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March 2, 2022, 4:05 PM
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| Ethan Diamond / Bandcamp Updates: |
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels — I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.
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Tweets: @bandcamp, @pathedger18, @nibellion, @dada_drummer, @mark_mulligan, @tedgioia, @tedgioia, @theneedledrop, @mowtendoo, @danozzi, @ifiremonkey, @meddlingmage, @lazerwalker, @gum_mp3, @docpop, @caseynewton, @mowtendoo, @jonbernhardt, @wario64, @juiceboxca, @noahyoo, @trndytrndy, @pulsesva, @bloodberry_tart, @melissamcewen, @edzitron, @jessfromonline, @mellomakes, @iveytron, @danboeckner, @tweed_thneed, @drownedinsound, @backxwash, @caseynewton, @imgarysuarez, and @epicnewsroom
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Ukrainian vice PM calls for game companies to cut off Russia during the invasion, directly calling out Sony, Riot Games, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and others — Vice PM says move “will motivate the citizens of Russia” to rise up in protest. — Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister …
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Protocol, Bloomberg, Polygon, PCMag, MIT Technology Review, Eurogamer.net, Axios, VICE, Engadget, Game Developer, IGN, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @fedorovmykhailo, @nickstatt, @jasonschreier, @songofsolstices, @detectiveary, and @tomwarren
| Washington Post: |
A profile of Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's youngest cabinet minister, who is using his Twitter account to pressure tech giants to shut down Russian propaganda — Six months ago, Mykhailo Fedorov, one of Ukraine's deputy prime ministers, made a pilgrimage to Silicon Valley to discuss his country's digital transformation.
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Vox, New York Times, and Fortune
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a digital-only event dubbed “Peek performance” will be held on March 8 at 10am PT; a 5G iPhone SE, revamped iPad Air, and new Macs are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding its first event of 2022 on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific …
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9to5Mac, Tech Advisor, Bloomberg, MacRumors, The Verge, XDA Developers, Tom's Hardware, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, CNET, PCMag, Computerworld, Android Authority, Livemint, AppleInsider, Input, Macworld, Engadget, AppleInsider, CNET, Gizchina, Pocketnow, Digital Trends, Laptop Mag, CNBC, iThinkDifferent, MacStories, and iMore
Tweets: @gregjoz, @viticci, @hartleycharlton, @lukemiani, @parkerortolani, @pierce, @jon_prosser, @chancehmiller, @filipeesposito, @markgurman, @iansherr, @rsgnl, @mkbhd, @jonporty, and @krzyzanowskim
| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, Samsung, and others introduce the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium to standardize die-to-die interconnects — A broad range of blue-chip industry promoters, like Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung, among others, introduced the new Universal … | Stephen Harrison / Slate: |
How Russia's war with Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia; Russian Wikipedia editors decided to call an invasion what it is, rejecting the Kremlin's narrative — On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin issued the order for Russian forces to invade Ukraine. Since then, Russians …
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VICE and Digital Threat Digest
Tweets: @harrisonstephen, @b_fung, @molly0xfff, @photos_floues, and @molly0xfff
| Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: |
Meta releases its Widely Viewed Content report for Q4, showing the most viewed Facebook Page was removed for violating policies; Meta would not reveal its name — Safe to say that Meta's efforts to refute the idea that Facebook amplifies divisive political content are not going exactly as it would have hoped.
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Garbage Day. Tweets: @oneunderscore__, @willoremus, @kevinroose, @jolingkent, @oneunderscore__, @mattnavarra, @thecultureofme, @gerritd, @sub8u, @anildash, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeffhorwitz, @blackamazon, @charlesarthur, @malwarejake, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, @alexeheath, @alexhern, @rmac18, @jeffhorwitz, @brianboland, @mhbergen, @caseynewton, @jason_kint, and @kevinroose
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
The US CPSC and Fitbit recall Fitbit Ionic smartwatches after receiving 118 reports of burn injuries; Fitbit sold ~1M units in the US and 693K internationally — Fitbit has issued a voluntary recall for Ionic smartwatches that it manufactured and sold from 2017 through 2020.
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U.S. Consumer Product …, Fitbit Help, Android Police, Protocol, Windows Central, NPR, ZDNet, AppleInsider, KnowTechie, TechSpot, Neowin, Macworld, The Guardian, TechCrunch, PCMag, Reuters, SlashGear, Wareable, The Verge, Pocketnow, androidcentral.com, and CNBC
Tweets: @uscpsc, @richontech, @dcrainmakerblog, and @mhbergen
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
A look at Twitter's internal support for decentralization, led by Parag Agrawal, seeking to give users control, avoid regulation, and open new revenue streams — The company is undertaking a far-reaching effort to change how it works. For some, it is an echo of their early idealism and a vision for what the internet could have been.
Tweets: @kateconger and @kateconger
| Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: |
Netflix acquires Finnish mobile game developer Next Games for ~$72M; the studio specializes in games based on entertainment franchises, such as Stranger Things — Next Games had released ‘Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales’, a role-playing game based on the streaming giant's hit 80s horror drama series in October last year.| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google will remove RT News and Sputnik News from the Play Store, after removing Russian state outlets from its news features, following a similar move by Apple — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik from its Play store … | Mark Scott / Politico: |
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Protocol, Washington Post, Reuters, and Caitlin's Newsletter
Tweets: @googleeurope, @vonderleyen, @lauraedelson2, @fedorovmykhailo, @broderick, @lauraedelson2, @evacukier, and @abebrown716
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
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The Verge, Washington Post, South China Morning Post, and Newslit Daily
Tweets: @irgarner, @ngleicher, @samidh, @sivavaid, and @sarafischer
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores — - Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
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Reuters, GeekWire, New York Times, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @minter, @quinnypig, @mariskreizman, @elkmovie, and @paulconstant
| Ciaran Martin / Lawfare: |
An in-depth look at Russia's offensive cyber capabilities, their potential use in Ukraine, the limitations of cyber power, and implications for the West — It turns out that the next war was not fought in cyberspace after all. Or at least the start of it has not been.
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The Register and Forbes
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Berlin-based Tier Mobility acquires Spin, Ford's e-scooter unit, in an all-stock deal, for an undisclosed price; Ford acquired Spin in November 2018 for $100M — The automaker had been mulling a sale for almost a year — Ford is selling its electric scooter operation Spin to one of Europe's top shared mobility companies.| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
SOTU: Biden asks Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety on social media, including banning targeted ads to, and data collection of, children — He wants to ban targeted advertising to kids — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety …
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The White House, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, CNBC, The White House, PetaPixel, DCD, KnowTechie, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @potus, @ceciliakang, @wbm312, @mattzeitlin, @jimsteyer, @janschakowsky, @byjacobward, @franceshaugen, @janschakowsky, @baboukai, @karaswisher, @accountabletech, @profcarroll, @anildash, @joannastern, @willoremus, @esaagar, @janschakowsky, @franceshaugen, @ezranbc, @franceshaugen, @eric_seufert, @esaagar, @dens, @franceshaugen, @levie, @rebeccamkern, @sayhar, @reprokhanna, and @cendemtech
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta to shut down Campus, its college student social network launched in September 2020 that was accessible alongside Facebook verticals like Watch, on March 10 — Facebook attempted a return to its roots as a college-focused social network with the fall 2020 launch of Campus … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
Nine days after the launch of Truth Social, valued at $3.5B+, Trump has not posted, the app has fallen to #57 in US App Store, and most remain on the waitlist — Former President Trump is blowing the launch of his new social media company, via a series of unforced errors.
Tweets: @stevekovach, @jyarow, @edbott, @pkafka, @levynews, and @stevekovach
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: sports e-commerce startup Fanatics has raised $1.5B at a $27B valuation, up from $18B in August 2021 — Investors in latest round include Fidelity Management & Research, funds managed by BlackRock and Michael Dell's family office — Fanatics Inc. has raised $1.5 billion from a group … | Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired: |
Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows that TikTok's design and algorithm are ideal for sharing videos of war, but present a challenge for its moderation system — As Russia's invasion of Ukraine plays out online, the platform's design and algorithm prove ideal for the messiness of war—but a nightmare for the truth.
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CNBC, Vox, and ViralMoment
Tweets: @stokel, @stokel, @etbrooking, @northeastern, @cengizyar, @byclairehubble, @birdwayl, @drewb, and @charliebeckett
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