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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 …
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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 … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
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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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 to 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 …
Tweets: @internetarchive and @jrosenworcel
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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.| New York Times: |
A look at Intel's chip-making process at its Hillsboro, Oregon and Chandler, Arizona campuses and the infrastructure behind its two planned $10B Arizona fabs — As the global chip shortage continues, we take an inside look at how semiconductors are fabricated.
Tweets: @sub8u, @jimpethokoukis, @dylan522p, @carlmalamud, and @puiwingtam
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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
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Axie Infinity's economics make little sense and are reminiscent of a Ponzi scheme, but its community's strength and engagement could sustain the game long term — Last year, Axie Infinity was touted as one of the best candidates for a mainstream blockchain app.| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Despite China's private sector crackdown in 2021, two unidentified Tencent executives still earned $200M+ each; Tencent's shares dropped 19% in 2021 — Tencent Holdings Ltd. doled out more than $200 million apiece to two unidentified executives in 2021, even as it cut founder Pony Ma's compensation …
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Samsung's reputation has taken a hit in South Korea, where three major carriers have halved the Galaxy S22's price, amid reports of hobbled device performance — Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) flagship Galaxy S22 smartphone has taken a battering from reports of hobbled performance … Sponsor Posts
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