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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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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 …

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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.

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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

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.

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Tweets: @earnwithrk, @ianbins, @nobsbitcoin, @everrisejason, @jschauma, @richerd, @metamask, and @toastpunk

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

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 — Supply chains are designed to be cost-effective, but not necessarily resilient. Companies are transforming …

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

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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

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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”

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Bloomberg:

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Reuters:

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