Daily Archives: December 1, 2021

Michelle Singletary / Washington Post: The CFPB’s rule that lets debt collectors send texts, emails, and private social media messages to debtors, and requires opt-out instructions, goes into effect  —  Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text messages and social media sites

Bloomberg: Uber adds ride booking via WhatsApp in India in the northern city of Lucknow, expanding to more locations in the near future  —  – Integration is a global-first for Uber, company says  — Users can book a ride with a message on the chat program  —  Uber Technologies Inc […]

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, a 5nm chip with 5G and Wi-Fi 6, promising up to 85% better CPU and up to 60% faster GPU performance compared to Gen 2  —  Third time’s the charm?  —  Qualcomm has announced its latest flagship chip for […]

Washington Post: Planned Parenthood Los Angeles says a hacker gained access to its network in October, compromising the information of ~400,000 patients including clinical data  —  A hacker gained access to the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Planned Parenthood patients in October …

Bloomberg: Sources: Apple, which cut its projected iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by up to 10M units, tells suppliers that it may not make up the shortfall in 2022  —  Apple Inc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand.

Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform for Android gaming devices, launches with Razer a handheld dev kit with G3x chip, 6.65″ 120Hz OLED display  —  Snapdragon’s G3x is Qualcomm’s fantastically exciting bid to embrace the gaming market — a brand new reach for […]

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: DOJ charges an ex-employee of IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti with data theft and for attempting to extort his employer while posing as a whistleblower and a hacker  —  Nickolas Sharp, a former employee of networking device maker Ubiquiti, was arrested and charged today with data theft and […]

Jay Peters / The Verge: Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, a 5nm chip with 5G and WiFi 6, promising up to 85% better CPU and up to 60% faster GPU performance compared to Gen 2  —  It’s an Android-based platform  —  Qualcomm is upping its investment in gaming with […]

The Verge: Federal judge blocks a Texas law that limits large social media platforms’ ability to moderate content, saying it violates the platforms’ First Amendment rights  —  ‘Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate,’ wrote the judge  —  A federal judge has blocked a Texas law …

CNBC: Meta expands the eligibility requirements for running crypto ads on Facebook and Instagram, will recognize 27 regulatory licenses from advertisers, up from 3  —  – Facebook on Wednesday announced its decision to reverse long-standing policy that prevented most cryptocurrency companies from running ads on its services.