Fri. 03/06 - Sonos Won’t Brick Your Old Hardware Anymore

Another flaw in Intel chips, this time unfixable. Y Combinator demo day is going online only. Sonos won’t brick your old hardware anymore. Jack Dorsey probably won’t be moving to Africa anymore. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

Links:

• Metalab.co
• TheUSample.com/product

Links:

• 5 years of Intel CPUs and chipsets have a concerning flaw that’s unfixable (Ars Technica)
• Apple is rejecting coronavirus apps that aren’t from health organizations, app makers say (CNBC)
• YC W20 Online Demo Day (YCombinator)
• Sonos kills its device-bricking 'recycle mode' (Engadget)
• Quibi is giving people a 90-day free trial in hopes they’ll actually sign up (The Verge)
• Jack Dorsey is reconsidering Africa move amid coronavirus and activist investor threats (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• So you wanna buy a used IP address block? (Web Informant)
• The Untold Story of the Man That Made Mainstream Encryption Possible (One Zero)
• Sportswriting’s future may depend on the Athletic, which is either reassuring or terrifying (Washington Post)
• Hideo Kojima’s Strange, Unforgettable Video-Game Worlds (NYTimes Magazine)
• Can You Really Hire a Hit Man on the Dark Web? (NYTimes)
• This Utility Heats New York State—And Mines Its Own Bitcoin (Bloomberg)
• Classic iPod Hackers Say There’s No Better Way to Listen to Music (One Zero)

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