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| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
An NFT of Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet, which sold for $2.9M last year, has been up for sale since last week and has so far garnered a maximum bid of ~$2.1K — Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million last year.
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Web3 is going just great, PYMNTS.com, Protocol, Kotaku, Newshub, Futurism, Kevin Drum, afrotech.com, and Slashdot
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Sources: Meta to release Nazare AR glasses V1, not tied to a phone, and a cheaper pair codenamed Hypernova in 2024; Nazare V2 expected 2026, and V3 in 2028 — Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you'll one day see the same thing, too — quite literally …
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9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, UploadVR, Android Central, Social Media Today, Liliputing, SlashGear, Slashdot, Redmond Pie, The Information, iPhone in Canada Blog, MobileSyrup, TechSpot, Engadget, Protocol, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @alexeheath, @firstadopter, @dimillian, @hrafntho, @cixliv, @hrafntho, @alexeheath, @starfire2258, @jerrycap, @counternotions, @prvncher, @firstadopter, @ballmatthew, @yoda, @pranavdixit, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @alexhcranz, @jake_k, @ldrogen, @mdudas, @disappoptimism, @alexeheath, and @karaswisher
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
US government agencies warn of new custom tools, created by several APT actors, that are capable of compromising IT equipment used in critical infrastructure — Several advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have created custom-made tools designed to breach IT equipment used …
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CISA, Dragos, Wired, Network World, BleepingComputer, PCMag, CNN, SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, CyberScoop, SecurityWeek, Bloomberg, Nextgov, and Reuters
Tweets: @robertmlee, @cisagov, @fbi, @evacide, and @nicoleperlroth
| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google quietly launches its Switch to Android app for iOS as an unlisted app — Google is preparing to launch a brand new way to move from Apple's iPhones to an Android device. Here's your first look at Google's “Switch to Android” app running on an iPhone.
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App Store, TechCrunch, The Verge, Macworld, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, iThinkDifferent, Phandroid, Android Central, PhoneArena, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, Android Authority, Protocol, Wccftech, BigTechWire, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, and XDA Developers. Tweets: @killedbygoogle
| Gergely Orosz / The Pragmatic Engineer: |
An Atlassian outage that began on April 4 left ~400 companies without access to Atlassian's cloud services; only 45% of companies have since regained access — Hundreds of companies have no access to JIRA, Confluence and OpsGenie. What can engineering teams learn from the poor handling of this outage?
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| Daniel Van Boom / CNET: |
Meta's plan to take up to a 47.5% cut of each virtual transaction on Horizon Worlds draws criticism from NFT proponents; OpenSea takes a 2.5% cut — Meta, previously known as Facebook, is figuring out how to monetize the metaverse. … It's been nearly six months since the company formerly known …
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @degentraland, @punk6529, @neerajka, @samifathi_, @aashima_arora_, @johnbattelle, @thurrott, @nizzynft, @boredape93, @puffyatty, @stevekovach, @jameshercher, @winterskiis, @kwebbelkop, @paultassi, @pranksy, @punk6529, @jemgold_, @skrrt__vonnegut, @twobitidiot, @adamsinger, @punk6529, @machibigbrother, @slhamlet, @emilyjnicolle, @aridavidpaul, @evan_lorenz, @rationalwalk, @kwebbelkop, @caseynewton, @mattdesl, @stevekovach, @axieaur, @levynews, @3dpunker, @karlbode, @bergmayer, @dominic_w, @punk6529, and @bartsimsonreal
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple customers say delivery estimates for orders of some MacBook Pro models have been pushed back, in some cases as far as mid-June, amid China's lockdowns — Apple Inc. shoppers are facing longer wait times for the company's flagship MacBook Pro laptops, a sign that Covid-19 lockdowns in China may be contributing to delays.
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Tweets: @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, and @reneritchie
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Wikipedia editors vote 232 to 94 to request the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto donations; the foundation is not legally bound by the proposal — Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. — More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested …
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Protocol, Input, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, Cryptopolitan, The Block, Slashdot, and Bitcoin News
| Jialiang David Pan / Bloomberg: |
Ethereum's long-awaited proof-of-stake Merge upgrade “won't be June, but likely in the few months after”, according to a lead developer on the project — One of the leading Ethereum software developers said the blockchain network's much-anticipated technical upgrade known …
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Tweets: @glennf, @emilyjnicolle, and @hondanhon
| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
An anonymous crypto trader seems to have bought $400K of tokens that were later listed on Coinbase, before the list was public; the tokens are now worth $572K+ — An Ethereum wallet went on a token shopping spree, focusing entirely on assets Coinbase later revealed it is considering listing.
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Tweets: @friscojosh, @newsycombinator, @blockanalia, @somospostpc, @blockanalia, @digitalassetbuy, @darth, and @yoda
| Nicolle Liu / Wall Street Journal: |
After the pandemic forced employees to work from home, some neurodivergent people are thriving at remote cybersecurity jobs — The Covid-19 pandemic forced many employees to work from home, leveling the playing field for people with conditions such as autism, who might not fare as well in office settings
Tweets: @neurovagrant and @wsj
| Callan Quinn / The Block: |
Context, an app that lets users follow and track other people's crypto wallets and transactions, raises a $19.5M seed led by Variant Fund and Sam Altman — Quick Take — The round was led by Variant Fund and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. — The firm's app lets users track on-chain activity from followed wallets.| Danielle Partis / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony and Nintendo commit to updating auto-renewal practices for their online service subscriptions, concluding a multi-year UK CMA investigation — Platform holders join Microsoft's efforts to update online services following CMA's investigation — Both Sony and Nintendo have agreed …
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GOV.UK, Engadget, NME, Game Rant, IGN, OnMSFT.com, GameSpot, Stevivor, purexbox.com, TechSpot, Gameranx, Destructoid, Tom's Guide, Wccftech, euronews, City A.M., Digital Trends, TheGamer, and The Verge. Tweets: @toadsanime
| Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon will rebrand IMDb TV as Freevee starting April 27 and plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% in 2022 — The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27. — Amazon-backed IMDb TV is being rebranded.
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Variety, Deadline, CNBC, Input, TechSpot, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, TVLine, Adweek, The Wrap, AFTVnews, and Thurrott
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @harrymccracken, @sub8u, @quinnypig, @kerrymflynn, @loislane79, @elanazak, @sepinwall, @willmckinley, @tcarmody, @wyattduncan, @blowryontv, @joeotterson, @jessicasara, @fellawhomstdve, @jesseltaylor, @markdistef, @edzitron, @philnobilejr, @televisionaryzw, @dylanljmartin, @kslane, and @mgsiegler
| Giles Turner / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will invest $9.5B across 2022 to build US offices and data centers, with plans to create 12,000 jobs, up from the $7B announced in 2021 — Google said it will invest $9.5 billion in offices and data centers in the U.S. over 2022., putting money behind its bid to get more workers back in its buildings.
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The Keyword, TechRadar, CNBC, Computerworld, Fortune, 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Republic, Protocol, TechCircle, Slashdot, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @pkafka, @hixie, and @thomasortk
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's payments body approves WhatsApp's plan to extend its payments service to 60M additional users in India, allowing WhatsApp Pay to reach up to 100M total — The National Payments Corporation of India, the payments body that oversees the widely popular UPI instrument … | Rebecca Jennings / Vox: |
A look at the burgeoning cottage industry devoted to teaching children and teens about Web3, including Crypto Kids Camp, which operates a $500 weeklong camp — Today's parents must ask the age-old question: When's the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?
Tweets: @rebexxxxa, @smdiehl, @josh_wills, @ahcastor, @adamsinger, @rebexxxxa, @jilliancyork, @kellymakena, and @evan_greer
| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
Stockholm-based Material Exchange, a marketplace connecting footwear and apparel brands with material suppliers, raises a €25M Series A led by Molten Ventures — Helping an oft-cast ‘dirty’ industry clean up its act through digitising the materials sourcing process …
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Business Green, Vogue Business, FinSMEs, ArcticStartup, and Material Exchange
| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
Research details the impact of TikTok's decision to block outside content from appearing to Russian users while allowing state propaganda — Last month, as many tech companies sided with Ukraine over Russia's invasion, TikTok appeared to follow suit by suspending new video uploads and live streams from Russia.
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Tweets: @willoremus, @willoremus, @willoremus, @accessnow, @trackingexposed, @klonick, @fabiochiusi, and @drewharwell
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