Source: soon after Pinduoduo's app updated to remove backdoor exploits, most of the team working on them was moved to work on Temu, which is a top app in the US (CNN) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:41 Rating: 5

In a referendum 89% of Parisians voted against keeping shared e-scooters in the city; Lime, Dott, and Tier will have to pull their fleets out by September 1 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:41 Rating: 5

Twitter updates the description of all blue checkmarks to say "This account is verified because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account" (Todd Spangler/Variety) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

Sources: in November 2021, five days after Biden put NSO on a Commerce Dept. blacklist, a shell company acting as a front for the US gov't licensed NSO software (New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

In a now deleted tweet, Elon Musk said verified accounts would get a "few weeks grace" but would lose their badges if "they tell they won't pay now" (Aaron McDade/Yahoo Finance) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

A16Z appears to openly court Saudi capital; Horowitz compared the US unfavorably to the Saudis after the US government appeared unmoved by an Andreessen essay (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Sources: SVB execs bought long-term assets that paid more interest based on a misplaced profit-driven strategy, falling out of compliance with its risk model (Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:41 Rating: 5

How researchers, including at Meta's AI lab, use AI to study EEG readings, decoding how neurons in the brain communicate and exploring the nature of cognition (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 23:41 Rating: 5

Ocado wins AutoStore's lawsuit after the UK High Court invalidated two of AutoStore's warehouse automation patents for being publicly disclosed before filing (Brianna Wessling/The Robot Report) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

An investigation details how a Georgia man was wrongfully arrested based on a bad facial recognition match and other tech intended to make policing easier (New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5