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Tue. 03/22 – A Day Of All The Infosec News Mar 22, 2022

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When it rains, it pours cybersecurity news. The White House warns that Russian hacks may be incoming. Lapsus$ has now allegedly hit Okta and Microsoft. A big alleged hack to HubSpot might hurt a bunch of crypto companies. And why does that Apple Studio display have 64GB of storage it’s (mostly) not using?

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Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity (WhiteHouse.gov)
Is Russia exploring cyberattacks against U.S. in response to hacktivists? (VentureBeat)
Okta hack puts thousands of businesses on high alert (The Verge)
Lapsus$ hackers leak 37GB of Microsoft's alleged source code (BleepingComputer)
Hacker Steals Customer Data From Circle, BlockFi, Other Big Crypto Firms (Decrypt)
Alphabet’s quantum tech group Sandbox spins off into an independent company (CNBC)
Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, But Only 2GB Used (MacRumors)
Roku OS 11 will let you set your own photos as a screensaver (The Verge)

Mon. 03/21 – Telegram Was Banned In Brazil Until It Wasn’t Mar 21, 2022

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An alternative title to today’s show could be Schrödinger’s Brazilian Telegram Ban. I’ll explain. Ukrainians say Elon Musk’s Starlink donation is proving quite useful. Toronto has become the third-largest tech hub in North America. Should Apple make routers again? And where will the advertising dollars go in 2022?

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Telegram forgot to check its email and now it’s banned in Brazil (The Verge)
Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days (NYTimes)
Elon Musk’s Starlink is keeping Ukrainians online when traditional Internet fails (Washington Post)
Chipmakers face two-year shortage of critical equipment (FT)
Toronto, the Quietly Booming Tech Town (NYTimes)
Apple Should Make Home Wi-Fi Routers Again as Part of Mac Reboot (Bloomberg)
TV, merchant media and the unbundling of advertising (Ben-Evans.com)

(TWTR SPC) Every.to And Mac Studio Mar 19, 2022

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We talked to Nathan Baschez and Dan Shipper, the founders of the media startup Every.to. We talked to them about the realities of being two years in as a modern, from the ground up media company, the shifting landscape in the “creator economy” (remember that?) And a lot about Substack and its business model and philosophy. Around the hour mark, Chris and I have a lengthy conversation about the Mac Studio, my purchasing of one, my cancelling of my order for a Studio Display. And also, Chris has a very interesting 8 dimensional chess theory about where Apple is headed as a company.

Fri. 03/18 - $APE GMI? Mar 18, 2022

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Australia sues Meta for alleged cryptocurrency scam ads. Bored Apes Yacht Club had, what we might call a busted IPO, if that was term we were using. Amazon is now officially the proud owner of James Bond. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

Substack’s Ideology (Divinations)
A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good (Wired)
Razzlekhan: The Untold Story Of How A YouTube Rapper Became A Suspect In A $4 Billion Bitcoin Fraud (Forbes)
Six months in, El Salvador’s bitcoin gamble is crumbling (Rest Of World)
The neon shortage is a bad sign (Recode)
Beating Japan at Its Own (Video) Game: A Smash Hit From China (NYTimes)

Thu. 03/17 – Netflix Wants You To Make Your Freeloaders Pay Up Mar 17, 2022

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Google kind of returns to an in person I/O but just a little bit. The harsh new British law that could put tech executives behind bars. Netflix says the free ride of password sharing is over. Though, the gravy train of subsidized 15 minute delivery seems to be back on. Oh, and the rave reviews of the new Mac Studio.

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Google I/O takes place May 11th and 12th, and it will be fully available online (The Verge)
Tech Executives Threatened With Jail Time Under Proposed U.K. Law (The Information)
Netflix Will Prompt Subscribers to Pay for Users Outside Their Households in New Test to Address Unauthorized Password Sharing (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
Bored Apes NFT project gets official 'ApeCoin' token (TechCrunch)
APPLE MAC STUDIO REVIEW: FINALLY (The Verge)
Two ultra-fast delivery startups shut down in one week (CBS58)

Wed. 03/16 – NFTs Coming To Instagram “Soon” Mar 16, 2022

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Meta has a new Family Center to keep kids monitored. Zuck says NFTs are coming to Instagram “soon.” Google’s Stadia strategy is coming into focus, and it’s interesting. Is Vimeo threatening longtime users to pay up? And a review of the latest iPad Air iteration.

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Instagram rolls out new safety tools for parents (TechCrunch)
Mark Zuckerberg confirms NFTs are coming to Instagram (Engadget)
Google casually announces Steam for Chrome OS is coming in alpha for select Chromebooks (9to5Google)
Google Stadia is subtly reinventing itself to attract new games and gamers (The Verge)
Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’ (The Verge)
Vimeo is telling creators to suddenly pay thousands of dollars — or leave the platform (The Verge)
APPLE IPAD AIR (2022) REVIEW: IT’S THE NICE ONE (The Verge)
FC Barcelona agree to sponsorship deal with Spotify, will rebrand stadium as 'Spotify Camp Nou' (CBS Sports)

Tue. 03/15 – Rebuilding The Cable Bundle, Example #937 Mar 15, 2022

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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)

Mon. 03/14 – Foxconn Shutting Factories Cause Of Covid. Again. Mar 14, 2022

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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)

(Bonus) Who Is Chris Messina? Mar 12, 2022

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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.

Fri. 03/11 – Russia Bans Instagram And Designates Meta As An “Extremist Organization” Mar 11, 2022

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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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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)

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