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Pharmacist arrested for selling CDC COVID vaccine cards to unvaccinated, feds say
Indictment: Pharmacist sold 125 authentic vaccine cards to 11 buyers, made $1,277.
iPhone keyboard for blind to shut down as maker cites Apple “abuse” of developers
Apple falsely claimed that FlickType broke “full access” rule, developer says.
WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul
It’s meant to act as emergency hotline for civilians to report violence and looting.
Governments should invest in their diaspora founders
Many governments that are not major tech hubs (i.e., most countries excluding the U.S., China, Israel and India) should stop restricting themselves to supporting locally domiciled VC funds.
A leaked bill for Nigerian startups reveals a theme of licenses, fees, fines, and sentences
For a while, there have been talks about revamping the outdated 2007 Act of Nigeria’s information and technology body, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The bill which established NITDA as the agency to oversee Nigeria’s technological transformation is quite outdated. This past decade, Nigeria has arguably become Africa’s most attractive destination for venture […]
T-Mobile apparently lied to government to get Sprint merger approval, ruling says
T-Mobile ordered to prove it didn’t lie to Calif. agency about network-shutdown plan.
Regulating crypto is essential to ensuring its global legitimacy
We must eventually find a halfway point between those with valid concerns about the anonymity crypto assets provide and those who see regulation as prohibitively restrictive on crypto.
US investigates Autopilot after 11 Teslas crashed into emergency vehicles
Regulator worried Autopilot can’t spot parked vehicles or keep driver engaged.
A simple software fix could limit location data sharing
With Pretty Good Phone Privacy, carriers wouldn’t always know where you are.