. That’s a record-low price for these buds, and, Amazon is also including a $20 gift card to make it into a bundle. Besides delivering some nice, creamy bass combined...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks
A new phishing campaign has been observed employing tax-themed lures to deliver a stealthy backdoor payload as part of attacks targeting Pakistan. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which is tracking the activity under the name FLUX#CONSOLE, said it likely starts with a phishing email link or attachment, although it said it couldn't obtain the original email used to launch the attack. "One of the
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Nvidia's new $249 AI development board promises 67 TOPS at half the price of the previous 40 TOPS model
The Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit will be available later this month and comes with 8GB of RAM.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Popular LatAm digital payment service AstroPay launches multi-currency wallet
AstroPay has been around since 2009. The bootstrapped company currently has 320 employees and is profitable. And yet, it’s not a name that comes up often in startup news. The company originally started its life as a payment service provider focused on Latin America —an alternative payment method that you would find next to the […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Baldur's Gate 3 publisher warns of industry "division" as Naughty Dog's new game trailer faces backlash
Douse wrote about the state of the video game industry in a post on X. "2025 (and beyond) is going to be an extremely tough time to ship a game, with division spilling into everything. I have one practical piece of advice that may to some seem controversial, but it's...Read Entire Article
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:The Audi Q6 E-Tron is an OLED dream machine
Tim Stevens for Engadget I've been on a bit of a quest to replace all the LCD panels in my life with OLED. I recently swapped an aging (and shattered) iPad Pro with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, which is much easier on the eyes when watching late-night, trans-Atlantic movies. I've been a Galaxy S user for many years now, and I also switched to a Lenovo X1 Carbon laptop with an OLED display this year. I guess you could say...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Nvidia RTX 5080 allegedly adopts faster 30 Gbps GDDR7 modules, delivering 960 GB/s of bandwidth — The remaining Blackwell lineup is expected to stick with slower 28 Gbps memory
While the remaining RTX 50 lineup adopts 28 Gbps VRAM, Nvidia is rumored to equip the RTX 5080 with faster 30 Gbps modules.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Engineered Arts restructures with $10M to create humanoid robots
Engineered Arts, a United Kingdom firm making humanoid robots, has restructured as a U.S. company and raised $10 million.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Play launches token and partners with Telefónica Group on Web3 gaming
Play, a platform for integrating Web3 technologies into gaming, has announced a partnership with Telefónica Innovación Digital.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Mastering Back-End Design Patterns for Scalable and Maintainable Systems
Back-end development can feel like you’re constantly putting out fires — one messy query here, a crashing API call there. But it doesn’t have to be that way! By using well-established design patterns, you can make your codebase more organized, scalable, and easier to maintain. Plus, it’ll keep your boss impressed and your weekends stress-free. Here are some essential back-end patterns every developer should know, with...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Casual and cute exploration in Revenge of the Savage Planet | hands-on preview
GamesBeat had a chance to play Revenge of the Savage Planet in a hands-on preview.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Writer’s new AI model aims to fix the ‘sameness problem’ in generative content
Writer AI launches Palmyra Creative, a $1.9B enterprise AI solution that breaks free from generic AI content, offering businesses unique creative outputs at one-sixth the training cost of competitors.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Revenge of the Savage Planet: beautifully animated nonsense
Designing comedy in games is hard, but Racoon Logic is making it look easy.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Loadar's advanced freight management tool receives $4M investment
Freight procurement and management tool Loadar has raised $4 million Seed funding.The way shippers procure and manage freight carriers is outdated, inefficient and costly. A combination of outsourcing...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:A woman in the US is the third person to receive a gene-edited pig kidney
Towana Looney, a 53-year-old woman from Alabama, has become the third living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Looney, who donated one of her kidneys to her mother back in 1999, developed kidney failure several years later following a pregnancy complication that caused high blood pressure. She started dialysis treatment in…
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Getting to 2M users as a one woman dev team [video]
Article URL: https://brightonruby.com/2024/getting-to-2-million-users-as-a-one-woman-dev-team/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42441333 Points: 588 # Comments: 222
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Uncovering GStreamer secrets
In this post, I’ll walk you through the vulnerabilities I uncovered in the GStreamer library and how I built a custom fuzzing generator to target MP4 files. The post Uncovering GStreamer secrets appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and othersCampaigners for the protection of the rights of creatives have criticised a UK government proposal to let artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms on their works under a new copyright exemption.Book publishers said the proposal put out for consultation on Tuesday was “entirely untested and...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Amazon-hosted AI tool for UK military recruitment ‘carries risk of data breach’
Ministry of Defence says risk with Textio tool is low and ‘robust safeguards’ have been put in place by suppliersAn artificial intelligence tool hosted by Amazon and designed to boost UK Ministry of Defence recruitment puts defence personnel at risk of being identified publicly, according to a government assessment.Data used in the automated Textio system to improve the drafting of defence job adverts and attract more...
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Docker 2024 Highlights: Innovations in AI, Security, and Empowering Development Teams
We look at Docker’s 2024 milestones and innovations in security, AI, and more, as well as how we helped teams build, test, and deploy more easily and quickly than ever.
Published on: December 17, 2024 | Source:Sticker Shop Launches on Telegram With Tradable NFT Decals on TON
Inspired by Pavel Durov’s vision of tokenized, tradable stickers on Telegram, the creators of Notcoin and DOGS have opened up Sticker Shop.
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