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September 07, 2022Wed. 08/07 – The iPhone 14 Event
All the headlines from Apple’s Far Out iPhone event. Not to be outdone, details on the next Google Pixel event and Meta Quest Pro events. Ring brings end to end encryption to all its hardware. And for the first time in history, an alleged cyberattack has led to a severing of diplomatic ties.
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The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official with satellite-based Emergency SOS (The Verge)
iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max announced with animated notches and always-on displays (The Verge)
The Apple Watch Ultra is finally here (The Verge)
Apple’s new AirPods Pro can cancel twice as much noise (The Verge)
Google confirms Pixel 7 series will run on new ‘Tensor G2’ chip (9to5Google)
Meta Connect Is A One-Day Virtual Event On October 11th (UploadVR)
Ring finally brings end-to-end encryption to its flagship video doorbells (The Verge)
Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack (APNews)
20 min
September 06, 2022Tue. 09/06 – When “They” Turn Off Your Devices For You
Pretty high priority zero-day to tell you about. Is Binance about to upend the stablecoin market with its muscle? When your electrical utility takes over your smart thermostat. And how that rumored always on iPhone display might work in practice.
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Google Chrome emergency update fixes new zero-day used in attacks (BleepingComputer)
Binance, Issuer of Third-Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC (CoinDesk)
CVS Makes $8 Billion Bet on the Return of the House Call (NYTimes)
Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency' (Denver7)
Ahead of iPhone 14 event, Brazil suspends iPhone sales without power brick and fines Apple (9to5Mac)
iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Behavior in iOS 16 Allegedly Revealed Days Ahead of Unveiling (MacRumors)
17 min
September 03, 2022 (TWTR SPC) Whither The Creator Economy?
Talking the state of Snap, Substack, and the creator economy generally, with @kyurieff, @simonowens, @MattNavarra, @corinne_podger & @BullishStudio!
1 hr 39 min
September 02, 2022Fri. 09/02 – iPhone Takes The Market Share Crown
The iPhone install base has surpassed the Android install base in the US for the first time basically since Android began. Apple settled with a developer for the first time any of us can remember. Meta signs a VR chip deal with Qualcomm. The really good and really annoying bits of the new USB standard. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones used in US (Financial Times)
Apple settles lawsuit with developer over App Store rejections and scams (TechCrunch)
Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips (Reuters)
Next-gen USB promises to be twice as fast, using cables you may already own (The Verge)
More USB-C speed won't fix users' problems with cables (Apple Insider)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
An Apple Watch for Your 5-Year-Old? More Parents Say Yes. (NYTimes)
Interview: Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum (Noahpinion)
Exploring 12 Million of the 2.3 Billion Images Used to Train Stable Diffusion’s Image Generator (Waxy.org)
The Rise of Tech Blogs in the Mid-2000s (Nirit Weiss-Blatt)
Kids Yell “Poop” At Alexa, And These Musicians Profit (BuzzFeed)
AMAZON’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER IS SMALL-SCREEN HIGH FANTASY DONE RIGHT (The Verge)
18 min
September 01, 2022Thu. 09/01 – Twitter Edit Button Arrives
At long last, an edit button has come to Twitter. Nvidia and AMD say the US has imposed restrictions on exporting chips for AI-related applications to Russia and China. How Apple is gonna handle its new holepunch configuration. Disney wants its own Prime. And an AI art-creation bot you can try, right now, for free.
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Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it (The Verge)
Nvidia, AMD warned of new US export restrictions on AI chips (Protocol)
Source: iPhone 14 Pro display cutout to show camera plus microphone privacy indicators; redesigned Camera app also coming (9to5Mac)
Disney Explores Membership Program Like Amazon Prime to Offer Discounts and Perks (WSJ)
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 is bigger, better, and way more powerful (XDA Developers)
An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed (Motherboard)
Stable Diffusion is a really big deal (Simon Willison's Weblog)
18 min
August 31, 2022Wed. 08/31 – Not Great, Snap!
Huge, huge layoffs at Snap. Say hello to Apple Xcode Cloud Subscriptions. Say hello to “can’t be evil” NFT licenses. Forget foldable phones, I have a very interesting foldable laptop to tell you about. And if your crypto exchange fat fingered you $10 million dollars as a mistake, what would you buy?
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Snap plans to lay off 20 percent of employees (The Verge)
Xcode Cloud Subscriptions Now Available for Developers (MacRumors)
A16z Wants to Standardize NFTs by Giving You a License for Your Token (CoinDesk)
Ticketmaster taps the Flow blockchain to let event organizers issue NFTs tied to tickets (TechCrunch)
Comcast and Charter face a grim new reality: actual competition (Fast Company)
ASUS ZENBOOK 17 FOLD OLED REVIEW: THE BEST FOLDABLE YET (The Verge)
Crypto.com Sues Woman After Sending Her $10 Million by Mistake: Report (Decrypt)
18 min
August 30, 2022Tue. 08/30 – Twitter Shelved An OnlyFans Clone
Elon looks like he’s grabbing onto the Twitter whistleblower as a new argumentative lifeline. The big new CPU lineup from AMD. Gopuff is borrowing money to buy some time. Why did Twitter shelve plans for an OnlyFans clone? And is AI about to unlock our ability to understand what animals are saying?
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Elon Musk Attacks Twitter Deal Over Whistle-Blower as Feud Escalates (Bloomberg)
Musk Tries a New Way Out of Twitter (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Twitter is launching its ‘Close Friends’ feature Circle globally (TechCrunch)
HOW TWITTER’S CHILD PORN PROBLEM RUINED ITS PLANS FOR AN ONLYFANS COMPETITOR (The Verge)
AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch (AnandTech)
Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again (WSJ)
The Animal Translators (NYTimes)
19 min
August 29, 2022Mon. 08/29 – Apple’s iGlasses To Be Called Reality One?
Really, Apple? THAT is what you’re going to call your AR/VR glasses? I tell you what “that” is. A look at the passkeys Apple is bringing us soon. More deets on the Netflix ad-supported tier. WhatsApp’s super-app ambitions seem to be bearing fruit in India. And is it too late for Eminem and Snoop Dogg to save the NFT market?
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Trademark Filings Suggest Apple May Be Securing ‘Reality’ Names for AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg)
Apple says 95% of iCloud users already have 2FA enabled ahead of Passkeys launch (9to5Mac)
Snapchat brings 'Dual Camera' recording to in-app camera (Engadget)
Netflix Eyes $7-to-$9 Price for Its New Ad-Supported Plan (Bloomberg)
Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India (TechCrunch)
WhatsApp’s super app ambitions are starting to come true in India (The Verge)
MTV VMAs: Eminem and Snoop Dogg Perform as Bored Apes in the Metaverse (CNET)
Looks bare: OpenSea turns into NFT ghost-town after volume plunges 99% in 90 days (CoinTelegraph)
17 min
August 27, 2022 (TWTR SPC) The TWTR Whistleblower And The REAL AI Revolution
First up, we have @KevinTDugan to give us deeper insight into the whole Twitter whistleblower situation. And then, @KylanGibbs of @inworld_ai convinces me we are maybe closer to the Metaverse than I ever thought possible. TLDR: AI might really be at a tipping point.
1 hr 29 min
August 26, 2022Fri 08/26 - Forget 5G; T-Mobile And SpaceX To Offer Zero-G Service
Forget 5G, T-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to offer Zero-G Services. LastPass has gotten hacked, but we think your passwords are safe. When we can expect the new VR headset from Meta to be revealed. Twitter puts podcasts in your feed. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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T-Mobile and SpaceX Starlink say your 5G phone will connect to satellites next year (The Verge)
LastPass developer systems hacked to steal source code (BleepingComputer)
Twilio hackers breached over 130 organizations during months-long hacking spree (TechCrunch)
Meta to debut new VR headset in October, Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan (CNBC)
Twitter is becoming a podcast app (The Verge)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The Crypto World Can’t Wait for ‘the Merge’ (NYTimes)
Ethereum Overhaul Risks Creating a New Class of Kingpins (Bloomberg)
TikTok, Hospitals And Tutoring Apps: The Many Tentacles Of Chinese Tech Giant ByteDance (Forbes)
After the Zodiac Killer's '340' Cipher Stumped the FBI, Three Amateurs Made a Breakthrough (Popular Mechanics)
‘BlackBerry’: Story of Doomed Smartphone Company Casts Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton, XYZ Films Boards Sales for TIFF (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
19 min