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Capital names head of U.S. private equity business developmentBrookfield names leaders of soon-to-be spun off asset management unit The VergeShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law is peak uncanny valley, but it worksSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovationElectric vehicle owners are fed up with broken EV chargers and janky software VentureBeatCHEQ helps ecommerce businesses fake out the ‘fake web’Report: 49% of businesses struggle to control cloud spendRussia-Ukraine cyberwar creates new malware threats ViceThe Strange Allure of Extreme Alpha Male Influencers‘Rehearsal’ Fans Are Rehearsing Their Reddit ‘Rehearsal’ Posts On RedditVideo Game Guides Writers Help Keep the Lights On But Get No Respect SCMPNew flats at Novo Land in Tuen Mun sell out as young, first-time buyers take advantage of steep discountsCR Beer’s first-half profit falls as rising prices of barley, hops eroded the margin of China’s biggest brewer even amid a searing summerTencent posts first revenue decline since going public, cut 5,500 jobs in second quarter TechmemeSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: excellent multitasking, camera, and performance, but $1,799 is steep, the device is heavy, and tablet app support is weak (Allison Johnson/The Verge)WhatsApp launches a native app for Windows out of beta, usable without linking a phone; WhatsApp is currently working on a native macOS app (Emma Roth/The Verge)After booming demand during the pandemic and a rapid inventory build-up in 2022, Intel, Nvidia, SMIC, and TSMC face a sudden downturn, perplexing analysts (Richard Waters/Financial Times) Economic TimesSamsung logs over Rs 600 crore in foldable sales, to ramp up 5G launchesElevated ATF prices likely to pose threat to domestic carriers' recoveryAir India ties up with RateGain to ‘adjust prices with real-time data’ WiredGoogle’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the WebSpyware Scandals Are Ripping Through EuropeSilicon Valley Conservatives Are Stepping Out of the Shadows Ars TechnicaChrome “Feed” is tantalizing, but it’s not the return of Google ReaderWhen context is key: “Hunger stones” go viral, but news first broke in 2018Sweeping report alleges inequity, sexual harassment at Nintendo’s American HQ TechCrunchTechCrunch+ roundup: Usage-based billing, web3 fundraising, Serena Williams’ next actKlarna founder to launch new ‘Nobel Prize for Impact’How should web3 companies approach fundraising during a downturn? 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