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FCC fines robocaller a record $300M after blocking billions of their scam calls

August 3, 2023
The FCC’s robocaller penalties are growing as the agency tracks down and terminates their operations — this time resulting in a record $300 million forfeiture. But whether and when that money will be paid is, as always, something of an open question. The robocaller in this case was known by a variety of names and […]

Pinterest touts Amazon partnership progress, AI in Q2 earnings beat

August 3, 2023
Popular image pinboarding and shopping inspiration site Pinterest provided an update on its recently announced Amazon partnership and its other efforts around AI during its Q2 2023 earnings this week. The company in April announced a multi-year deal with Amazon that saw the e-commerce giant become Pinterest’s first partner on third-party ads. Those efforts are now […]

Tetrate’s Istio-based Service Express service mesh is now generally available on AWS

August 3, 2023
Service mesh specialist Tetrate today announced that Tetrate Service Express (TSE), the company’s service mesh solution for Amazon’s EKS container service, is now generally available. TSE combines Tetrate’s Istio-based service mesh solution with a zero-trust security solution that helps users manage how their services talk to each other and outside services. Tetrate’s focus on Istio […]

Worldcoin plans to resume iris scans in Kenya

August 3, 2023
Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin yesterday faced its first major hurdle in Africa when authorities in Kenya suspended its iris-scanning activities (“proof of personhood verification”) over security, privacy and data protection concerns. Worldcoin now says it is working with relevant authorities to resume iris scans in Kenya soon. Meanwhile, Worldcoin said in a statement provided […]