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Fri. 02/26 – Twitter Does ALL The Things (Even $$$ For Tweets)
Twitter just wants to give us everything all of the sudden, including charging for tweets, sort of groups based on interests, and…
Thu. 02/25 – The Biden Administration Addressed The Chip Shortage
The Biden administration signs an executive order addressing the chip shortage. I’ll tell you why this is evolving into a big dea…
Wed. 02/24 - Facebook Defends Its Stance In Australia
Facebook defends its stance in Australia. MicroStrategy doubles down on its stance vis-à-vis bitcoin. Is “Sign In With Apple” the…
Tue. 02/23 – Australia Caves To Facebook
Australia caves in to Facebook. PlayStation is planning a big new push in VR. The Mate X2 keeps the foldable dream alive. The wei…
Mon. 02/22 – Spotify’s New “HiFi” Subscription Tier
Spotify’s new HiFi subscription tier. Clubhouse has security concerns. Apple is king of the smartphone hill once again. Maybe the…
(Bonus) The State Of VR Right Now
As mentioned, for my birthday this year I got my first VR rig, an Occulus Quest 2 because if an Apple AR/VR thingy is coming, if …
Fri. 02/19 – UK Supreme Court Officially Smacks Down Uber
Uber has lost one of its most significant independent contractor battles, in this case, in the UK. The Android 12 Developer Previ…
Thu – 02/18 – Facebook Calls Australia’s Bluff; Google Pays Off Murdo…
I’ll do my best to explain this Australia situation with Facebook and Google. SpaceX is our interesting raise today. Nvidia unvei…
Wed. 02/17 - Epic Games Takes Its War With Apple To Europe
Epic Games takes its war with Apple to Europe. But Apple wins a skirmish in North Dakota of all places. New York sues Amazon over…
Tue. 02/16 – Bitcoin Crosses $50k
Bitcoin hits its latest, biggest milestone. A OnePlus cofounder’s latest startup is: Nothing. But it bought something: Essential.…
Mon. 02/15 – First Look At xCloud Via Browser
We’ve got our first look at how Microsoft plans to bring xCloud to every device, even iOS. Is Facebook building a smartwatch? May…
(Bonus) Is Silicon Valley "Over?" With Bloomberg's @noahpinion
If you want the single best person in economics twitter to follow, it’s Noah Smith, Bloomberg’s Economics Opinion Columnist. If y…
Fri. 02/12 – Google Adds Pixel-Exclusive Photo Editing Features To Go…
Google adds some photo editing features to Google Photos that maybe points to a larger subscription play. Is Apple’s new AR app f…
Thu. 02/11 - Facebook Wants To Copy Clubhouse Too.
Facebook wants to copy Clubhouse too, and meanwhile I got to try out Twitter Spaces last night. Did Microsoft make a run at acqui…
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