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Thu. 05/13 – Elon Rekt Crypto May 13, 2021

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The whims of Elon Musk go both ways when it comes to crypto markets. SpaceX signs a deal with Google Cloud to do battle with AWS and the Kuiper Project. Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid the ransom and is getting back online. Will Facebook’s crypto project ever see the light of day, part 12. And the Ethereum creator donates Crypto to help India.

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Tesla stops taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases, citing environmental harm (The Verge)
Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud (The Verge)
Biden signs executive order designed to strengthen federal digital defenses (Washington Post)
Roku will launch original programming fueled by Quibi’s content on May 20 (Tech Crunch)
Apple parts ways with employee amid backlash (Axios)
Facebook-backed crypto project Diem abandons Swiss license application, will move to the U.S. (CNBC)
Ethereum creator donates meme coins worth $1 billion to help India fight COVID-19 (Tech Crunch)

Wed. 05/12 – Xiaomi Gets Out Of The Dog House May 12, 2021

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The US lets Xiaomi out of the blacklist. GitHub ads security key support and wants to move on from the password era. eBay wants in on the NFT action. WhatsApp is gonna turn the screws until you agree to their terms. And speaking of, Brian Krebs outlines how that group suspected to be behind the pipeline hack has sophisticated ways of getting you to pay up.

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US agrees to drop Xiaomi from blacklist after lawsuit (Bloomberg)
Amazon updates the Echo Show 8 and 5 with better cameras (The Verge)
GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations (ZDNet)
EBay officially opens its platform to NFT sales (The Block)
WhatsApp will gradually stop you calling or messaging contacts if you don't agree to its new privacy policy (Insider)
E-scooter company Bird will go public via SPAC (Axios)
SoftBank joins corporate heavyweights with $37 bln Vision Fund profit (Reuters)
A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang (Krebs on Security)

Tue. 05/11 – It’s New Chip Tuesday! May 11, 2021

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It’s new chip day. Intel unveils it’s 11th-gen Core Tiger Lake-H 10nm chips, while Nvidia unveils the RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti laptop GPUs. So expect a bunch of laptop lines to be refreshed. And, oh, look at that. The Dell XPS lineup already has been. Details on the next gen PlayStation VR hardware. And an argument that Apple’s recent privacy movies are a naked and ugly power play that harms the open web.

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Intel Launches 11th Generation Core Tiger Lake-H: Eight Core 10nm Mobile Processors (AnandTech)
NVIDIA's RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti bring ray tracing to affordable laptops (Engadget)
Dell’s new XPS 15 and XPS 17 get upgraded with Intel’s long-awaited 11th Gen H-series chips (The Verge)
Next-Gen PlayStation VR Is 4K With Foveated Rendering And Vibration Feature (Upload)
Foxconn’s iPhone output in India down amid COVID surge-sources (Reuters)
Apple robbed the mob’s bank (Mobile Dev Demo)

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Mon. 05/10 – No PlayStation For Me Until 2023? May 10, 2021

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Sony warns that it might be literal years before I can finally win one of those PlayStation 5 sales windows on Walmart.com. The big ransomware attack that threatened fuel supply on the US East Coast, and the hackers allegedly behind it. Clubhouse hits Android. A researcher claims to have already hacked AirTags. And Elon Musk’s SNL appearance, and Dogecoin, and everything.

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Sony warns tight Playstation 5 supply to extend into next year (Bloomberg)
Colonial hackers stole data Thursday ahead of pipeline shutdown (Bloomberg)
Here’s the hacking group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline shutdown (CNBC)
Clubhouse comes to Android after more than a year of iOS exclusivity (The Verge)
AirTag hacked for the first time by security researcher [Video] (9to5 Mac)
Apple's 2023 iPhone could ditch Qualcomm and launch with its own 5G chip (Laptop Mag)
Apple Awards iPhone Glass Supplier Corning Additional $45M From Advanced Manufacturing Fund (Mac Rumors)
Tesla privately admits Elon Musk has been exaggerating about ‘full self-driving’ (The Verge)
SNL was a good night for Elon Musk — and a bad one for Dogecoin (Protocol)

(TWTR SPC) Tip Jar, Basecamp And Doge May 08, 2021

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We talk about the Tip Jar and all the other big changes Twitter has been making. We get into the Basecamp brouhaha and also why I didn’t end up covering it this week. We talk about Dogecoin with someone who was there at the beginning of the project. And we even have an actual newsmaker on the show. At the very end, we talk to Tony Haile, founder of Scroll, which, if you’ll remember, just got acquired by Twitter this past week.

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Fri. 05/07 – Twitter Introduces Tip Jar May 07, 2021

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Twitter introduces a tip jar, literally called Tip Jar. Why crypto trading juicing Square’s earnings is worth thinking about. What is the mysterious social space Netflix is surveying users about building? Yes, Substack is letting writers build magazines and newsrooms, so stop pointing out the obvious. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature for sending money to your favorite accounts (The Verge)
Square gets a bitcoin boost with revenue up 266% (CNBC)
Playlists and podcasts? Netflix is exploring developing ‘N-Plus’ (Protocol)
You can now build a “mini media empire” on Substack (Financial Times)
Everyone yells at the Oversight Board (Platformer)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Consume? (Harvard Business Review)
Crypto pros are getting tired of the 79 billion dollar dogecoin joke (Bloomberg)
I'm seeing a lot of people FOMO quit their jobs to join "crypto" (Jon Syu)
THE LAST DAYS OF SATOSHI: WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BITCOIN’S CREATOR DISAPPEARED (Bitcoin Magazine)
John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons” (The New Yorker)

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Thu. 05/06 – Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of Moore’s Law May 06, 2021

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IBM says it has created the world’s first 2nm chip. Google really wants everyone to use two factor authentication. Twitter is enacting more speed bumps to get you to stop trolling people in your tweets. Apple’s delicate dance with Netflix over in app payments. And SpaceX finally gets its Mars rocket to… not blow up on landing.

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IBM Creates First 2nm Chip (AnandTech)
Google is going to start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification (ZDNet)
Google relaxes work from home rules to let more staff be remote (Bloomberg)
Twitter rolls out improved ‘reply prompts’ to cut down on harmful tweets (Tech Crunch)
Emails reveal Apple’s attempts to stop Netflix from dropping App Store In-App Purchase support (9to5 Mac)
EXCLUSIVE China's Tencent in talks with U.S. to keep gaming investments -sources (Reuters)
SpaceX successfully lands its massive Starship for the first time (New Atlas)

Wed. 05/05 – Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Ban May 05, 2021

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Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds the Trump account suspension. Signal trolls Facebook using its own ad system. An appeals court has ruled that Section 230 does not apply to app design. Kind of. It’s complicated. And the not complicated reason why some exchanges can’t tell you the price of Berkshire Hathaway stock right now. Think: partying like it’s 1999.

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Tue. 05/04 – How Many People Still Pay For AOL? May 04, 2021

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Twitter opens up Space more broadly, and buys the startup Scroll. So, what is the larger endgame here with their subscription play? Apple benefits from the turmoil in Google’s AI team. A breakdown of day one of the Apple/Epic Games trial. And how many people still pay a monthly subscription to AOL?

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Mon. 05/03 – Kuo: Foldable iPhone In 2023! May 03, 2021

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Kuo says we’re gonna see a foldable iPhone soon. After the iOS privacy changes, Facebook is giving users popups begging them to turn tracking on. The interesting new “green” cryptocurrency that is launching today. And a backgrounder and breakdown of the Apple/Epic games trial that is kicking off today.

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