TECH

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple Mac mini (M2 Pro) review: terrific performance, many ports, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3, but no front ports or SD card and a tricky peripherals…

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: Creators from India's hinterland are going viral on YouTube Shorts and running into copyright issues for “fact channels” that…

Paresh Dave / Wired: Tech companies like Google and Microsoft have offered a muted response to unrest in Iran, prompting side projects by employees to fight censorship and…

The Verge: Source: CNET owner Red Ventures has used AI tools like Wordsmith to write stories for at least a year and a half, causing unease amid layoffs and restructuring …

Chainalysis: Analysis: ransomware attackers received at least ~$457M in 2022, a low estimate, down from ~$766M in 2020 and 2021, as victims increasingly refuse to pay …

Jon Porter / The Verge: Apple announces an updated HomePod, featuring a similar design to the original device from 2018, available for order for $299, shipping February…

James Vincent / The Verge: Getty Images plans to sue Stable Diffusion creator Stability AI in the UK over alleged copyright violation; unlike OpenAI, SD's training dataset is…

Morgan Meaker / Wired: Europe's rapid delivery market has consolidated down to three companies: Getir, the largest player that operates in seven European countries, Flink, and…

Erin Woo / The Information: Internal messages: Twitter intentionally suspended access to third-party clients last Thursday; staff questioned when an explanation would be…

Wall Street Journal: Sources: DOJ cleared its antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter to oversee probes involving Google; Google had sought his recusal, citing his work with Yelp and…