BBC: An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6 — James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey — Google’s earthquake warning system failed … Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Sources: the Biden admin is looking for malware it believes China hid inside critical infrastructure, mainly aimed to disrupt the military if a conflict emerges — American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kashmir Hill / New York Times: A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what’s happening in tech — Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Washington Post: Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule — A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit. But can Adam Mosseri’s bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant? Lees verder op Tech Meme
BBC: An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8 — James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey — Google’s earthquake warning system failed … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Billy Perrigo / TIME: A look at Indian nonprofit Karya, which sells AI training data and redirects all the profit to its workers, who retain ownership of the data they create — In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun’s glare. It is early morning in Alahalli village … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Inside Walmart’s warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company’s first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products — Robots do the lifting and the hauling; for workers, no more aching backs—but one packed on pounds Lees verder op Tech Meme
Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song “Glory to Hong Kong” on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city’s current laws Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lauren Smiley / Wired: The backup driver of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 pleads guilty to endangerment, in the first automated vehicle fatality case — After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus Lees verder op Tech Meme