BlogPs, Lahore (2024)

07/09/2021

“Silicon Valley is a lot cleaner today than when I started, during the 1990s dot-com bubble,” said Reed Kathrein, a San Francisco lawyer who successfully sued Ms. Holmes and Theranos in 2016 on behalf of investors. “Everyone is throwing money at these start-ups. Everyone thinks they’re going to win the lottery. It’s easier to be honest.” Reforms prompted by the…...

https://blogps.com/in-silicon-valley-criminal-prosecutors-see-no-evil-2/

“Silicon Valley is a lot cleaner today than when I started, during the 1990s dot-com bubble,” said Reed Kathrein, a San Francisco lawyer who successfully sued M

07/09/2021

The police in China released a former Alibaba manager who had been accused of r**e by a co-worker after prosecutors declined to charge him, deepening debate about an episode that has shaken the Chinese technology industry and prompted a reckoning for the fledgling movement in the country. In a statement issued late Monday, the authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan said that the behavior of the manager — referred to by his surname, Wang — did not constitute a crime and that his arrest had not been approved....

https://blogps.com/alibaba-manager-not-charged-in-chinas-latest-metoo-moment/

The police in China released a former Alibaba manager who had been accused of r**e by a co-worker after prosecutors declined to charge him, deepening debate abo

07/09/2021

“Silicon Valley is a lot cleaner today than when I started, during the 1990s dot-com bubble,” said Reed Kathrein, a San Francisco lawyer who successfully sued Ms. Holmes and Theranos in 2016 on behalf of investors. “Everyone is throwing money at these start-ups. Everyone thinks they’re going to win the lottery. It’s easier to be honest.” Reforms prompted by the…...

https://blogps.com/in-silicon-valley-criminal-prosecutors-see-no-evil/

“Silicon Valley is a lot cleaner today than when I started, during the 1990s dot-com bubble,” said Reed Kathrein, a San Francisco lawyer who successfully sued M

07/09/2021

For years, start-ups, automakers and other companies have been slowly building chargers, mainly in California and other coastal states where most electric cars are sold. These businesses use different strategies to make money, and auto experts say it is not clear which will succeed. The company with the most stations, ChargePoint, sells chargers to individuals, workplaces, stores, condo and apartment buildings, and businesses with fleets of electric vehicles....

https://blogps.com/bidens-electric-car-plans-hinge-on-having-enough-chargers/

For years, start-ups, automakers and other companies have been slowly building chargers, mainly in California and other coastal states where most electric cars

06/09/2021

Among the pandemic’s biggest economic winners is Amazon, which nearly doubled its annual profit last year to $21 billion and is on pace to far exceed that total this year. The profits flowed from the millions of Americans who value the convenience of quick home delivery, but critics complain that the arrangement comes at a large cost to workers, whom they say the company pushes to physical extremes....

https://blogps.com/california-bill-could-alter-amazon-labor-practices/

Among the pandemic’s biggest economic winners is Amazon, which nearly doubled its annual profit last year to $21 billion and is on pace to far exceed that total

06/09/2021

It was a pitch tuned for a politically polarized audience. Erik Finman, a 22-year-old who called himself the world’s youngest Bitcoin millionaire, posted a video on Twitter for a new kind of smartphone that he said would liberate Americans from their “Big Tech overlords.” His splashy video, posted in July, had stirring music, American flags and references to former Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Donald J....

https://blogps.com/meet-the-freedom-phone-a-smartphone-for-conservatives/

It was a pitch tuned for a politically polarized audience. Erik Finman, a 22-year-old who called himself the world’s youngest Bitcoin millionaire, posted a vide

06/09/2021

WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, has threatened to retaliate against any company that complies with the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, after the panel asked dozens of firms to preserve the phone and social media records of 11 far-right members of Congress who pushed to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr. McCarthy’s warning was an escalation of his efforts to thwart a full accounting of the deadly attack at the Capitol carried out by a pro-Trump mob, and his latest attempt to insulate the former president and Republican lawmakers from scrutiny of any ties to the violence....

https://blogps.com/mccarthy-threatens-technology-firms-that-comply-with-riot-inquiry/

WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, has threatened to retaliate against any company that complies with the congressional co

06/09/2021

Postponing gives the workers who are responding to new requirements sufficient time to become fully vaccinated. And it gives companies more time to set up the logistics that accompany vaccination mandates, such as processes for tracking vaccination status and, soon, who has received a booster. “Within a company, a C.E.O. can say: ‘Our company, our culture, our business. We need to be together, we need to be in the office, this is the date,’” said Mary Kay O’Neill, a senior health consultant at Mercer Consulting Group....

https://blogps.com/why-you-might-not-be-returning-to-the-office-until-next-year/

Postponing gives the workers who are responding to new requirements sufficient time to become fully vaccinated. And it gives companies more time to set up the l

04/09/2021

Facebook users who recently watched a video from a British tabloid featuring Black men saw an automated prompt from the social network that asked if they would like to “keep seeing videos about Primates,” causing the company to investigate and disable the artificial intelligence-powered feature that pushed the message. Facebook on Friday apologized for what it called “an unacceptable error” and said it was looking into the recommendation feature to “prevent this from happening again.”...

https://blogps.com/facebook-apologizes-after-a-i-puts-primates-label-on-video-of-black-men/

Facebook users who recently watched a video from a British tabloid featuring Black men saw an automated prompt from the social network that asked if they would

03/09/2021

Apple said on Friday that it would delay its rollout of child safety measures, which would have allowed it to scan users’ iPhones to detect images of child sexual abuse, after criticism from privacy groups. The company announced in early August that iPhones would begin using complex technology to spot images of child sexual abuse, commonly known as child po*******hy, that users uploaded to its iCloud storage service....

https://blogps.com/apple-delays-rollout-of-child-safety-features/

Apple said on Friday that it would delay its rollout of child safety measures, which would have allowed it to scan users’ iPhones to detect images of child sexu

03/09/2021

As California’s Sept. 14 election over whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom draws closer, unfounded rumors about the event are growing. Here are two that are circulating widely online, how they spread and why, state and local officials said, they are wrong. Rumor No. 1: Holes in the ballot envelopes were being used to screen out votes that say “yes” to a recall....

https://blogps.com/these-two-rumors-are-going-viral-ahead-of-californias-recall-election/

As California’s Sept. 14 election over whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom draws closer, unfounded rumors about the event are growing. Here are two that are cir

03/09/2021

On GitHub, a website for sharing and collaborating on software code, another programmer released a script and posted a link on Thursday to a new app called Pro-Life Buster that allowed people to automatically spam the Texas website with “bogus tips.” The developer wrote that the script was a way to push back against the law because it was “no one’s business to know about people’s abortions.”...

https://blogps.com/tiktok-users-and-coders-flood-texas-abortion-site-with-fake-tips/

On GitHub, a website for sharing and collaborating on software code, another programmer released a script and posted a link on Thursday to a new app called Pro-

03/09/2021

Technology 27 August 2021, 2:06 pm. 1 minute Reuters reported exclusively that Microsoft has warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world’s largest companies, that intruders could have the ability to read, change or even delete their main databases. A research team at a security company discovered a vulnerability under which it was able to access keys that control access to databases held by thousands of companies. Article Tags Topics of Interest: Technology Type: Reuters Best Sectors: Technology Regions: Americas Win Types: Exclusivity Story Types: Exclusive / Scoop Media Types: Text Customer Impact: Major Global Story Source link

https://blogps.com/reuters-exclusively-reports-microsoft-warns-thousands-of-cloud-customers-of-exposed-databases/

Technology 27 August 2021, 2:06 pm. 1 minute Reuters reported exclusively that Microsoft has warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some o

03/09/2021

In a scene from “Saturday Night Live,” the English actor Daniel Craig stares into the camera and flops his arms halfheartedly, as if he meant to raise them above his head but got tired halfway. “Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd,” he says, announcing the episode’s musical guest: the Canadian pop star Abel Tesfaye. The studio audience begins to cheer....

https://blogps.com/why-its-not-the-weekend-until-craigweekend-says-so/

In a scene from “Saturday Night Live,” the English actor Daniel Craig stares into the camera and flops his arms halfheartedly, as if he meant to raise them abov

03/09/2021

In a scene from “Saturday Night Live,” the English actor Daniel Craig stares into the camera and flops his arms halfheartedly, as if he meant to raise them above his head but got tired halfway. “Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd,” he says, announcing the episode’s musical guest: the Canadian pop star Abel Tesfaye. The studio audience begins to cheer....

https://blogps.com/is-it-the-weekend-not-until-he-says-so/

In a scene from “Saturday Night Live,” the English actor Daniel Craig stares into the camera and flops his arms halfheartedly, as if he meant to raise them abov

03/09/2021

Apple, in a legal settlement announced on Thursday with a group of app developers, said it would allow developers to urge customers to pay them outside their iPhone apps. The move would allow app makers to avoid paying Apple a commission on their sales and could appease developers and regulators concerned with its control over mobile apps, including strict policies designed to force developers to pay it a cut of their sales....

https://blogps.com/apple-avoids-another-legal-fight-with-app-developers/

Apple , in a legal settlement announced on Thursday with a group of app developers, said it would allow developers to urge customers to pay them outside their i

03/09/2021

The court fight with Epic, which played out in a federal court in Oakland, Calif., earlier this year, arguably presents the greater threat to Apple’s App Store business. Epic wants to force the iPhone maker to allow app developers to avoid App Store commissions altogether, which would be a major financial hit to Apple. A federal judge is expected to soon issue a verdict in that case....

https://blogps.com/apple-gives-ground-in-a-strategic-retreat-from-strict-app-store-rules/

The court fight with Epic, which played out in a federal court in Oakland, Calif., earlier this year, arguably presents the greater threat to Apple’s App Store

02/09/2021

Locast, a nonprofit streaming service that piped local broadcast signals over the internet, is shutting down after a federal judge ruled against the organization in a rare case tackling the legality of network content delivered online. The organization said it was “suspending operations, effective immediately,” and it added that Locast was meant to “operate in accordance with the strict letter of the law,” but had to comply with the ruling, with which it disagreed....

https://blogps.com/locast-shutting-down-after-losing-court-battle-with-tv-networks/

Locast, a nonprofit streaming service that piped local broadcast signals over the internet, is shutting down after a federal judge ruled against the organizatio

02/09/2021

A jury of 12 residents of Santa Clara County, Calif., and five alternates was sworn in on Thursday for the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of blood testing start-up Theranos, which is set to begin next week. The jury consists of seven men and five women. For two days, Judge Edward Davila of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, federal prosecutors and Ms....

https://blogps.com/a-jury-is-selected-for-the-elizabeth-holmes-trial/

A jury of 12 residents of Santa Clara County, Calif., and five alternates was sworn in on Thursday for the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes , the disgraced found

02/09/2021

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service was fined nearly $270 million by Irish authorities on Thursday for not being transparent about how it uses data collected from people on the service, in a case that represents a big test of Europe’s ability to enforce its landmark data privacy law. The 265-page decision is the first major ruling against Facebook under the European Union’s far-reaching…...

https://blogps.com/whatsapp-fined-400-million-for-breaking-e-u-data-privacy-law/

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service was fined nearly $270 million by Irish authorities on Thursday for not being transparent about how it uses data collected

02/09/2021

Apple said on Wednesday that it was adjusting its App Store policies to allow certain kinds of applications to do business more directly with their customers. Under the change, so-called reader apps, which include Netflix and Spotify, will be permitted to include a link within their apps to direct users to set up or manage their accounts on the individual company’s website, rather than through the App Store....

https://blogps.com/apple-plans-another-tweak-to-its-strict-app-store-rules/

Apple said on Wednesday that it was adjusting its App Store policies to allow certain kinds of applications to do business more directly with their customers. U

02/09/2021

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has accelerated an investigation into Google’s digital advertising practices and may file an antitrust lawsuit against the internet giant before the end of the year, two people with knowledge of the government’s thinking said on Wednesday. The investigation focuses on Google’s power in the digital ad market, looking at how the company uses its dominance in auctions and ad technology to maintain its power, said the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly....

https://blogps.com/justice-dept-is-said-to-accelerate-google-advertising-inquiry/

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has accelerated an investigation into Google’s digital advertising practices and may file an antitrust lawsuit against th

01/09/2021

At an employee dinner, women were told to rank the attractiveness of the men at the table. During a team-building exercise, a woman was pressured to straddle her male co-worker in front of colleagues. Top executives traded lewd comments about male virility at company events and online. The e-commerce giant Alibaba, one of China’s most globalized internet companies, has often celebrated the number of women in its senior ranks....

https://blogps.com/after-proudly-celebrating-women-alibaba-faces-reckoning-over-harassment/

At an employee dinner, women were told to rank the attractiveness of the men at the table. During a team-building exercise, a woman was pressured to straddle he

01/09/2021

“I mean, if I were publishing a book, I’d get more money,” he said. He still plans to hold back his big swings for the traditional outfits and is at work on a novel to be published by Random House. Daily Business Briefing Updated Aug. 30, 2021, 5:48 p.m. ET Substack has cash to burn. It has raised nearly $83 million at a valuation of $650 million, and it recently…...

https://blogps.com/salman-rushdie-is-now-on-substack/

“I mean, if I were publishing a book, I’d get more money,” he said. He still plans to hold back his big swings for the traditional outfits and is at work on a n

01/09/2021

So, in spoken language, there are these things that just sort of show up over time, and then it seems like they’re everywhere, and so we call them trends, right? So in a world where there is more recorded speech than ever, and, um, more access to all of this speech, these changes can happen very fast, but they can also be harder to isolate, right?...

https://blogps.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-zucktalk/

So, in spoken language, there are these things that just sort of show up over time, and then it seems like they’re everywhere, and so we call them trends, right

01/09/2021

Have you ever missed capturing the perfect photo or video opportunity because you got hung up getting to your smartphone’s camera app in time? Your phone likely has a number of shortcuts built into its software and settings, although some may be less obvious than others. Here’s a quick guide to getting the speed you need so you don’t miss your moment....

https://blogps.com/4-fast-mobile-camera-tips-that-help-you-get-the-shot/

Have you ever missed capturing the perfect photo or video opportunity because you got hung up getting to your smartphone’s camera app in time? Your phone likely

01/09/2021

When I was a kid, one of my plans was to appear on some kind of candid video show. I was dimly aware of “Candid Camera” as a phenomenon of my parents’ or possibly my grandparents’ generation, but I fantasized about “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” or even just a spot on the local news. In addition to making me famous, this appearance would capture my insouciant charm....

https://blogps.com/how-far-can-you-go-to-resist-being-the-subject-of-a-viral-video/

When I was a kid, one of my plans was to appear on some kind of candid video show. I was dimly aware of “Candid Camera” as a phenomenon of my parents’ or possib

01/09/2021

Cody Ko, a YouTube star with 5.7 million subscribers, found himself in a pickle in May. Two different start-ups wanted to give him stock, and he was concerned that they were potentially competitive deals. So Mr. Ko called someone he trusted for advice: Li Jin. Ms. Jin, a venture capitalist, suggested that Mr. Ko, 30, be honest and upfront with the founders of both start-ups about the potential conflict of interest....

https://blogps.com/shes-the-investor-guru-for-online-creators/

Cody Ko, a YouTube star with 5.7 million subscribers, found himself in a pickle in May. Two different start-ups wanted to give him stock, and he was concerned t

31/08/2021

In 2010, Accenture scored an accounting contract with Facebook. By 2012, that had expanded to include a deal for moderating content, particularly outside the United States. That year, Facebook sent employees to Manila and Warsaw to train Accenture workers to sort through posts, two former Facebook employees involved with the trip said. Accenture’s workers were taught to use a Facebook software system and the platform’s guidelines for leaving content up, taking it down or escalating it for review....

https://blogps.com/how-facebook-relies-on-accenture-to-scrub-toxic-content/

In 2010, Accenture scored an accounting contract with Facebook. By 2012, that had expanded to include a deal for moderating content, particularly outside the Un

31/08/2021

A New Jersey woman who used the Instagram handle was charged in Manhattan on Tuesday with a conspiracy to sell hundreds of fake coronavirus vaccination cards over the social media platform. The woman, Jasmine Clifford, 31, was charged in Manhattan criminal court with having sold about 250 forged cards over Instagram. She worked with another woman, Nadayza Barkley, 27, who is employed at a medical clinic in Patchogue, N.Y., to fraudulently enter at least 10 people into New York’s immunization database, prosecutors said....

https://blogps.com/antivaxmomma-charged-with-selling-fake-vaccine-cards/

A New Jersey woman who used the Instagram handle was charged in Manhattan on Tuesday with a conspiracy to sell hundreds of fake coronavirus vaccin