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Sources: Meta chose a Qualcomm chip for the second version of its Ray-Ban smartglasses, after struggling to develop its own custom chip codenamed Brasilia — In late 2021, a team of Meta Platforms employees building a key chip for the second version of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses was notified … | Charles Capel / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk asks “is Twitter dying?”, citing a list of the most followed accounts and pointing out that many of them “tweet rarely and post very little content” — Twitter Inc.'s largest shareholder Elon Musk asked his followers if the social network is dying … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Twitter reverts a change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets and says it is exploring “different options” — Twitter says it's exploring ‘different options’ — Twitter has confirmed it reversed a change that altered the appearance of deleted tweets embedded … | Reuters: |
YouTube blocks Duma TV, which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament; Russian officials warn that the site could face restrictions in response — YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials …
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Sources: leading chip tool makers are warning clients they will have to wait up to 18 months for crucial machines, citing shortages of lenses, valves, and more — TAIPEI — Chipmakers trying to expand production capacity are having to wait a year and a half or longer for key equipment …
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Apple published and quickly removed a support document on its website that revealed the company is working on a 35W dual USB-C port power adapter — A support document briefly published to Apple's website and seen by 9to5Mac reveals that the company is working on a new 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter...
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A look at an international group of 1,300 librarians, historians, teachers, and children using open-source tools and Slack to back up Ukraine's digital archives — In early March, two weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan Mazepa …
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| Ryan Broderick / Fast Company: |
Inside the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, which felt confusing and disjointed, as the cultural spotlight on Ethereum leaves Bitcoin feeling a little stale — What happens when you're no longer the hot young cryptocurrency? That's the question hanging over the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami this week.| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Meta's civil rights team made progress in its first year, including removing sensitive ad targeting categories, but experts say it needs to be empowered to act — Like everyone, Roy Austin Jr. saw President Trump's Facebook post that went up in the summer of 2020 — the one where he threatened …
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| Anne Stych / The Business Journals: |
Ellevest, a digital investment platform focused on helping women meet their financial goals, raises a $53M Series B led by BMO and Contour Venture Partners — Ellevest has announced a $53M Series B funding round co-led by BMO and Contour Venture Partners. — The New York City-based …
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Brazilian singer Anitta's fans gamed Spotify's algorithm to make “Envolver” top the charts by switching accounts after 20 streams, creating playlists, and more — Fans skirted terms and conditions, but a strategy from the singer's team came close to the streaming platform's limit.
Tweets: @dada_drummer, @mvzelenks, @alexgonzor, and @anupkaphle
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Google partners with iFixit to sell spare parts for devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in Australia, Canada, the US, and European countries “later this year” — Spare parts going back to the Pixel 2 will be available — Google has become the latest manufacturer to partner …
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