$5.6 Million in Refunds Sent to Ring Customers, Settling Unauthorized Access and Privacy Violations - Slashdot
1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution - Wired
10 Best Robot Vacuums (2024): Mops, Budget Vacs, Great Mapping - Wired
160 Tech Startups to Showcase at the Inaugural African Tech Startup Forum 2024 - TechMoran
4 reasons to buy a Vizio TV over a TCL TV - Pocket Lint
45 Drives Adds Linux-Powered Mini PCs, Workstations To Growing Compute Lineup - Slashdot
5 reasons to buy Bose 700 NCH over Sony WH-1000XM5 - Pocket Lint
7 Best Sleeping Pads (2024): For Camping, Backpacking, and Travel - Wired
8 features every LG TV user should use - Pocket Lint
A look at the rise in video podcasts, as YouTube leads in podcast consumption in the US and companies invest in video to gain new audiences and boost ad revenue (Reggie Ugwu/New York Times) - Techmeme
A number of Apple users say they were logged out of their Apple ID across multiple devices on April 26 and forced to reset their password before logging back in (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) - Techmeme
A review of Dana Mattioli's The Everything War, which covers Lina Khan's antitrust battle against Amazon and makes a case that no company should be so powerful (Jonathan Ford/Financial Times) - Techmeme
A US appeals court reverses a 2021 ruling that prevented New York from enforcing a law requiring ISPs to offer low-cost broadband plans to low-income consumers (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica) - Techmeme
A Windows Vulnerability Reported by the NSA Was Exploited To Install Russian Malware - Slashdot
A wrestling match over who should control robotaxis is playing out in California - Techcrunch
Alphabet closes above a $2T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of $2.15T after rising 10% on April 26, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015 (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Apple has reportedly resumed talks with OpenAI to build a chatbot for the iPhone - Engadget
As Intel reports disappointing earnings and guidance, and becomes S&P 500's worst performing stock in 2024, a look at the long history of company's missteps (Kif Leswing/CNBC) - Techmeme
Baltimore Police arrest a high school teacher for allegedly framing his principal by using AI to create an audio file of the principal making racist comments (The Baltimore Banner) - Techmeme
Best Garmin deals: Discounts on 20 models - Pocket Lint
Bogus npm Packages Used to Trick Software Developers into Installing Malware - Hackers News
British Intelligence Moves To Protect Research Universities From Espionage - Slashdot
Canal+ continues its share acquisition spree at Multichoice - Techpoint
Casios newest G-Shock watch is a colorful step counter - Pocket Lint
Ceretone Core One OTC Hearing Aids Review: Tiny and Barely Useful - Wired
Check MP Board result 2024 online - Techcabal
China Reveals Most Detailed Geological Map of the Moon Ever Created - Slashdot
Cisco launches new cybersecurity center to strengthen Kenyas cyber defenses - TechMoran
Court Upholds New York Law That Says ISPs Must Offer $15 Broadband - Slashdot
Creators of Sora-powered short explain AI-generated video's strengths and limitations - Techcrunch
Deal Dive: Givebutter is turning a profit making tech for nonprofits - Techcrunch
Drake deletes AI-generated Tupac track after Shakur's estate threatened to sue - Engadget
Dynamics of Mobility Transition in Kenya - TechMoran
Europe Plans To Build 100-Qubit Quantum Computer By 2026 - Slashdot
Exclusive: EFCC blocks 1,146 bank accounts involved in unauthorised FX deals - Techcabal
EyeEm Will License Users' Photos To Train AI If They Don't Delete Them - Slashdot
Fake Job Interviews Target Developers With New Python Backdoor - Slashdot
Filing: FTC says Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, and other Amazon execs used Signal's disappearing messages to conceal evidence in FTC's antitrust case against Amazon (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 review: A fun, quirky instant camera - Pocket Lint
Gambia and Guinea plan to have new subsea cable - Techpoint
Ghana reverses its decision, approves Starlink's broadband service application - Techpoint
Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers (William Brown/Firstyear's blog-a-log) - Techmeme
Google asks court to reject the DOJ's lawsuit that accuses it of monopolizing ad tech - Engadget
Google is testing "Speaking practice" in Search, which uses a conversational AI bot to let Search Labs users in some countries improve their English skills (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Google opens its second hardware office in New Taipei City, as VP of Engineering Elmer Peng says "Taiwan is Google's largest hardware R&D hub outside of the US" (Nikkei Asia) - Techmeme
Google plans to invest $2B to set up a data center in Indiana and $1B to expand three Virginia sites, and announces a $75M fund to train Americans on AI skills (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters) - Techmeme
How Rubrik's IPO paid off big for Greylock VC Asheem Chandna - Techcrunch
I played Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode, and it got me back into gaming - Engadget
I tested popular wired headphones to find out which one had the best mic - Pocket Lint
IBM plans to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec, with more than CA$1B in investments over the next five years (Mathieu Dion/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Intel's Stock Drops 9%. Are They Struggling to Remain Relevant - Slashdot
Investors cheer Microsoft and Alphabet's huge AI spending plans as shares of both firms rallied but not Meta's, which saw its worst trading day in 18 months (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme
Investors won't give you the real reason they are passing on your startup - Techcrunch
IRS Free Tax Filing Pilot Saved Consumers $5.6 Million In Prep Fees - Slashdot
IZI Electric, a pioneer in e-mobility launches its fleet of electric buses in Kigali - TechMoran
Judge Dismisses Superconductivity Physicist's Lawsuit Against University - Slashdot
Lagos State Government and Uber settle real-time data sharing dispute after month-long standoff - Techpoint
Mastodon forms a new US non-profit, to receive tax-deductible US donations and in-kind support, with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others on its board (Eugen Rochko/Mastodon Blog) - Techmeme
Meta AI tested: Doesn't quite justify its own existence, but free is free - Techcrunch
10 Critical Endpoint Security Tips You Should Know - Hackers News
10 Global Tech Companies Investing in Africa - Itnewsafrica
14 Best Car Phone Mounts, Chargers, and Accessories (2024): Wireless Chargers, MagSafe Holders, and Dashcams - Wired
16 Best USB-C Cables (2024): For iPhones, Android Phones, Tablets, and Laptops - Wired
1994 Was the Last Good Year'and It's Still Going - Wired
5 common phone problems and how to fix them fast - Pocket Lint
7 essential apps to install on your Samsung Galaxy - Pocket Lint
A look at Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42, as sources say US intelligence officials fixated on CEO Xiao Peng ahead of its China divestment and Microsoft deal (Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network - Engadget
Airtel Kenya revamps its Tubonge AllNet and Tubonge On Net plans in line with Revised MTRs - TechMoran
Alphabet announces its first-ever dividend and authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $70B of its Class A and Class C shares (Akash Sriram/Reuters) - Techmeme
Alphabet Shares Jump 14% On Earnings Beat, First-Ever Dividend - Slashdot
Android TVs Can Expose User Email Inboxes - Slashdot
Anger, condemnation trail Keyamo's suspension of Dana Air operations - Tribune
Apple is launching new iPads May 7: Here's what to expect from the 'Let Loose' event - Engadget
Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps From App Store - Slashdot
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after 404 Media probe found the apps advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media) - Techmeme
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip has never been cheaper - Engadget
Apple's latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from 48 to 52 in 2023 (Nikkei Asia) - Techmeme
Applications Open For The Investment Showcase At The 8th Africa Tech Summit London - TechMoran
Area man, Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, buys The Onion - Techcrunch
Atlassian's co-CEO Scott Farquhar plans to step down on August 31, 2024, after 23 years at the company; he will remain a board member and a special advisor (Scott Farquhar/Work Life) - Techmeme
Banking's New Era: 10 Fintech Innovations You Need to Know - Itnewsafrica
BlizzCon 2024 is cancelled - Pocket Lint
Boeing's Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6 - Techcrunch
Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA broadcasts over human rights abuse report coverage - Technext
ByteDance says it has no plans to sell TikTok, responding to a report suggesting that it is considering scenarios for selling a majority stake in US TikTok (Sherry Qin/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme
Can't Afford a House' Buy a Piece of One Instead - Wired
Captchas Are Getting Harder - Slashdot
Chinese Drone Maker DJI Might Get Banned Next in the US - Slashdot
Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company's US commercial business (Kate Kelly/New York Times) - Techmeme
Consensys sues the US SEC over what it calls the "unlawful seizure of authority" over ethereum, after receiving a Wells notice for its MetaMask wallet product (CoinDesk) - Techmeme
Curio raises funds for Rio, an 'AI news anchor' in an app - Techcrunch
Decades of Garry's Mod Nintendo Uploads Are Disappearing - Wired
Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship - Techcrunch
Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review (2024): Gorgeous laptops with usability quirks - Engadget
Despite complaints, Apple hasn't yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto - Techcrunch
Despite complaints, Apple hasn't yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto - Techcrunch
Discord bans Spy Pet-affiliated accounts, which were scraping 12K+ Discord servers to archive and sell user data, and says it is considering legal action (Joseph Cox/404 Media) - Techmeme
Disrupt 2024 speaker applications close at midnight - Techcrunch
Don't buy a Vizio TV without considering these 5 things first - Pocket Lint
Encrypted Email Service Files DMA Complaint Claiming It Vanished from Google Search - Slashdot
Engadget Podcast: Why TikTok will never be the same again - Engadget
Europeans 'Less Hard-Working' Than Americans, Says Norway Oil Fund Boss - Slashdot
Exclusive: Uber and Lagos state end month-long row on real-time data sharing - Techcabal
FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality - Techcrunch
FCC Votes To Restore Net Neutrality Rules - Slashdot
First National Bank glitch exposed 88 customers, South African regulator reveals - Techpoint
Former Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson buys The Onion from G/O Media, via his new company Global Tetrahedron; Lawson had long wanted to buy the site (Katie Robertson/New York Times) - Techmeme
Garry's Mod Is Taking Down Decades of Nintendo-Related Add-Ons - Slashdot
Global Founders Capital will deploy Rocket Internet's cash instead of raising a new fund - Techcrunch
GNOME Foundation To Focus On Fundraising After Years Running A Deficit - Slashdot
Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok, and medium news for Early Stage startups - Techcrunch
Google accused of making it harder to search for rival - BBC
Google Thinks It Can Cash In on Generative AI. Microsoft Already Has - Wired
Google's new 'Speaking practice' feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills - Techcrunch
Gravitics to develop 'tactically responsive' orbital platforms for the Space Force - Techcrunch
Hackers Exploiting WP-Automatic Plugin Bug to Create Admin Accounts on WordPress Sites - Hackers News
Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach after sharing patients' data with advertisers - Techcrunch