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Tue. 05/25 – Fuchsia OS Finally Arrives May 25, 2021

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Google finally rolls out its Internet of Everything Else OS, Fuchsia. Arm unveils its first new v9 chips. Poparazzi might be the next big social app, and it debuted number one on the app store. And Noom has raised a hell of a lot of money, but that’s because, its making a ton of money helping people lose weight.

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Google is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub (9to5 Google)
ARM's first v9 CPUs are built for computers, not just phones (Engadget)
Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates (New York Times)
Apple Says iPad Pro's XDR Display Designed to Minimize Blooming, but Some Users Still Notice the Effect (Mac Rumors)
Airbnb doubles down on flexible search, improves the host flow in preparation for summer 2021 (Tech Crunch)
Poparazzi debuts at #1 on the App Store charts (Protocol)
Weight-Loss App Noom Gets $540 Million in Silver Lake-Led Round (Bloomberg)

Mon. 05/24 - Reading The Tea Leaves Of The Epic/Apple Trial May 24, 2021

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After Tim Cook’s testimony, can the judge’s line of questioning give us a hint of how the trial might resolve as arguments close today? Citizen App is considering rent-a-cops as a service. The AI community wants to open source large language models to address recent controversies. And a computer chip that changes its structure to thwart hackers.

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Tim Cook plays innocent in Epic v Apple’s culminating testimony (Tech Crunch)
Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire over App Store competition (Protocol)
HomePod and HomePod mini to support Apple Music Lossless in a future software update (9to5 Mac)
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force (Vice)
The race to understand the exhilarating, dangerous world of language AI (Technology Review)
Morphing computer chip repels hundreds of professional DARPA hackers (New Atlas)

(Bonus) How Ransomware Works With Cybereason's CISO Isreal Barak May 22, 2021

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Cybereason's CISO, Isreal Barak uses the recent Colonial Pipeline incident to give us a deep explainer on how Ransomware and Ransomware as a service works.

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Fri. 05/21 – Snap Is Dead Serious About This AR Stuff May 21, 2021

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Snap releases its first true AR glasses, and buys the company that helped make them a reality. Is Netflix going to get into gaming to help juice growth in North America? Is the IRS going to crack down ever harder on Crypto? Twitter’s newly revamped verification system. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality (The Verge)
Snap is buying its AR display supplier for more than $500 million (The Verge)
Spotify finally adds offline music downloads on Apple Watch (The Verge)
Netflix Seeks Executive to Expand Game Efforts (The Information)
U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency compliance with IRS, says they pose tax evasion risk (CNBC)
Twitter is letting anyone apply for verification for the first time since 2017 (The Verge)

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Now that WarnerMedia and Discovery have tied the knot, the pressure’s on ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal (CNBC)
$ASS Coin Billionaire: Tales From the Fringe of the Crypto Craze (Bloomberg)
Can Sony reclaim its former glory? (Engadget)
How to Make Carbon-Neutral Gasoline Out of Thin Air (Intelligencer)
Twitter Thread About Shift+2 (@figmadesign)

Thu. 05/20 – Hello F-150 Lightning; Goodbye IE; Hello Again, RSS… May 20, 2021

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The newly announced electric F-150 is maybe the biggest EV effort since the launch of Tesla. Google is launching its first ever retail store. Internet Explorer is finally going to that great recycle bin in the sky. But could Google be breathing new life into RSS feeds in web browsers?

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Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Aims to Be the Model T of E.V.s (New York Times)
Ford unveils the F-150 Lightning, its all-electric pickup truck that will start under $40,000 (Tech Crunch)
'I'm not very social': ByteDance founder to hand CEO reins to college roommate (Reuters)
Google is opening its first physical retail store this summer in NYC (The Verge)
Apple cites 'significant' malware on Mac while defending iOS App Store in Fortnite trial (CNet)
Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 (The Verge)
Chrome testing RSS-powered ‘Follow’ button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive (9to5 Google)

Wed. 05/19 – Google I/O Roundup May 19, 2021

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Google I/O continues and continues to produce new headlines for us to cover. Nvidia is nerfing the ability to mine crypto. Ethereum says it’s going to go super energy efficient real soon. Microsoft10X is officially, no longer a thing. And reviews of the new iPad Pro reveal it to be… an iPad.

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Helping all your devices work better together (Google)
Google plans to build a commercial quantum computer by 2029 (Engadget)
Google’s Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram (Wired)
Nvidia is nerfing new RTX 3080 and 3070 cards for Ethereum cryptocurrency mining (The Verge)
Ethereum Staking Will Drop Power Consumption by 99% (Crypto Briefing)
Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn't happening (ZDNet)
IPAD PRO (2021) REVIEW: DREAM SCREEN (The Verge)

Tue. 05/18 – Google I/O May 18, 2021

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All the headlines from Google I/O. Amazon is in talks to acquire MGM and James Bond. When we might expect those new MacBook Pros, the first reviews of the M1 iMacs and what’s the deal with the new lossless streaming not working with most of Apple’s hardware?

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ANDROID 12 PREVIEW: FIRST LOOK AT GOOGLE’S RADICAL NEW DESIGN (The Verge)
Amazon Pondering Deal to Buy MGM (The Information)
Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps (Bloomberg)
APPLE’S NEW IMAC BRINGS M1 GOODNESS TO THE DESKTOP (The Verge)
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China (NYTimes)
Exclusive: These are Apple’s new truly wireless in-ear Beats Studio earbuds (9to5Mac)

Mon. 05/17 – Better Quality Streaming Audio (Basically) For Free May 17, 2021

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Apple Music and Amazon Music HD bring better audio quality to everyone. AT&T throws in the towel on Warner Media by doing a shotgun marriage with Discovery. GitHub now lets you add video. Jane Manchun Wong says the subscription service is going to be called Twitter Blue. And what we might be able to expect from Google’s I/O tomorrow.

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Apple announces lossless Apple Music is coming in June at no added cost (The Verge)
Amazon Music Drops HD Tier to $9.99, Shaking Up Hi-Fi Streaming Market (Billboard)
AT&T to spin off and combine WarnerMedia with Discovery in deal that would create streaming giant (CNN Business)
Microsoft Teams launches for friends and family with free all-day video calling (The Verge)
GitHub now lets all developers upload videos to demo bugs and features (Venture Beat)
‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service to include undo tweets feature and ‘Collections,’ priced at $2.99 (9to5 Mac)
Bill Gates Left Microsoft Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer (Wall Street Journal)
Google's Android 12 redesign leaks with theme support, new animations, more (Phone Arena)

(TWTR SPC) Tipping As The Currency For The Creator Economy May 15, 2021

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From Friday, May 14, 2021. A long discussion about tipping as the base unit (???) of the creator economy? Featuring @gregarious as well as @NigelKofi (check out Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/) and @reeshahoward.

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Fri. 05/14 – Now Ransomware Is Shutting Down The Irish Health Service May 14, 2021

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A ransomware attack has brought down large sections of the Irish health service. Why Disney+ numbers are suddenly looking so weak to investors. A deep dive review on whether or not, or even to what degree, Elon’s internet service from space can free us from ISP hell. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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