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October 13, 2022, 11:55 AM

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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg touting an “open, interoperable metaverse” stands at odds with Meta using corporate partnerships and case-by-case permissions to build it  —  Mark Zuckerberg wants to own the future of computing — but not alone.  That's the intended takeaway from this year's Meta …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US chip equipment suppliers are pausing business activities and pulling out staff based at China's YMTC, following US curbs on China's chip sector  —  Tool makers are pulling out staff and pausing work as they assess the impact of Commerce Department restrictions on semiconductor exports to China
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Signal plans to phase out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have “several months to transition away from SMS” and export messages to another app  —  Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft plans to sunset its Microsoft Office branding after more than 30 years, rebranding the apps to Microsoft 365; new logos will roll out in January 2023  —  Microsoft is making a major change to its Microsoft Office branding.  After more than 30 years, Microsoft Office is being renamed …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple plans to let Apple Card users open a high-yield Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months to automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees  —  Apple today announced that Apple Card users will be able to open a new “high-yield” savings account from Goldman Sachs …
@bitech:
[Thread] A tech startup founder describes how he made ~$200K in 2021 by ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists, as a side hustle for five hours per week  —  👻 Ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists is the side hustle of the founder of a tech startup (who asked to remain anonymous). Last year he made about $200,000. Here's how he did it, as told to Insider's @Schwartzesque. 👇 https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
DeFi startup Uniswap Labs, which runs a decentralized exchange, raised a $165M Series B led by Polychain and plans to build an NFT aggregator  —  Uniswap Labs on Thursday announced a $165 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain Capital, that values the company at $1.66 billion.
Axios:
Sources: the FCC plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US over national security concerns, pending a vote  —  The Federal Communications Commission plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the U.S. …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google starts installing them for select partners, including Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile  —  Project Starline is the real deal.  It makes a virtual call feel like a one-on-one conversation.  But it's unclear if it's something most people will ever get to experience.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: the EU could file antitrust charges against Google over its ad business in 2023 as regulators grow frustrated over slow settlement talks  —  Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated …
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Samsung announces an expanded Google partnership to let Galaxy phone and tablet users onboard Matter-compatible devices to SmartThings and Google Home systems  —  Ahead of its annual developer conference, Samsung has revealed details about how Matter smart home devices will work on its Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Google approved Truth Social for the Play Store after the app updated its content moderation policies in response to being denied approval in August  —  Google has approved Donald Trump's Twitter-like social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, Axios has learned.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
After incremental smartphone updates, Apple's Watch Ultra, Google's Pixel Watch, and Samsung's Watch 5 Pro reinvigorate a wearables sector that was stagnating  —  Phones have become boring.  Each year brings an incremental, iterative update, but the general idea of what a phone is hasn't changed in ages.
Colin Wilhelm / The Block:
DC-based policy nonprofit Coin Center sues the US Treasury Department, saying the treasury overstepped its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash in August 2022  —  - The D.C.-based policy nonprofit sued the Treasury Department, saying it overstepped its authority when it sanctioned transaction mixer Tornado Cash in August.

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