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Wed. 08/10 – The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event Aug 10, 2022

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All the headlines from this morning’s Galaxy Unpacked event. Walmart wants to ad video to keep up with Prime. Spotify quietly begins selling tickets. And if someone sends you some dirty ETH, and you can’t block receipt of it, are you in trouble?

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The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive (The Verge)
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it's closed (Engadget)
Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series (The Verge)
Walmart Ponders Streaming Deal With Paramount, Disney and Comcast (NYTimes)
Spotify starts selling live music tickets to fans directly (TechCrunch)
Someone Is Trolling Celebs by Sending ETH From Tornado Cash (CoinDesk)

Tue. 08/09 – WhatsApp Privacy Features Aug 09, 2022

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WhatsApp rolls out privacy features. The battery icon returns to the iPhone. China is growing restless over its silicon industry. HBOMax will stop getting Warner Movies automatically. The really rugged smartwatch from Garmin. And the real reason Amazon is buying One Medical and iRobot.

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WhatsApp’s new update makes it easier to avoid your friends (The Verge)
WhatsApp now lets users delete messages up to two days after they were sent (9to5Mac)
iOS 16 beta 5 finally adds the battery percentage to the status bar (9to5Mac)
China Graft Probes Stem From Anger Over Failed Chip Plans (Bloomberg)
Warner Bros. Movies Are No Longer Guaranteed To Arrive On HBO Max After A 45-Day Theatrical Window: Source (Decider)
Garmin adds another bright spot to its line of multisport watches (Android Authority)
What Amazon's Roomba and One Medical Deals Have in Common (Bloomberg)

Mon. 08/08 – What Data Is Telsa Collecting On You? Aug 08, 2022

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Masa Son takes another one on the chin, another record loss. The US Treasury is sanctioning a major crypto mixing service. Netflix Gaming is off to a good start or a terrible one, I can’t tell. One of the streaming services is biting the dust. And since we’re aware of the car industry data tracking issue, how much data is Tesla already tracking about your driving?

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SoftBank plans Vision Fund job cuts after record net loss (Reuters)
US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash (The Block)
Twilio hacked by phishing campaign targeting internet companies (TechCrunch)
Nvidia warns on second-quarter revenue, shares dip (CNBC)
Netflix is expanding its push into video games, but few subscribers are playing along (CNBC)
HBO Max, Discovery+ to Merge Into Single Streaming Platform Starting in Summer 2023 (Variety)
The Radical Scope of Tesla’s Data Hoard (IEEE Spectrum)

(Portfolio Profile) Stashpad Aug 07, 2022

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Stashpad is the developer notepad. Devs! Download the app at Stashpad.com and help us finalize everything before the big launch!

(Bonus) Crossover Ep. With Big Technology Podcast - Meta Gonna Survive The Metaverse? Aug 06, 2022

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Our friend Alex Kantrowitz returns to my kitchen table for a crossover episode with Big Technology Podcast (subscribe here) to discuss whether or not Meta is going to see its promise land Metaverse? And are we in a recession or just a tech recession? Oh. And tips to survive plane travel.

Fri. 08/05 – Amazon To Acquire iRobot Aug 05, 2022

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Amazon wants to acquire the company that makes the Roomba robot, or as it’s known in my family, Vrrrrooom. We finally know the legal arguments both sides are making in the Elon/Twitter case. Does crashing semiconductor demand prove we’re in a recession or not? And of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B (TechCrunch)
Twitter slams Elon Musk's response to its lawsuit (Axios)
Cooling Semiconductor Sales Heighten Fears of a Global Recession (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

The endless search for a crypto use case (Networked substack)
It’s paintbrushes at dawn as artists feel the pressure of AI-generated art (TechCrunch)
CNN Exclusive: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications (CNN)
THE UNSUNG INVENTOR WHO CHASED THE LED RAINBOW (ieee Spectrum)

Thu. 08/04 – Is Stage Manager Worth It? Aug 04, 2022

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Apple is delaying releasing iPadOS 16 just because it’s trying to make Stage Manager not suck. I wasn’t imagining it… the majority of the crypto hacks this year have been because of bridges. Would you pay $50k to be a guest on this show? The new OnePlus smartphone. And I’m gonna let you guess what Google did. Again.

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Apple Plans to Delay Launch of iPadOS 16 Update by About a Month (Bloomberg)
Solana Hack Blamed on Slope Mobile Wallet Exploit (Decrypt)
Vulnerabilities in Cross-chain Bridge Protocols Emerge as Top Security Risk (Chainalysis)
Twitter to revamp Spaces, tests themed stations and a daily digest (TechCrunch)
Podcast Guests Are Paying Up to $50,000 to Appear on Popular Shows (Bloomberg)
OnePlus 10T review: Speed above all (Engadget)
Google Meet meets Duo Meet, with Meet in Duo but Duo isn’t going into Meet (The Verge)

Wed. 08/03 – An Actual Use Case For NFTs And An Actual Flying Car Aug 03, 2022

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Now the hackers are stealing crypto from individual wallets at scale. Robinhood makes a massive layoff announcement. Y Combinator is shrinking its summer cohort. I’ve found an actual use case for NFT’s and it is college textbooks. And, you know, an actual flying car you could buy right now.

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Solana, USDC Drained From Wallets in Attack (Decrypt)
Robinhood Lays Off 23% of Staff as Retail Investors Fade From Platform (WSJ)
Michael Saylor to step down as MicroStrategy CEO, shift to executive chairman role (The Block)
Y Combinator narrows current cohort size by 40%, citing downturn and funding environment (TechCrunch)
UK regulator makes U-turn on Avast-Norton cyber security deal (Financial Times)
Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs (The Guardian)
Samson Switchblade flying car is finally ready for takeoff (New Atlas)

Tue. 08/02 – What Is It With Bridges? Aug 02, 2022

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Seriously, what is it with crypto bridges? Why are they seemingly so easy to hack? New York cracks down on Robinhood. A bunch of Silicon Valley boldfaced names are going to be swept up into the Twitter/Elon trial. And if Chromebooks and gaming are suffering post-Covid hangovers, is Uber a post-covid Phoenix?

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Nomad token bridge drained of $190M in funds in security exploit (CoinTelegraph)
Robinhood’s Crypto Unit Fined $30 Million by New York’s Top Financial Regulator (WSJ)
Twitter is probing Elon Musk’s social circle in broad legal requests (Washington Post)
As worldwide tablet shipments grow, Chromebooks face a different reality (ZDNet)
Activision Blizzard Sales Fall on Weak Call of Duty Release (Bloomberg)
The Morning After: Did Microsoft just neg Activision Blizzard? (Engadget)
Uber reports another big loss but beats on revenue, shares pop 14% (CNBC)

Mon. 08/01 – Silicon Valley’s Great Scooter Ride Is Over Aug 01, 2022

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Apple opens up Apple Pay a tiny bit. But again, from pressure from the Europeans. Meta is accused of abetting sectarian violence in another developing nation. A deep dive into the seeming demise of the entire e-scooter industry. How much good will the CHIPS Act actually do? And a review of the new Dell XPS 13 Plus.

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Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16 (The Verge)
Why dangerous content thrives on Facebook and TikTok in Kenya (Washington Post)
Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities (TechCrunch)
Japan, U.S. to launch R&D for 2-nm chip mass production (NikkeiAsia)
Chipmakers battle for slice of US government support (Financial Times)
DELL XPS 13 PLUS REVIEW: XPS PLUS, BATTERY MINUS (The Verge)

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