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March 21, 2022, 7:25 AM
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New York Times:
Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders  —  Brazil's Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday.  The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram was unresponsive to Brazil's Supreme Court because the court used the wrong email address, apologizes, and asks for a ruling delay  —  Telegram's founder and CEO Pavel Durov has just put out a statement about why Brazil's Supreme Court is now suspending the app, and the reason is incredible.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Google begins rolling out a feature that lets users delete the last 15 minutes of their search history on Android, after rolling it out for iOS in July 2021  —  The feature came to the iOS app in July  —  Google is finally bringing the ability to delete the last 15 minutes of your search history …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at the fallout between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger as Disney restructures for a world where streaming dominates and legacy distribution models fade away  —  Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney  —  April 12, 2020.  That's the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger's relationship …
CBS San Francisco:
A former Apple employee faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the company out of $10M+, taking kickbacks, stealing parts, evading taxes, and more  —  CUPERTINO (CBS SF) - A former Apple employee is facing federal charges after he allegedly defrauded the tech giant out of millions …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Now that Apple is making monitors again, the company should develop a mesh network version of the AirPort Extreme to compete with Google and Amazon routers  —  Apple's new monitor isn't getting off to a particularly strong start, but I still think the company should do more to bolster its Mac lineup …
Nathan Baschez / Every:
How Substack is trying to balance the constraints of its own ideology of putting authors and readers first with its commitment to growth via its new mobile app  —  In the Spring of 2018 I got invited by the CEO of Substack to come to Toronto for a couple days to hang out with the whole team …
Benedict Evans:
As Amazon's ad revenue passes YouTube's and US pay TV subscriptions drop, ad budgets will shift further to targetable spots and other customer-acquisition tools  —  About five years ago, a revenue line buried in the back of Amazon's accounts started to get quite big.
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with Second Life journalist Wagner James Au, on crypto-based metaverses, companies such as Meta struggling to foster healthy metaverse communities, and more  —  Welcome to Galaxy Brain—a newsletter from Charlie Warzel about technology, media, culture, and big ideas.  You can read what this is all about here.

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From Mediagazer

Todd Spangler / Variety:
On a staff call, Bari Weiss defends firing Scott Pelley, saying the foundation of “trust and mutual respect” was broken after Pelley's outburst on Monday

Bloomberg:
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square plans to sell its stake in Universal Music Group, days after the Amsterdam-listed group rejected his takeover bid

Washington Post:
Two Stars and Stripes advisory board members sue the US Defense Department, saying new restrictions on the paper violate the First Amendment and federal law

More News

Kevin Williams / Washington Post:
Limestone, Tennessee residents were promised economic benefits from a bitcoin mine, but now face constant noise pollution from its computers and cooling fans
Washington Post:
Mykhailo Fedorov says Starlink's quality is excellent, as Ukrainians use the terminals to stay online; a source says there are 5,000+ terminals in the country
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
How researchers are using self-supervised learning, a branch of AI that has proven effective for handling human language, to better understand animal sounds
S.I. Rosenbaum / Input:
A look at TropeTrainer, beloved Torah learning software that helped rabbis prepare kids for bar and bat mitzvahs, which became obsolete after its creator died

Earlier Picks

Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
SXSW shows crypto and the metaverse are underwhelming, mundane, and pathetic; the biggest boosters are rich enough to generate interest but not social utility
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