Tue. 01/28 - Gruber's iPad Disappointment

The UK government will allow Huawei to build SOME 5G components, the coronavirus is testing the Great Firewall of China, Product Hunt has a social network, Gruber is critical of the iPad at 10, and would you stay at an Atari Hotel?

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Links:

• UK Huawei decision appears to avert row with US (The Guardian)
• As Virus Spreads, Anger Floods Chinese Social Media (NYTimes)
• iPhone 11's new multicam app lets you shoot video with two cameras at once (CNET)
• Product Hunt Has Released YourStack, A Social Network Where People Talk About Products (BuzzFeed News)
• The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 (Daring Fireball)
• Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook (The Washington Post)
• Google will shut down App Maker on January 19, 2021 (Venture Beat)
• Atari is opening eight video game hotels across the U.S. (Input Magazine)

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