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November 26, 2021, 8:40 PM

Top News

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple AR headset to launch in late 2022 with an M1-like chip and no tethering to a Mac or an iPhone; Apple wants to replace the iPhone with AR in 10 years  —  Apple's long-rumored augmented reality (AR) headset project is set to bear its first fruit late next year with the launch …
Bloomberg:
Sources: China asked Didi Global to delist from the NYSE citing concerns about leaking sensitive data; options include privatization or a Hong Kong listing  —  - Regulators asked Didi brass to devise a plan to go private  — Forced delisting will be severest action against China Tech
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
UK's CMA says Google has agreed to expanded oversight in the development of Privacy Sandbox as part of the regulator's antitrust investigation  —  As part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google's Privacy Sandbox by the UK's competition regulator, the adtech giant has agreed …
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Italy fines Apple and Google €10M each for “aggressive” data practices and not providing users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data  —  Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy's competition and market authority (AGCM) …
Martha Muir / Financial Times:
Kazakhstan plans to ration power over winter to 50 registered crypto miners as illegal miners and mass relocations from China cause blackouts across the country  —  Illegal miners and mass relocations after a ban on crypto mining in China have overloaded energy grid
Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal:
Gartner: global chip makers are projected to spend $146B this year, about 50% higher than before the pandemic and double the amount five years ago  —  Samsung's $17 billion bet on Texas mirrors large spending increases in Asia and elsewhere  —  SEOUL—Investment in U.S. chip production is on the rise.
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A look at some key design challenges in crypto and Web3, from onboarding to wallet security, that need to be addressed for the next generation of users  —  It's still early days in crypto.  —  That's what you'll hear everywhere when you start digging into crypto and web3 today.

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