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January 14, 2022Fri. 01/14 – Russia Cracks Down On REvil?
Russia has cracked down on REvil? Question-mark? Investing in crypto is so hot, FTX has launched its own monster venture fund. Why has the Android 12 rollout been such a disaster so far? How long is the Cybertruck going to be delayed? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Russia takes down REvil hacking group at U.S. request - FSB (Reuters)
Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund (WSJ)
"You Don't Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto to Retail (Startups And Econ)
GOOGLE’S ANDROID 12 UPDATE HAS BEEN THE ROCKIEST IN YEARS (The Verge)
Tesla delays Cybertruck to early 2023, says reportTesla delays Cybertruck to early 2023, says report (The Verge)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Remembering VRML: The Metaverse of 1995 (How To Geek)
After the Beanie Baby bubble burst (Vox)
Crypto Firms Gear Up for Battles Over New Rules in Washington (Bloomberg)
Xbox players are fed up with forced crossplay against PC gamers (The Verge)
Academics want to preserve video games. The game industry is fighting them in court. (The Washington Post)
18 min
January 13, 2022Thu. 01/13 – China To Do NFT’s, Minus The Blockchain
Apple indeed is removing Wordle clones, but PUBG sues them for NOT removing what they allege are clones of their game. Does Google Analytics run afoul of GDPR? China is going to do NFTs, NOT on the blockchain. And will the new Nuro bot bring me my burrito?
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Links:
Apple Removes Wordle Apps Fueled by Confused Users (Bloomberg)
Game maker says Apple, Google selling rip-offs in new lawsuit (Reuters)
In bad news for US cloud services, Austrian website’s use of Google Analytics found to breach GDPR (TechCrunch)
Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units (TechCrunch)
Instagram, still benefiting from TikTok’s ban in India, again became the top app by downloads in Q4 (TechCrunch)
China to create own NFT industry based on state-backed blockchain infrastructure, main developer says (South China Morning Post)
Nuro’s newest autonomous delivery bot is designed for the masses (TechCrunch)
20 min
January 12, 2022Wed. 01/12 – About Those Apps Cloning Wordle…
The FTC gets a second shot at Meta, after a judge okays their lawsuit edit. Samsung ghost on its own event. The state of the mobile app economy. Is cloning Wordle to release an app ok or not? And the new app at the top of the App Store that definitely comes from the, why didn’t I think of that file.
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‘Second time lucky?’ FTC’s case against Facebook can move forward, federal judge rules. (Washington Post)
Samsung no-showed on its major Exynos 2200 launch [Update: Samsung speaks] (Ars Technica)
Samsung Electronics to Unveil Exynos 2200 AP on Launch Day of Galaxy 22 (BusinessKorea)
App Annie: Global app stores’ consumer spend up 19% to $170B in 2021, downloads grew 5% to 230B (TechCrunch)
The Wordle clones have disappeared from the App Store (The Verge)
Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends’ homescreens, hits the top of the App Store (TechCrunch)
18 min
January 11, 2022Tue. 01/11 – YC Ups The Ante
Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of Signal, and Brian Acton is stepping up. For now. Y Combinator is getting more generous with the investment it makes in its cohort companies. Carriers aren’t pleased with Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service. And another day, another headline like: the Associated Press is getting into NFTs.
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Moxie Marlinspike has stepped down as CEO of Signal (The Verge)
Y Combinator’s New Deal Sparks Fear in Seed Investors (The Information)
T-Mobile begins blocking iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US [U] (9to5Mac)
Apple Highlights Services in 2021, Recaps Upcoming Features Like IDs on iPhone (MacRumors)
The Associated Press is starting its own NFT marketplace for photojournalism (The Verge)
17 min
January 10, 2022Mon. 01/10 – Take-Two Acquires Zynga
Take-Two takes out Zynga for $12.7 billion dollars. The SEC wants private unicorn companies to report more financial details. The open source developer who borked a bunch of projects to protest working for the man, I guess. And the weekend Web3 debate between Moxie Marlinspike and Vitalic Buterin.
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Links:
Take-Two to acquire mobile gaming giant Zynga for $12.7B (TechCrunch)
SEC Pushes for More Transparency From Private Companies (WSJ)
Matter was a major star at CES 2022, but can it maintain its shine? (The Verge)
Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker' breaking thousands of apps (BleepingComputer)
My first impressions of web3 (Moxie.org)
Response From Vitalic Buterin on Reddit
17 min
January 08, 2022(Portfolio Profile) Sensel - With @IlyaRosenberg
Our first ever Portfolio Profile, of the first investment the Ride Home Fund ever made! Sensel! As you’ll hear, touch technology as a key layer in computing interface and interaction is about to undergo a major generational leap forward, and Sensel is at the bleeding edge of this transformation. Not only is there a good chance that the next laptop you buy will have Sensel technology inside, but you’ll hear how Sensel’s tech could come to smartphones soon, to medical devices, to automobiles. In essence, Senel’s tech has the potential to radically transform how we interact with computers all across the real world, and even provide a key foundational layer as we build out the metaverse.
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47 min
January 07, 2022Fri. 01/07 – Google Infringed On Sonos
Sonos beats Google in trade court. E3 is going remote again this year. Mozilla is the latest company to suffer crypto backlash. Are foldable laptops the future? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions, this week with a profile of the programmer behind Wordle.
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Links:
Google Infringed on Sonos Speaker Technology, Trade Court Rules (NYTimes)
E3 shifts to online-only event because of Omicron concerns (GamesBeat)
Mozilla pauses accepting crypto donations following backlash (The Verge)
Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year (The Verge)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
CES 2022 was the best auto show in years (CNET)
Can You Really Tell the Difference Between 4K and 8K? (Gizmodo)
The Pixel Art Revolution Will Be Televised (Wired)
Banks Tiptoe Toward Their Cloud-Based Future (NYTimes)
The Danger of Leaving Weather Prediction to AI (Wired)
Wordle Is a Love Story (NYTimes)
20 min
January 06, 2022Thu. 01/06 – Google Brings “It Just Works” To Everything
Google’s big announce at CES is better syncing and interoperability with everything. Instagram is launching their feed experiment. IBM might be looking to dump Watson. Ethereum has the most developers in crypto. And you know startups have been awash in money lately, here’s exactly how much.
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Links:
Google is working to improve Windows and Android integration (Engadget)
Google will spend 2022 trying to match Apple’s ecosystem integrations (The Verge)
Instagram testing three new feed sorting choices, including chronological options (9to5Mac)
HTC is launching a VR wrist tracker for its Vive Focus 3 headset (The Verge)
Scoop: IBM tries to sell Watson Health again (Axios)
Electric Capital Developer Report (2021) (Electric Capital)
Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity (Chainalysis)
US start-ups raise record $330bn as venture investors vie for stakes (FT)
17 min
January 05, 2022Wed. 01/05 – Sony’s VR Version 2 Deets
Let’s stand in front of the firehose of CES news. Sony details its new VR headset for PlayStations. Chip news from Intel, from Nvidia, from AMD, from Microsoft and Qualcomm. Two really big interesting raises, and a new autonomous tractor allows us to talk about John Deere, for the first time ever, I believe.
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EditorX.com
Links:
Sony confirms PlayStation VR2’s specs, first official game (ArsTechnica)
Intel Says New Core i9 Processor for Laptops is Faster Than Apple's M1 Max Chip (MacRumors)
Nvidia unveils GeForce RTX 3050, 3070 Ti, 3080 Ti, and 3090 Ti graphics cards (GamesBeat)
Nvidia still has no idea how to pronounce the name of its best gaming GPU (The Verge)
AMD unveils Ryzen 6000 Series processors for laptops (GamesBeat)
Qualcomm and Microsoft are partnering on chips for future AR glasses (CNET)
John Deere's Self-Driving Tractor Stirs Debate on AI in Farming (Wired)
OpenSea valued at $13.3 billion in new round of venture funding. (NYTimes)
Visual collaboration company Miro valued at $17.5B following $400M in new funding (TechCrunch)
19 min
January 04, 2022Tue. 01/04 – Apple Becomes The First $3 Trillion Dollar Company
Apple becomes the world’s first $3 Trillion dollar company. Samsung unveils its latest budget flagship smartphone. AT&T and Verizon delay their controversial 5G rollout while Verizon and T-Mobile end their controversial Apple rebate program. And a trip down the aisles at CES, including a smart collar for your dog and a gadget to bring home hair coloring into the 21st century.
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Do.co/trh
Wix.com
Links:
Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach $3 trillion market cap (CNBC)
The Galaxy S21 FE officially joins Samsung’s crowded midrange lineup (The Verge)
Verizon, AT&T agree to FAA's request for a two-week delay on 5G expansion plans (CNET)
Verizon and T-Mobile Discontinue iPad Rebate Program Following Widespread Customer Complaints [Updated] (MacRumors)
Version two of TCL’s wearable display glasses are lighter and less dorky-looking (The Verge)
Are we ready for the smart front door? Masonite thinks so (The Verge)
This smart collar wants to be an Apple Watch for your dog (The Verge)
L’Oreal's precision hair coloring device is the end of home dye job disasters (Input)
20 min