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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months”  —  Google has confirmed that YouTube TV is now… Read More »YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months” (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier’s limits midway through a month  —  Social network X (formerly Twitter) launched new top-up packs for its developer… Read More »X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier’s limits midway through a month (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal: Investor letter: Shein announces its “supply chain as a service” initiative to offer its supply chain infrastructure and tech to outside brands and designers  —  China-founded fashion giant shifts business strategy as it faces… Read More »Investor letter: Shein announces its “supply chain as a service” initiative to offer its supply chain infrastructure and tech to outside brands and designers (Shen Lu/Wall Street Journal)

Reuters: US government emails show India rolled back its policy to impose restrictions on laptop imports in 2023 after behind-the-scenes lobbying by US officials  —  India reversed a laptop licensing policy after behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. officials, who however remain… Read More »US government emails show India rolled back its policy to impose restrictions on laptop imports in 2023 after behind-the-scenes lobbying by US officials (Reuters)

Matt Burgess / Wired: An analysis of cookie pop-ups on the top 10,000 most popular websites: dozens share date with 1,000+ companies, and thousands share data with 100+ companies  —  Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites… Read More »An analysis of cookie pop-ups on the top 10,000 most popular websites: dozens share date with 1,000+ companies, and thousands share data with 100+ companies (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Zephyr Teachout / The Atlantic: The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform  —  America has a long history of shielding infrastructure and communication… Read More »The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform (Zephyr Teachout/The Atlantic)

Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: Paris-based Greenly, whose carbon accounting software helps SMBs track their carbon emissions, raised a $52M Series B, and reports $10M+ in ARR in 2023  —  Plenty of major corporations have announced net-zero emissions targets.  And… Read More »Paris-based Greenly, whose carbon accounting software helps SMBs track their carbon emissions, raised a $52M Series B, and reports $10M+ in ARR in 2023 (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

Financial Times: Court docs: Sachin Dev Duggal, the CEO of London-based Builder.ai that raised a $250M Series D in 2023, is a suspect in a money laundering probe in India  —  Court documents show Sachin Dev Duggal and Saurabh Dhoot… Read More »Court docs: Sachin Dev Duggal, the CEO of London-based Builder.ai that raised a $250M Series D in 2023, is a suspect in a money laundering probe in India (Financial Times)

Yossi Matias / The Keyword: In a research paper, Google Research details how AI enabled the company to provide accurate flood forecasting in over 80 countries up to seven days in advance  —  A paper published in Nature today shows… Read More »In a research paper, Google Research details how AI enabled the company to provide accurate flood forecasting in over 80 countries up to seven days in advance (Yossi Matias/The Keyword)

Michael Kan / PCMag: Canadian regulatory agency ISED clarifies its stance on banning Flipper Zero, saying the aim is to restrict the use of such devices “to legitimate actors only”  —  A Canadian regulatory agency says the aim is to… Read More »Canadian regulatory agency ISED clarifies its stance on banning Flipper Zero, saying the aim is to restrict the use of such devices “to legitimate actors only” (Michael Kan/PCMag)