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Surprising discoveries from the week of March 27: Crowns, hats, and goblin sharks We’re rounding up the most interesting discoveries from last week’s Quartz Daily Brief newsletters. Get the Daily Brief in your inbox every morning, for free! Each day includes a section with surprising discoveries, along with a selection of important and interesting news from the global economy, curated by Quartz.Read more... https://qz.com/surprising-discoveries-from-the-week-of-march-27-crown-1850289080

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Big Tech will love India's draft data protection bill

The fourth and latest version of India’s proposed data protection bill appears to go much easier on global technology companies. Read more... https://qz.com/big-tech-will-love-indias-draft-data-protection-bill-1849819775

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These Countries Share the Most Data With Cops

Law enforcement agencies have gotten fairly addicted to requesting data from tech companies over the past decade. Using information from tech companies has become one of cops’ favorite investigative techniques the world over. Read more…

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Huawei reported its biggest annual decline in profit amid American sanctions on chip technology Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei reported its largest annual decline in profit on Friday (March 31), citing China’s strict pandemic restrictions and rising commodity prices for its drop in sales. The company pegged last year’s profit at 35.6 billion yuan ($5.18 billion), marking a staggering 69% year-on-year…Read more... https://qz.com/huwaei-annual-profit-largest-decline-1850287881

[pavel-nosok]

The FTC Just Prescribed a Can of Whoop Ass on Health Data

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Scientists bicker over who was first to identify covid's genome The Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID), a large database launched in 2008 to collect and share the genome information of influenza viruses, is a key tool for scientific cooperation at the international level. Through it, scientists have been able to access genetic information of the latest…Read more... https://qz.com/covid-genome-sequence-gisaid-debate-1850284511

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Solar can now power one in five US homes Solar accounted for 50% of all new electricity-generating capacity added in the US in 2022, according to a new report by the Solar Energy Industries Association. Federal policies like the Solar Investment Tax Credit lowered costs for solar panel installations, and increased demand across the private and public…Read more... https://qz.com/solar-can-now-power-one-in-five-us-homes-1850283703

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A US senator is slowing down the process to ban TikTok, citing free speech concerns Rand Paul, the Republican senator from Kentucky, blocked an attempt by a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers to fast-track a US ban on TikTok, the mega-popular social media app used by more than 150 million Americans.Read more... https://qz.com/a-us-senator-is-slowing-down-the-process-to-ban-tiktok-1850284854

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Where the US semiconductor industry operates From R&D to manufacturing, the US semiconductor industry is one of the most advanced in the world. The American semiconductor ecosystem consists of developing materials and equipment for semiconductor production and research with universities across the country. Data on where all these operations take place are…Read more... https://qz.com/where-the-us-semiconductor-industry-operates-1850278218

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Meta, Microsoft, and Disney are reversing their bets on the metaverse Less than two years after it announced itself with pomp and glitz, could the metaverse be headed for a gradual but certain death?Read more... https://qz.com/meta-microsoft-disney-are-reversing-metaverse-bets-1850277328

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Microsoft is bringing ads to its AI-powered Bing search Microsoft announced it’s introducing ads to its AI-powered Bing search engine.Read more... https://qz.com/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-advertising-1850281939

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Google must pay $162 million as a penalty in an Indian antitrust case An Indian tribunal has upheld a $162 million fine imposed on Google by the country’s fair trade regulator for abusing its Android dominance to promote its payment service.Read more... https://qz.com/indias-nclat-asks-google-to-pay-android-antitrust-fine-1850281696

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South Africa is the world's most internet-addicted country South Africans spent at least 9.5 hours a day online in 2022. This was the highest in the world, exceeding the global figure by around three hours, a study showed.Read more... https://qz.com/south-africa-the-worlds-most-internet-addicted-country-1850278160

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Apple Pay Later can give Affirm and Klarna a run for their money Apple is finally ready to hand out loans to its users, nine months since first teasing the service.Read more... https://qz.com/apple-pay-later-bnpl-apps-affirm-klarna-fintech-1850277224

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Why did Baidu abruptly cancel the launch of its ChatGPT competitor? On Monday, Baidu scrapped a livestream press event of Ernie, the AI chatbot rival to ChatGPT, for a closed-door meeting with potential corporate clients. Read more... https://qz.com/why-did-baidu-abruptly-cancel-the-launch-of-its-chatgpt-1850268220

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If you went to college, GPT will come for your job first ChatGPT will affect individuals holding bachelor’s, master’s, and professional degrees more than those without these credentials, according to a paper published last week.Read more... https://qz.com/chatgpt-white-collar-jobs-first-openai-study-1850262427