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| Moxie Marlinspike: |
How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don't even provide authenticated responses — Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don't think I've ever actually said the words …
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BuzzMachine, The Crypto Syllabus, mirror.xyz, Social Computing in the Wild, Crypto Brew ☕️, Platy's Web Excursions, RD1234, first Derivative, and Nicola's Newsletter
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| Vitalik Buterin / r/ethereum on Reddit: |
Ethereum co-founder responds: “the properly authenticated decentralized blockchain world is coming”, but is slowed by “limited technical resources and funding” — The word “server” imo is not very useful in the blockchain context; it combines together a bundle of concepts that are best treated separately.
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| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem — The iPhone maker cultivated iMessage as a must-have texting tool for teens. Android users trigger a just-a-little-less-cool green bubble: 'Ew, that's gross.'
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Gurman: Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset will not be an all-day device and will be used for bursts of gaming, communication, and content consumption — Apple is widely expected to take the wraps off of its first mixed reality headset this year, with a focus on augmented reality and virtual reality experiences.
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Tweets: @biscuitman13, @mikeelgan, and @vadimyuryev
| Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: |
A look at the turmoil inside Pudgy Penguins, one of the most successful NFT projects, as community members clash with founders over the future of the project — There's trouble brewing in the huddle. — The beloved NFT project Pudgy Penguins voted out its founders on Thursday …
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Bloomberg, Tokenizing the Metaverse, Bankless Times, and Block Graze Newsletter
Tweets: @merket, @samhouston, @mikejcasey, @coindesk, @wuestenigel, and @alphaxchange
| Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: |
Profile of Katie Harbath, a former Facebook public policy director, who says social media will incubate future political violence unless governments intervene — Katie Harbath says she left Facebook disillusioned; now she pushes for more online guardrails — Katie Harbath joined Facebook …
Tweets: @newley, @rebekahktromble, @matthewstoller, @jason_kint, @gchaslot, @melissaryan, @blackamazon, @nkulw, @soychicka, and @jason_kint
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the opportunities and challenges of ultra-wideband, as UWB beacons see widespread adoption in smartphones, smartwatches, and other devices — The ultra-wideband, or UWB, technology that powers Apple's AirTags could reshape how we interact with devices—if companies can overcome privacy concerns and other hurdles
Tweets: @wsj, @sub8u, @doctornene, and @stevemur
| Bloomberg: |
PayPal confirms it is exploring launching its own stablecoin, after code in its iOS app showed it is working on a “PayPal Coin” backed by USD — PayPal Holdings Inc. is exploring the launch of its own stablecoin as part of its cryptocurrency push, according to the company …
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The Daily Hodl, The Tape Drive, Engadget, Cryptopolitan, TechSpot, The Block, Bankless Times, TheBitTimes.Com's Newsletter, CryptoPotato, Decrypt, CoinDesk, CNET, and Protocol
Tweets: @maljefairi, @stevemoser, @stevemoser, @abebrown716, and @markgurman
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Signal employees worry anonymous transactions could appeal to criminals, which would attract regulatory scrutiny and aid lawmakers who want to end encryption — A push into untraceable payments could put end-to-end encryption at risk — Today, let's talk about a little-discussed story …
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| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Strava CEO Michael Horvath says the app's revenue increased 68% YoY in 2021, suggesting a revenue of approximately $170M and a paid subscriber base of 2M to 3M — The app's revenue spiked 68% in 2021. But retaining the New Year's resolution crowd is a perennial problem, especially come quitter's day—aka Jan. 17.
Tweets: @ivanlevingston, @chafkin, @bw, and @byerussell
| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Anne Neuberger, the NSC deputy advisor at the center of increasing tension over control between US agencies handling cybersecurity — Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration's Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, organized a virtual summit on ransomware for Oct. 13, 2021.
Tweets: @janlemnitzer, @mikeshepard4, @manan, @blmohr, @ericgeller, @kevinmaddendc, @mideastxmidwest, @scs_news, and @ajmartinny
| Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times: |
How Ryan's World, launched in 2015 with a then three-year-old Ryan Kaji, grew into a content behemoth with 10 YouTube channels and deals with Amazon and others — Ten-year-old Ryan Kaji and his family have turned videos of him playing with toys into a multimillion-dollar empire.
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