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Sources: Apple plans to unveil a 5G iPhone SE and an iPad Air with a faster processor and 5G in an online presentation on or near March 8 — Apple Inc. is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a new low-cost iPhone and an updated iPad, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
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Sources: Peloton is drawing interest from potential buyers, including Amazon; Peloton's market value is now ~$8B, down from its ~$50B high around a year ago — The maker of stationary bikes faces pressure from activist investor as its share price sags — Peloton Interactive Inc …
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| Riana Pfefferkorn / The Center for Internet and Society: |
A close look at the EARN IT Act, which is modeled after FOSTA and was recently reintroduced in Congress, and why it risks exacerbating the online CSAM problem — This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act:
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Report details Stadia's future as a white-label game streaming service called Google Stream, including talks with Capcom, Bungie, and Peloton — Stadia's future as a white-label streaming platform has been clear for some months now, especially after the first partnership with AT&T …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta adds a “personal boundary” system, on by default, to VR avatars in Horizon Worlds and its Horizon Venues live event service, aiming to stop harassment — It's rolling out in Horizon Worlds and Venues — Meta is adding a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual … | Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: |
Digital assets like NFTs give us a glimpse into a future where every aspect of human life that can be digitally recorded will be collateralized and securitized — The internet has always financialized our lives. Web3 just makes that explicit. — Twitter has begun allowing its users to showcase NFTs …
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| Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News: |
Investigation reveals the identities of two main founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection: Greg Solano, aka “Gargamel”, and Wylie Aronow — The buzzy NFT collection has raked in millions and the eager support of dozens of celebrities.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple reduces the Apple Music free-trial offer from three months to one month; new AirPods, HomePod, or Beats owners still get six months free — Apple has quietly made a big change to Apple Music this week, reducing the initial free-trial offer from three months.
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| Peter Guest / Rest of World: |
Leaked docs show how reputation laundering companies use fake DMCA and legal notices to scare news outlets into taking down unflattering articles about clients — Reputation firms like Eliminalia use legal threats and copyright notices to have material taken down around the world.| Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: News Corp discovered a hack on January 20 that accessed emails and documents of some staff; an expert says the attack is likely linked to China — The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation
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| Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post: |
A look at the Sundance Film Festival's foray into the metaverse, which included Q&As with filmmakers' avatars, networking parties, and “virtual cinemas” — Sundance offered a metaverse version this year. Here's what it was like to attend it.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
ICEYE, whose small satellites let companies and others monitor any location in near real time, raises a $136M Series D, bringing its total funding to $304M — Synthetic aperture radar imaging startup ICEYE has raised $136 million in a new Series D funding round, bringing its total raised … Sponsor Posts
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