Journals

Bloomberg: How cheap power and friendly ties with China made Ethiopia, where almost half the population has no access to electricity, a haven for Chinese Bitcoin miners  —  Cheap power and friendly relations with China have made the Horn of… Read More »How cheap power and friendly ties with China made Ethiopia, where almost half the population has no access to electricity, a haven for Chinese Bitcoin miners (Bloomberg)

Rachel Graf / Bloomberg: Joint filing: Apple and Rivos say they reached a deal to settle Apple’s 2022 lawsuit accusing the SoC startup of poaching 40+ engineers to steal trade secrets  —  In a joint court filing Friday, the companies… Read More »Joint filing: Apple and Rivos say they reached a deal to settle Apple’s 2022 lawsuit accusing the SoC startup of poaching 40+ engineers to steal trade secrets (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg)

Reuters: New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling the size of their alleged fraud from Gemini Earn to $3B+  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against… Read More »New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling the size of their alleged fraud from Gemini Earn to $3B+ (Reuters)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The FTC says Americans lost over $10B to scammers in 2023, up 14% YoY, with 2.6M+ consumers filing fraud reports; imposter scams were the most reported  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Americans lost… Read More »The FTC says Americans lost over $10B to scammers in 2023, up 14% YoY, with 2.6M+ consumers filing fraud reports; imposter scams were the most reported (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Beth Mole / Ars Technica: Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot use AI to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans  —  CMS worries AI could wrongfully deny care for those… Read More »Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot use AI to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans (Beth Mole/Ars Technica)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung receives FDA approval to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22  —  Samsung just got approval from the FDA… Read More »Samsung receives FDA approval to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Reuters: Sources: Cisco plans to lay off thousands of workers as part of a restructuring, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas; Cisco had 84,900 staffers in FY 2023  —  Network giant Cisco (CSCO.O) is planning to restructure its… Read More »Sources: Cisco plans to lay off thousands of workers as part of a restructuring, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas; Cisco had 84,900 staffers in FY 2023 (Reuters)

Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo: A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft  —  The tiny hacking device has been viewed as a threat… Read More »A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft (Lucas Ropek/Gizmodo)

Jason Koebler / 404 Media: At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple’s support for a similar but weaker law in California  —  “It is our belief that the bill’s current language… Read More »At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple’s support for a similar but weaker law in California (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

Washington Post: Sources: Meta considers flagging more uses of the term “Zionist” as antisemitic, a move some say could suppress legitimate debate about the Israel-Hamas war  —  Meta could start flagging more uses of the term ‘Zionist’ as antisemitic, a… Read More »Sources: Meta considers flagging more uses of the term “Zionist” as antisemitic, a move some say could suppress legitimate debate about the Israel-Hamas war (Washington Post)