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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is planning a 15" MacBook Air for 2023, a 12" laptop for the end of 2023 or early 2024, and MacBook Pros with M2 Pro or M2 Max for 2022 or 2023 — Apple Inc. plans to expand the lineup of laptops using its new, speedier in-house chips next year, aiming to grab a bigger share of the market …
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Ars Technica, Windows Central, XDA Developers, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, CNET, The Verge, TechRadar, Tom's Hardware, Macworld, SlashGear, Mashable, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, The Mac Observer, Engadget, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, iPhone Hacks, Redmond Pie, iMore, MacRumors, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @markgurman, @anthony, @mgsiegler, and @harrymccracken
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Ross Young: Apple is developing a 14.1" iPad Pro with a miniLED display and ProMotion, likely for an early 2023 release; recent rumors corroborate the new model — Apple is reportedly developing an iPad Pro with a 14.1-inch mini-LED display, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Young.
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| Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information: |
Source: Meta decided not to release the first version of its AR glasses, scheduled for 2024, to focus on its second version, with a release unlikely for years — Meta Platforms has scaled back its plans to release a series of augmented reality glasses over the next several years as part …
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9to5Google, CNET, The Verge, TechCrunch, and Variety
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Source: Meta halted the two-year development of a smartwatch with dual cameras, targeted for a spring 2023 release for ~$349, to focus on other wrist devices — Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. has halted development of a smartwatch with dual cameras and is instead working …
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Ars Technica, Engadget, Softpedia News, Gizmodo, Android Police, Android Authority, Android Central, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, Gizchina, MobileSyrup, Laptop Mag, The Verge, Fortune, KnowTechie, Gadgets & Wearables, Digital Trends, PCMag, 9to5Mac, TechSpot, Mashable, TechCrunch, TechEBlog, New York Post, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Source: Meta moved away from its goal of establishing its Portal smart display as a consumer product, instead focusing on selling future versions to businesses — Meta is moving away from its goal to establish its Portal smart display as a consumer product, Protocol has been able to confirm.
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The Verge. Tweets: @jank0, @alexhern, @ldrogen, @counternotions, @alexeheath, @keithdsouza, @kylebrussell, @mg, @stevekovach, and @mgsiegler
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is bringing its Xbox TV app to Samsung's 2022 smart TVs on June 30, letting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers play 100+ Xbox games without a console — Samsung's 2022 smart TVs will be the first to get the Xbox app — Microsoft is launching its Xbox TV app later this month …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Project Moorcroft, meant to bring early game demos to Xbox Game Pass, rolling out within the next year, initially focused on indie developers — Designed to bring back the excitement of E3 game demos — Microsoft is working on Project Moorcroft, a program designed …
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Xbox Wire, Windows Central, The Verge, IGN, Windows Experience Blog, Gameranx, TechRadar, purexbox.com, XDA Developers, The Verge, TheGamer, Mashable, Polygon, VentureBeat, GameSpot, and Stevivor
Tweets: @zhugeex, @russellbrandom, @nibellion, @tomwarren, @matpiscatella, and @stephentotilo
| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
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Financial Times, Ars Technica, Windows Central, and Forbes
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
AMD updates its Zen architecture roadmap, including Zen 4 improvements in 2022 and Zen 5 in 2024 with a mix of 4nm and 3nm processes and AI and ML optimizations — Today is AMD's Financial Analyst Day, the company's semi-annual, analyst-focused gathering. While the primary purpose …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
The NHTSA upgrades its Tesla Autopilot investigation to an “Engineering Analysis”, which precedes a possible recall and expands it from 765K to 830K vehicles — Upgrading to an Engineering Analysis, which precedes a recall — The federal government is upgrading its investigation … | Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day: |
Critiques of “anti-crypto media personalities” and the “podcast circuit” miss that Web3 currently sucks and saying so is not an anti-blockchain conspiracy — Read to the end for a truly cursed TikTok — Web3 Being Not Very Good Is Not A Conspiracy| Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News: |
Seth Green gets his Bored Ape NFT back after losing it to a phishing scam; transaction records suggest Green may have paid 165 ETH, worth ~$297K, to “Mr Cheese” — Seth Green's “kidnapped” Bored Ape has been returned to its original owner, ending weeks of frantic speculation …
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Mashable. Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @thewholetruthxx, @zakiscorner, @dave_schilling, @markyarm, @jack_sommers, @tommybeer, @mikeelgan, @anthony, @benjaminahr, @marlownyc, @byyourlogic, @maggieserota, @veeren_jubbal, and @kimmasters
| Matt Robinson / Bloomberg: |
Source: the SEC is investigating whether the marketing of the TerraUSD stablecoin before it crashed in May 2022 violated federal investor-protection regulations — The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the marketing of the TerraUSD stablecoin before it crashed …
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Financial Times, Decrypt, SEC.gov, Protocol, Cointelegraph, and CoinDesk. Tweets: @thestalwart
| Wall Street Journal: |
TSMC and Samsung are grappling with a manufacturing equipment shortage; analyst: shortfalls of the most advanced chips could be as high as 20% by 2024 and later — TSMC and Samsung are grappling with technological hurdles and a shortfall in manufacturing equipment| Washington Post: |
Despite Facebook's ban on gun sales in 2016, internal guidance shows users can violate its rule 10 times before being banned, or five if they call for violence — The company discloses little information about how it enforces its prohibition of firearm sales on the site, leaving its punishment system shrouded in secrecy
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Insider, Protocol, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @naominixwrites, @andymstone, @kombiz, @jamesbazan, @dangillmor, @drewpusateri, @drewpusateri, @drewpusateri, @drewpusateri, @drewpusateri, @drewpusateri, @ceciliakang, @drewpusateri, @andymstone, @dellcam, @digiphile, @everytown, @jason_kint, @sruhle, @tonyromm, @patrickcoffee, @nickconfessore, @marietjeschaake, @autumncapital, @andymstone, and @willoremus
| Ephrat Livni / New York Times: |
America's Frontier Fund, a nonprofit group associated with Eric Schmidt, Peter Thiel, and others, is lobbying the US government to invest $1B in US chip making — A group that includes Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel isn't simply funding the effort itself: It wants American taxpayers to help foot the bill.
Tweets: @leapingrobot, @jakebackpack, @bigmeaninternet, and @sidhubaba
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
DocuSign reports Q1 revenue up 25% YoY to $588.7M, vs. $581.8M est., and a $27.4M net loss, up from $8.4M YoY, as the company moderates hiring; stock drops 20%+ — - DocuSign delivered 25% revenue growth from a year earlier but investors are increasingly concerned with profitability.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Dell redesigns the $999 XPS 13 to be slimmer and transforms the XPS 13 2-in-1 into a detachable Surface rival, adds Intel's 9-watt 12th Gen CPUs, and more — While all eyes are on the flashy new XPS 13 Plus, Dell hasn't forgotten about its mainstay premium ultraportable or its convertible cousin.| Sheena Vasani / The Verge: |
Browser maker Vivaldi releases a free built-in email client, Mail 1.0, with its Calendar and RSS Feed Reader integrated, for Windows, macOS, and Linux — It's available to use starting today — Vivaldi has launched its own free built-in email client, Mail 1.0, with Vivaldi's Calendar and Feed Reader integrated.
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Vivaldi Browser, ZDNet, Neowin, The Register, and OnMSFT.com
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
TikTok expands its screen time controls, adding a dashboard to monitor usage and letting users set time limits; teens will get more restrictions and reminders — TikTok is rolling out more screen time controls to help users manage how much time they are spending in the app.
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TikTok, The Information, CNN, The Verge, Android Headlines, b'dot.LA', MobileSyrup, PhoneArena, and KnowTechie. Tweets: @fosi
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Google says Chrome 102 will use machine learning running entirely within the browser to silence unsolicited permission requests from websites before they pop up — And soon it could swap out your browser buttons — Google Chrome has built-in phishing detection that scans pages …
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TechCrunch, The Keyword, Engadget, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, and Android Police. Tweets: @bergmayer
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Orderly Network, a DEX protocol built on the NEAR blockchain for permissionless spot and future order book trading, raises a $20M Series A — The decentralized exchange offers permissionless spot and future order book trading infrastructure. — Orderly Network, a decentralized exchange … | Emily Peck / Axios: |
Twitter, Coinbase, and other companies are rescinding lucrative job offers as a cost-cutting strategy instead of the usual mix of layoffs and slower backfills — Before accepting a job at Twitter, 23-year-old Iris Guo turned down five other offers. Twitter paid well …
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MarketWatch. Tweets: @burtchen, @puppykhan, @matthewphillips, @quinnypig, @wstafrican, @c0up, and @emilyrpeck
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese financial regulators have begun early talks with Ant Group to revive its IPO, a sign that China is dialing back its tech industry crackdown — Chinese financial regulators have started early stage discussions on a potential revival of Ant Group Co.'s initial public offering … | Bloomberg: |
Sources and filings: Vy Capital, the third-largest backer of Musk's Twitter bid, is a Dubai-based firm founded by Alexander Tamas, who has links to Yuri Milner — Elon Musk's bid for Twitter Inc., which has been upended by the billionaire's threat to walk away, attracted a bevy of big-name backers and Silicon Valley mainstays.
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