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- Mon. 02/21 – When The Contract Allows Your NFTs To Be Stolen
OpenSea says 32 users had NFTs stolen when they were scammed into signing malicious smart contracts. Mark Gurman tells us every Mac he expects to be released this year. Is a new crackdown coming for Chinese tech? And Ford is revving up its attempts to unseat Tesla at the top of the EV mountain.
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OpenSea Investigating ‘Exploit Rumors’ as Users Complain of Missing NFTs (CoinDesk)$1.7 million in NFTs stolen in apparent phishing attack on OpenSea users (The Verge)Apple Readies New MacBooks and iMacs for Part Three of Overhaul (Bloomberg)The Apple M2 could launch alongside up to seven new Mac models this year (TechRadar)Gurman: Apple to Launch New Macs Next Month, With More to Come Around May or June (MacRumors)Tencent Leads China Tech Selloff Amid Fears of Further Crackdown (Bloomberg)PrimaryBid raises $190M to double down on making it easier for ordinary people to invest in IPOs and follow-on fundraises (TechCrunch)Ford Mustang Mach-E usurps Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports top EV pick of the year (The Verge)Vote for Grupa on Product Hunt!
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32 min - Fri. 02/18 – Microsoft Account Now Required
Windows 11 now requires a Microsoft account just to load. Intel’s roadmap comes into view. Is Meta’s metaverse play already getting traction? Next week might be the biggest regulatory week for Crypto ever. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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- WealthFront.com/techmeme
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You’ll need a Microsoft account to set up future versions of Windows 11 Pro (ArsTechnica)Intel Discloses Multi-Generation Xeon Scalable Roadmap (AnandTech)Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 300,000 users (The Verge)Biden seen issuing crypto oversight exec order next week (Yahoo!Finance)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The World Needs What Intel Makes. Can It Make a Comeback? (NYTimes)Free your mind: Meditation could be VR's next killer app (Protocol)No one cares about your redesign (Garbage Day)If Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTok Will See It Up Close (Wired)Francis Ford Coppola’s $100 Million Bet (GQ)21 min - Thu. 02/17 – A Y2K Bug For Our Times?
Why a dumb agent string bug may break some big named websites soon. Is Circle about to become the biggest pure play crypto company to hit public markets? Spotify buys basically the only remaining pieces of the podcast puzzle missing from their toolbelt. And the interesting raise from a company buying up YouTube back catalogs.
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- RealVision.com/techmeme
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Mozilla warns Chrome, Firefox ‘100’ user agents may break sites (BleepingComputer)Meta’s Clegg Promoted as Zuckerberg Steps Back From Policy (Bloomberg)Circle valued at $9 billion under revamped SPAC deal terms (The Block)Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms (The Verge)Sequoia Capital launches crypto token fund (Axios)Sequoia Capital is launching a $500-600 million crypto fund to invest in tokens (The Block)Spotter raises $200M to invest $1 billion into YouTubers’ back catalogs (TechCrunch)19 min - Wed. 02/16 – Uber Pulls Back The Curtain On YOUR Ratings
Forget how’s my driving, Uber lets you know how you’re riding. Meta workers are now formally known as Metamates. Is Paramount quietly doing better in the streaming wars than we thought? So much so, as to warrant a name change too? And what happens when your bionic eye implants are no longer supported by the manufacturer?
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- Uber will now let you see how many one-star ratings you got from drivers (The Verge)
Move fast, rename things: Facebook tries to boost morale with new slogans (Washington Post)Facebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years (The Verge)ViacomCBS rebrands to Paramount in focus on streaming (The Verge)Coalition of US crypto firms unveils travel rule compliance platform, TRUST (The Block)Google Plans Privacy Changes, but Promises to Not Be Disruptive (NYTimes)THEIR BIONIC EYES ARE NOW OBSOLETE AND UNSUPPORTED (IEEE Spectrum)19 min - Tue. 02/15 – The Great Returning To The Office?
Is the great Returning To The Office beginning with the Tech Industry? Really cool new way to use your Android apps on your Windows or Chromebook devices. Instagram lets you send private likes. The tech cold war between India and China claims another victim. And what did the NYTimes do to Wordle this morning?
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- do.co/ridehome2022
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Microsoft and Expedia announce next phases in office reopenings, finally emerging from pandemic (GeekWire)Exclusive: Pixel will be able to stream Android apps to your Chromebook/PC, here’s how it works [Video] (9to5Google)Intel to Buy Israel’s Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 Billion (Bloomberg)Instagram now lets you send private Story likes (Engadget)Sea’s $16 Billion Crash Signals Trouble Beyond India Shutout (Bloomberg)Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices (WSJ)Google Messages, with RCS in tow, is now Samsung’s default messaging app in the US (9to5Google)The New York Times has changed Wordle’s solutions (The Verge)17 min - Mon. 02/14 – The Big Game Is Big For Crypto
Turns out Super Bowl ads really do move the needle. Another day, another crypto bug, this one could have let you create unlimited ether from thin air. See what I did there? Could we see a digital Euro by the end of next year? A couple of super interesting raises. And the curious case of the missing Nvidia graphics card.
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Crypto apps soar in popularity after Super Bowl splurge (The Block)iOS jailbreak dev wins $2M bounty for finding critical Optimism bug (CoinTelegraph)HMRC seizes NFT for first time in £1.4m fraud case (BBCNews)Digital euro bill due early 2023 (Politico)Viam closes $30 Million Series A funding round (The Robot Report)Jio Platforms invests $200 million in Google-backed Glance (TechCrunch)Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti is still missing, and the company refuses to say what’s going on (The Verge)17 min - (TWTR SPC) What Is A DAO? With @BradyDale
What is a DAO? How do they function? What is the history of this idea? Why have DAO's become so popular all of the sudden, and what are some examples of successful DAOs? The great Brady Dale from @DefiantNews joins Chris and Brian to explain.
1 hr 25 min - Fri. 02/11 – A New CIA Bulk Surveillance Program?
Allegations of a new, widespread bulk surveillance program being run on American citizens by the CIA. Apple is planning AirTag updates to curb their use for stalking people. The first Android 13 developer preview is out. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Sponsors:
- Masterworks.io
- RocketLawyer.com/workconfidently
Links:
Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records, Senators Say (WSJ)Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking (MacRumors)The first developer preview of Android 13 has arrived (TechCrunch)Weekend Longreads Suggestions
Flexport Is Silicon Valley’s Solution To The Supply Chain Mess—Why Do Insiders Hope It Sinks? (Forbes)How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook (Wired)Sony's AI Drives a Race Car Like a Champ (Wired)Russia’s drone army contains heaps of Western electronics. Can the U.S. cut them off? (Washington Post)The Little Streaming Comedy Platform That Couldn’t (Vulture)Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power (Vanity Fair)17 min - Thu. 02/10 – Code Hints Of Apple’s “realityOS”
Not just rumors of an Apple AR headset, but actual code mentions of a “realityOS” are showing up now. Microsoft hopes to head off the regulators with some app store rules. Now Flash storage chips might be in for a supply crunch. And why static video memes are all over Instagram all of the sudden.
Sponsors:
- Workable.com
Links:
Is ‘realityOS’ Apple’s newest operating system? (The Verge)In a bid to appease regulators, Microsoft announces new app store principles (The Washington Post)Western Digital, Kioxia Lose 'At Least' 6.5 Exabytes of 3D NAND Due to Contamination (Updated) (Tom's Hardware)Why Static Video Memes Are All Over Instagram (The Information)Gopuff stocks its warehouses with items purchased from Instacart, spending tens of thousands per month on the service (Insider)19 min
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