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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:

Kuo: camera bump on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max smartphones will increase about five percent in each dimension due to a larger 48MP sensor — The increased size of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max's rear camera array is due to all-new 48-megapixel Wide camera systems, according to reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

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Tweets: @mingchikuo and @maxwinebach

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Coda wins three Oscars, including Best Picture, giving Apple its first Oscars and making Apple TV+ the first streamer to win the awards' highest honor — Apple made history by nabbing Hollywood's most coveted honor, as “CODA” won the Oscar for best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards.

Nikkei Asia:

Sources: Apple plans to cut iPhone SE orders by ~20% for the next quarter, as war and inflation dampen demand, and reduces AirPods orders by 10M+ for 2022 — Lower orders to suppliers are early sign of pressure on tech industry — The war in Ukraine is causing supply chain turmoil …

More: MacRumors, PCMag, 9to5Mac, Insider, AppleInsider, The Economic Times, Bloomberg, iMore, and Reuters

Tweets: @mingchikuo, @imobilereports, @momchev12, and @deitaone

Scott Reyburn / New York Times:

Some museums across Europe, including the British Museum, are embracing NFTs as a fundraising tool, but most public galleries remain wary of cryptocurrencies — There's money to be made, though most institutions are wary of getting involved. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Tweets: @nytimes and @gartenberg

Shannon Bond / NPR:

Researchers identify thousands of computer-generated profile pictures being used on fake LinkedIn profiles for lead generation and product promotion — Loading... At first glance, Renée DiResta thought the LinkedIn message seemed normal enough. — The sender, Keenan Ramsey …

Sam Goldheart / iFixit News:

iFixit completes its week-long Mac Studio teardown: swappable but likely not upgradable SSDs, a massive heatsink, a dual-fan assembly, and more — Well, one teardown at least. More than a Mac Mini but not quite a Mac Pro, the Mac Studio impresses and disappoints in almost equal measure.

More: Ars Technica. Tweets: @stevesi, @ifixit, @olrak29_, @restartproject, @aschilling, and @ifixit

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:

An analysis of 19.3M NFTs across ~8,400 collections: one in three have little or no trading activity, and another third trade below their original minting cost — For every Bored Ape and CryptoPunk there is a Baby Baller, one of the thousands of NFT projects that have faltered not long after celebrated debuts.

Source: Nansen. Tweets: @keithgrossman and @nikojilch

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:

Sources detail NHTSA's difficulties regulating Tesla as it rolls out self-driving features, resorting to threats and flattery in exchanges with Elon Musk — SAN FRANCISCO — The first time Washington regulators tried to investigate Tesla's Autopilot software, CEO Elon Musk was irate.

Tweets: @rschmied, @philkoopman, @robpegoraro, @faizsays, @geoffreyfowler, and @faizsays

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:

Huawei reports 2021 revenue dropped 28.5% YoY to $99.9B, its first-ever yearly revenue decline as US sanctions continue, but net profit rose 75.9% YoY to $17.8B — - In 2021, Huawei brought in revenue of 636.8 billion Chinese yuan ($99.9 billion), a 28.5% year-on-year decline.

More: Associated Press, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Nikkei Asia

Will Oremus / Washington Post:

Social media platforms are hastily rewriting their rules on hate, violence, and propaganda amid the war on Ukraine, setting precedents that may haunt them later — A month ago, praising a neo-Nazi militia or calling for violence against Russians could get you suspended from Facebook in Ukraine.

Tweets: @epro, @dbf78, @willoremus, @pstasiatech, and @willoremus

Gene Munster / Loup:

Apple heavily relies on China for manufacturing, but its plan to invest $430B in the US over five years is a promising sign of ramped up diversification — The global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade, shifting away from China. Apple saw it coming in 2018 …

Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @munster_gene, and @01core_ben

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:

Google updates Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix a high-severity zero-day being exploited in the wild, the second such patch for Chrome in 2022 — Google has released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a high-severity zero-day bug exploited in the wild.

Source: Google Chrome Releases. More: Forbes, Forbes, Ubergizmo, Ethereum World News, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, Gizchina, BetaNews, ZDNet, AppleInsider, HotHardware.com News, Android Police, The Hacker News, and gHacks Technology News

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Oliver Darcy / Status:

Source: JD Vance was the anonymous source behind a story the White House cited in banning Politico for stories that “threatened” security or “spread falsehoods”

Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:

An Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race

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Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:

How global supply chains are morphing into “supply webs”, as the pandemic, trade wars, and geopolitical conflicts force tech companies to become more resilient

Tweets: @mims, @margaretomara, @moonalice, @psettel, @iiiitsandrea, @wsjecon, @caseyayers, @martijnrasser, and @sarahbauerle

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:

Leapsome, a Berlin-based startup helping HR teams automate employee feedback and training processes, raises a $60M Series A led by Insight Partners

More: European Tech Weekly, Leapsome, and Silicon Canals. Tweets: @tech_eu

Megha Paul / Tech.eu:

Paris-based Lucca, which provides SMBs with tools to automate HR and administrative tasks, raises €65M from One Peak Partners, after 20 years of self-financing

FinSMEs:

Data Vault Holdings, which lets businesses monetize their data assets through its cloud-based exchange, raises a $30.5M Series A from undisclosed investors

More: PR Newswire

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: health startups Cerebral and Done used looser pandemic rules and pressure on clinicians to prescribe stimulants, often via 30-minute online evaluations

Tweets: @empo11on, @michaelalbertmd, @aikeho, @champgains, @cararlombardo, and @rolfewinkler

Ryan Browne / CNBC:

Transport for London grants Uber a 30-month license to continue operating in London, ending a years-long spat with the agency, which twice revoked its license

More: The Verge, Reuters, BBC, Telegraph, Insider, Engadget, and Neowin

Bloomberg:

Sources: Polish e-commerce locker service InPost is attracting takeover interest from CVC and others, as its stock is down 70%+ since its January 2021 IPO

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MIT Technology Review:

A look at Intrepid Response, an app the Minnesota police used to collect photos and data on journalists at protests and share across law enforcement agencies

Tweets: @twocatsand_docs, @techreview, @cendemtech, @hypervisible, and @mat

Miles Kruppa / Financial Times:

As some crypto startups seek to avoid investor oversight, VCs pass on board seats to win deals; investors in FTX, which has raised $1.8B+, have no board seats

Tweets: @bgurley, @sub8u, @cplimon, @wublockchain, @markmurray98119, @mattschaar, @carnage4life, @caseynewton, @georgeserafeim, @johnlmacfarlane, @workmj, @dondekojo, @muradahmed, @refsrc, and @daveleeft

Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Ukraine next week plans to start selling 54 NFTs chronicling the first three days of Russia's invasion; the funds will go to the country's “army and civilians”

Source: Meta History. More: Waivly, Tech-pigułka, CryptoPotato, CrunchX, Business News for Kids, Bitcoin News, Forkast, ZyCrypto, Coinspeaker, CryptoPotato, Decrypt, Bitcoinist.com, CoinPost, and TradingBTC.com

Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @meta_history_ua, @meta_history_ua, @samkya, and @mintsyfra

Alex Soderstrom / Orlando Business Journal:

Orlando-based Beep, which is developing autonomous shuttles, raises a $25M Series A extension led by ABS Capital, bringing its total funding to about $50M

Bloomberg:

Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon employee who helped start Amazon Games and its current head, is stepping down to focus on his family

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Tweets: @jasonschreier and @thatguynamedtre

Reuters:

The US FCC adds Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom Americas, and China Mobile International USA to its national security threat list, barring them from its USF funds