Worldcoin says it’s paused services in Spain, after filing legal challenge to temporary ban
A German subsidiary involved in Sam Altman’s controvercial crypto blockchain digital identity business, Worldcoin, was reported Friday to have filed a legal challenge against a suspension order from Spain’s data protection authority. It also told us it has paused services in the market. Earlier this week it emerged that the
Read moreCracking the Code: Ria Pinto Demystifies AI’s Role in Cybersecurity
From pioneering milestones like Deep Blue’s victory over chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov to IBM Watson’s triumph in the Jeopardy challenge! IBM has been at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of AI innovation since the 1950s. Now, as AI emerges as one of the most transformative technologies of our era,
Read moreBaron boosts Swiggy valuation to $12.16B, above prior private market value
Baron Capital, an investor in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, has increased the value of its stake in the Indian firm, implying a valuation of $12.16 billion, surpassing the $10.7 billion post-money valuation at which Swiggy secured funding in early 2022. New York-based Baron Capital disclosed in new fillings (PDF)
Read moreX allows Premium+ users and organizations to publish articles
X announced a new long-form post format called Articles today. The feature, which is only available to Premium+ subscribers and verified organizations, lets users publish posts with text formatting, other X posts, and embedded videos and images — akin to a post on a WordPress-like content management system or an
Read moreEmpowering Youth: Vodacom & Microsoft’s Digital Skills Initiative
To combat the staggering 44% youth unemployment rate in South Africa, Vodacom South Africa and Microsoft South Africa have joined hands to offer free access to digital training courses through the Mzansi Digital Learning platform. This collaboration acknowledges the significant digital skills gap in a country with one of the
Read moreAll-Inclusive Entertainment: South African Online Casinos Introduce Sports Betting
Can I Place Sports Bets at South African Online Casinos Meta: It’s now possible to play hundreds of computer-generated and live dealer games at South African online casinos, but is it possible to place sports bets? Image: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/08/11/03/04/race-horse-2629450_1280.jpg If you’re 18 years old or above, live in South Africa, and
Read moreApple is rolling out VisionOS 1.1. with improved personas
Apple released VisionOS 1.1 on Thursday with the most notable feature being improved personas of users. Specifically, the new update improves hair and makeup appearance, neck and mouth representation, and rendering of the eyes for EyeSight, which lets others see your eyes when you’re wearing the headset. Additionally, users can
Read moreSea’s Free Fire India relaunch in limbo six months on
Sea is “still making changes” and has yet to launch its popular mobile game Free Fire in India, more than six months after announcing plans to do so. Yanjun Wang, Group Chief Corporate Officer at Sea, said during the earnings call this week that the Singapore-headquartered giant is still making
Read moreIndia’s smartwatch market in flux as unknown brands challenge heavyweights
India’s smartwatch market has transformed, seemingly overnight. For years, it has been dominated by its homegrown players, while global giants like Apple and Samsung have struggled for presence, amid the hundreds of millions of annual shipments. Suddenly, however, the category has been flooded with unknown brands, which have no prior
Read moreEstimating an author’s vocabulary
How would you estimate the size of an author’s vocabulary? Suppose you have a analyzed the author’s available works and found n words, x of which are unique. Then you know the author’s vocabulary was at least x, but it’s reasonable to assume that the author may have know words
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