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Top tech news stories today: May 13, 2024

FTX’s hopeful financial turnaround, UN advocates for tech human rights, Dell’s new laptop leaks, Starlink battles a solar storm. Stay tuned!

AuthorSylvia Shen

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PublishedMay 13, 2024

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FTX’s hopeful financial turnaround, UN advocates for tech human rights, Dell’s new laptop leaks, Starlink battles a solar storm. Stay tuned!

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Today in tech is buzzing with breakthroughs and challenges: FTX promises a major financial turnaround, the UN steps up for human rights in tech, and Dell’s stunning new laptops leak. FTX’s reorganisation plan suggests that most creditors, covering 98% with claims up to $50,000, will recover approximately 118% of their claims. This plan, still awaiting bankruptcy court approval, comes after the company raised funds by liquidating assets. ( CNBC )

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report emphasises the importance of integrating human rights considerations into technical standard-setting processes. It highlights the potential of standards to affect human rights and advises against endorsing standards that may infringe upon these rights. ( IETF ) Dell’s upcoming notebook lineup, featuring Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite processors, has been leaked ahead of Microsoft’s event. The images reveal slimmer laptops, including a sleek Dell XPS 13 9345 and a more robust Inspiron 14 7441 Plus. ( The Verge ) Starlink, a major player in satellite internet, is experiencing “degraded service” due to the most severe geomagnetic storm in two decades. The storm, noted by NOAA as the largest since 2003, poses risks to satellite navigation and global internet coverage, challenging Starlink’s extensive network of satellites. ( Reuters ) Sri Lanka’s proposed amendment to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Act could significantly expand the country’s telecom infrastructure by allowing third parties to construct macro telecom sites. This change aims to increase tower construction, enhance rural connectivity, and attract foreign investment. ( Capacity )