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Fri. 09/02 – iPhone Takes The Market Share Crown Sep 02, 2022

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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)

Thu. 09/01 – Twitter Edit Button Arrives Sep 01, 2022

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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)

Wed. 08/31 – Not Great, Snap! Aug 31, 2022

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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)

Tue. 08/30 – Twitter Shelved An OnlyFans Clone Aug 30, 2022

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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)

Mon. 08/29 – Apple’s iGlasses To Be Called Reality One? Aug 29, 2022

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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)

(TWTR SPC) The TWTR Whistleblower And The REAL AI Revolution Aug 27, 2022

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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.

Fri 08/26 - Forget 5G; T-Mobile And SpaceX To Offer Zero-G Service Aug 26, 2022

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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)

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Thu. 08/25 – Far Out Aug 25, 2022

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The Twitter Whistleblower is a big concern for Twitter, no matter what happens with the Elon stuff. Amazon zags slightly in its healthcare march. iPhone even official announcement. Ethereum merge dates officially solidified. Some new PCs from HP and what to expect from Nvidia’s next generation GPUs.

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Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress about security failures (Washington Post)
Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims (CNN Business)
Internal memo: Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers (GeekWire)
What Apple's September Event Invite May Tell Us About the iPhone 14 (CNET)
Ethereum Foundation confirms September dates for the Merge (The Block)
Crypto’s massive marketing efforts have drawn few new investors (Washington Post)
HP's new PCs include its first Dragonfly Folio and a 34-inch all-in-one (Engadget)
Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4090 rumors (The Verge)

Wed. 08/24 – Is The Twitter Whistleblower A “Material Adverse Effect”? Aug 24, 2022

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A deep dive into that Twitter whistleblower, because the allegations are getting pretty interesting, and it turns out he’s a bigger deal than I knew. Apple is breaking it’s iPadOS release cadence. Fitbit has unveiled three new wearables. And why just deciding to bring the silicon industry back onshore is not as easy as just passing billions in subsidies.

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India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says (Reuters)
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post)
Twitter whistleblower won hacker acclaim for exposing software flaws (Washington Post)
Apple delivers iPadOS 16.1 beta ahead of iOS 16 fall release (TechCrunch)
Plex tells users to reset their passwords after potential data breach (Engadget)
Fitbit Drops 3 New Fitness Trackers—and None Have Wear OS 3 (Wired)
Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants (AP)

Tue. 08/23 – The Twitter Whistleblower Aug 23, 2022

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The former head of security at Twitter has blown the whistle on the company saying it was… crap at security. Instagram wants to clone Be Real. More details on the new Sony VR headset. Some eth here, some eth there, eventually brands are making real money on NFTs. And get ready for the biggest leap in smartphone camera tech we’ve seen in a while.

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Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post)
Instagram's next feature might be a copy of BeReal (Engadget)
Apple’s New iPhone 14 to Show India Closing Tech Gap With China (Bloomberg)
Sony says the PlayStation VR2 is coming in early 2023 (The Verge)
Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android (The Verge)
NFTs Turn Out to Be a Great Channel of Revenue for Businesses, Ask Nike (NFT Gators)
The high-resolution smartphone sensors are coming (The Verge)

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