June 4, 2021
Fri. 06/04 – iPad Pro Rumors And WWDC Pre-Hype
Is MagSafe charging coming to iPads? Is the Biden administration actually cracking down harder on China than the Trump administration did? Is the recent slate of ransomware attacks the new normal or the sign of something bigger brewing? And, in the weekend longreads suggestions, we meet a guy who’s job is to negotiate with ransomware hackers.
Is MagSafe charging coming to iPads? Is the Biden administration actually cracking down harder on China than the Trump administration did? Is the recent slate of ransomware attacks the new normal or the sign of something bigger brewing? And, in the weekend longreads suggestions, we meet a guy who’s job is to negotiate with ransomware hackers.
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Links:
- Apple Working on iPad Pro with Wireless Charging, New iPad Mini (Bloomberg)
- Facebook to end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban (The Verge)
- Biden Expands Trump-Era Ban on Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Military (New York Times)
- Exclusive-U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says (Reuters)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- How to Negotiate with Ransomware Hackers (The New Yorker)
- Inside The ‘World’s Largest’ Video Game Cheating Empire (Motherboard)
- The NFT Market Has Collapsed, Oh No (Kotaku)
- Armed Low-Cost Drones, Made by Turkey, Reshape Battlefields and Geopolitics (Wall Street Journal)
- Developer relations (Marco Arment)
- Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect (The Verge)
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