Tech companies seek 12-18 month extension for India data-protection law compliance
The Asia Internet Coalition, a powerful industry group that represents Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and many other tech companies, has requested India’s IT Ministry for an extended deadline to comply with certain provisions of a newly approved data protection regulation governing user data processing. In a Thursday letter to India’s
Read moreWill X’s addition of audio and video calling create stickiness in the app?
Elon Musk announced Wednesday that an early version of video and audio calling is now available on X, formerly known as Twitter. The move is another step towards Musk’s goal of turning X into an “everything app” that can handle everything from online payments to news to food delivery. Not
Read moreULA aims to launch Astrobotic lunar lander on Christmas Eve
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is set to take off on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said. Bruno told the audience at the CNBC Technology Executive Council Summit that the rocket company is targeting between December 24 and December 26 for
Read moreFord and UAW negotiators reach ‘tentative agreement’ to end strike
Ford has reached a “tentative agreement on a new labor contract” with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union for the automaker’s U.S. operations. The UAW began its strike of the Detroit Three automakers — Ford, Stellantis and General Motors — in mid-September. If successful, Ford will be the first of
Read moreElectron will likely return to the skies before the year is out, Rocket Lab says
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket will likely return to flight before the year is out, though work remains to be complete before missions can resume, according to a new statement released Wednesday. Rocket Lab said it had received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume Electron launches from the company’s
Read moreTwitchCon 2023 was better than last year, but everyone hated Las Vegas
Compared to the shitshow that went down last year, TwitchCon Las Vegas was largely a success. The problem? Nobody liked Las Vegas. This year’s TwitchCon appeared to mitigate last year’s crowding issues and concluded without any foam pit tragedies. The fraught relationship between Twitch and its streamers is on the
Read moreWhy 42 states came together to sue Meta over kids’ mental health
Attorneys general from dozens of states sued Meta this week, accusing the company of deliberately designing its products to appeal to kids to the detriment of their mental health. In the lawsuit, filed in California federal court Tuesday, 33 states including California, Colorado, New York, Arizona and Illinois argue that
Read moreAMD and Korean telco KT back AI software developer Moreh in $22M Series B
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Korean telco KT are among the investors of Moreh, which builds an AI software tool that optimizes and creates AI models. The Santa Clara- and Seoul-based startup said it has raised a $22 million Series B round, bringing its total raised to $30 million. Moreh says
Read moreCarta’s CEO reaches out to customers about bad press, alerting them to bad press
In an attempt at damage control, the CEO of the equity management startup Carta, Henry Ward, today emailed customers, telling them that if they are concerned about “negative press” tied to the outfit, they should read a Medium post of his. The move appeared only to call more attention to
Read moreKids on Roblox are hosting protests for Palestine
In the Lego-like world of Roblox, about a hundred blocky avatars march through a lamplit street, wielding Palestine flags that are larger than their own animated bodies. Characters dressed like cartoonish dinosaurs, steampunk zombies and pastel pink pop stars chant together via instant messages in both Malay and English as
Read more