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March 15, 2022Tue. 03/15 – Rebuilding The Cable Bundle, Example #937
Layoffs at Arm signal the IPO is nigh. Microsoft has brought that fast loading games technology from Xbox to Windows. Twitter heard you were made and has backed down. Crypto dodges another bullet in the EU. And some solid, tangible numbers to prove that streaming has taken over Hollywood.
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UK chipmaker Arm to cut up to 1,000 jobs after $40bn sale collapses (The Guardian)
Get Ready for Faster Game Load Times With DirectStorage for Windows (PC Mag)
Twitter rolls back its decision to force you into the out-of-order timeline (The Verge)
iOS 15.4 now live as Universal Control comes to iPads and Macs (The Verge)
Apple releases macOS 12.3 with Universal Control, new emoji, head tracking for Spatial Audio, more (9to5Mac)
Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Is Rejected in EU Parliament Committee Vote (CoinDesk)
HBO Max, Discovery+ to Combine for “Blowout” Product, CFO Says (The Hollywood Reporter)
Streaming boom propels film industry's pandemic recovery (Axios)
Global Entertainment Industry Revenue Rebounds From Pandemic, Thanks to Streaming Boom (Variety)
17 min
March 14, 2022Mon. 03/14 – Foxconn Shutting Factories Cause Of Covid. Again.
Well, what can I tell you? Foxconn is shutting factories in China again cause of the new Omicron outbreak there. Will Apple only give new chips it its pro phones going forward? Why people are mad at Twitter now. How people actually watch Netflix. And… checks notes... A robot goat.
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Foxconn Halts iPhone Shenzhen Site Due to Covid Lockdown (Bloomberg)
Kuo: Only iPhone 14 Pro Models to Get 'A16' Chip, Standard Models to Retain A15 (MacRumors)
Twitter makes it harder to choose the old reverse-chronological feed (The Verge)
Using a New Cyber Tool, Westerners Have Been Texting Russians About the War in Ukraine (WSJ)
These are Netflix's Most Popular Shows (According to Netflix) (Bloomberg)
APPLE’S NEW IPHONE SE IS A MODERN PHONE STUCK IN YESTERDAY’S DESIGN (The Verge)
Kawasaki's Rideable Robotic Goat Is the Electric Car for Wandering Cowpokes (Gizmodo)
17 min
March 12, 2022 (Bonus) Who Is Chris Messina?
As I said on Friday's show, I figured that since Chris Messina has been co-hosting with me for about a year, maybe it's time to republish the Internet History Podcast episode I did with him. After all, many of you might know him as the inventor of the hashtag, but did you know about all of the early Web 2.0 stuff he did? It might help you better understand the perspective Chris brings to our interview episodes.
1 hr 15 min
March 11, 2022Fri. 03/11 – Russia Bans Instagram And Designates Meta As An “Extremist Organization”
Russia moves to ban Instagram and designate Meta as an “extremist organization.” The EU and UK open an antitrust probe into Google and Meta about ads collusion. Stripe now supports crypto. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
Russia Asks Court to Label Facebook, Instagram as ‘Extremist’ (Bloomberg)
DuckDuckGo reverses course, will demote Russian propaganda in search results (Engadget)
EU and UK open antitrust probe into Google and Meta over online ads (FT)
Stripe launches payments support for crypto businesses, partners with FTX (The Block)
The great NFT sell-off: has the digital collectibles craze hit its peak? (FT)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The Great Tech Hub Exodus Didn't Quite Happen (Wired)
Deep Learning Is Hitting a Wall (Nautilus)
Will Transformers Take Over Artificial Intelligence? (Quanta Magazine)
The rise of Canva, the $40 billion design juggernaut (Fast Company)
AngelList: A Venture Constellation (The Generalist)
21 min
March 10, 2022Thu. 03/10 – Apple Hasn’t Forgotten About The Mac Mini
Apple hasn’t forgotten about the Mac Mini. Amazon’s first stock split since the dotcom era. Tinder leans into background checks as a service. Hands on with the new Magic Leap 2 AR glasses. And forget about delivery by drone, now imagine getting packages delivered to you from space. The wildest startup I’ve heard about in a while.
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Links:
Exclusive: Updated Mac mini to have versions with M2 and M2 Pro chip (9to5Mac)
27-Inch 'Studio Display Pro' With Mini-LED and ProMotion Could Launch in June (MacRumors)
Amazon announces 20-for-1 stock split, $10 billion buyback (CNBC)
Tinder rolls out in-app access to background checks, powered by nonprofit Garbo (TechCrunch)
Magic Leap 2 Hands-On: AR Glasses That Can Dim The Real World (CNET)
Dreaming of Suitcases in Space (NYTimes)

The a16z Episode With Myself And Chris Dixon
19 min
March 09, 2022Wed. 03/09 – The Regulatory Era For Crypto Starts Today
That telegraphed Executive Order for Crypto is being signed, probably as we speak. Is Congress pressing criminal charges against Amazon? LimeWire is back, but for the NFT era. And a deep dive look at that mind boggling new M1 Ultra chip that Apple announced yesterday.
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Biden Orders Study of Cryptocurrency Risk, Creation of U.S. Digital Currency (WSJ)
Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress (WSJ)
Twitter Launches Tor Onion Service Making Site Easier to Access in Russia (Motherboard)
Lumen, a second major American Internet carrier, pulling out of Russia (Washington Post)
EU Says Russia, Belarus Sanctions Extend to Crypto (CoinDesk)
LimeWire Is Making a Comeback, But Not As You Know It (Bloomberg)
Apple Announces M1 Ultra (AnandTech)
18 min
March 08, 2022Tue. 03/08 – The Spring Apple Event
All the news from the Spring Apple event this afternoon. Google is buying a cybersecurity company. A bunch of cybersecurity companies band together to protect critical infrastructure. Amazon launches an app to allow anyone to be a DJ. And the arrival of Android 12L.
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Links:
Apple’s Mac Studio is a new desktop for creative professionals (The Verge)
Apple unveils the M1 Ultra, its most powerful chip yet (Engadget)
Apple unveils iPhone SE 3 with A15 chip, same home button design (9to5Mac)
Google is buying the cybersecurity company that uncovered the SolarWinds hack (The Verge)
Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity to provide free cybersecurity to vulnerable industries (Silicon Angle)
Amazon launches a ‘live radio’ app, Amp, which lets you play DJ with music and call-ins (TechCrunch)
Android 12L will come to Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft devices (The Verge)
18 min
March 07, 2022Mon. 03/07 – Samsung Source Code Leaked?
The evolving hack story involving Nvidia has now hit Samsung as the same hackers apparently have some of their source code. Are the iMac updates I’m really hungry for getting pushed all the way back to next year? The real reason why brands are leaving Russia. And consumer beware: scams seem to be rampant on Zelle, and your bank might not be willing to help you.
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Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever (ArsTechnica)
Malware now using NVIDIA's stolen code signing certificates (Bleeping Computer)
Hackers leak 190GB of alleged Samsung data, source code (Bleeping Computer)
Kuo: 27-inch Apple external display coming this year, new iMac Pro and Mac Pro in 2023 (9to5Mac)
TikTok Suspends Livestreaming in Russia on ‘Fake News’ Law (Bloomberg)
How are the Big Sanctions hurting Russia so far? (NoahPinion Substack)
Fraud Is Flourishing on Zelle. The Banks Say It’s Not Their Problem. (NYTimes)
19 min
March 06, 2022 (Bonus) Kitchen Table Ep. II - With @ceonyc
Chris was in town again! So we asked the great Charlie O'Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures to come over to my kitchen to talk about the tech news of the week. But Charlie also gives us his analysis and history of the New York Tech scene, and the state of venture and tech generally, coming out of these Covid years.
1 hr 37 min
March 05, 2022 Portfolio Profile - Rownd.io
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51 min