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March 18, 2022, 12:10 AM

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Apple Studio Display review: sharp 5K screen but an awful webcam, no HDR, local dimming, or variable refresh rate, and pricey at $1,600 plus a $400 height stand  —  A 5K iMac's panel, six speakers, three mics, and one terrible camera  —  Oh boy.  —  Look, people have wanted Apple to sell …
Monica Chin / The Verge:
Apple Mac Studio review: compact design with lightning fast M1 Ultra and great port selection but expensive, not modular, and unimpressive graphics performance  —  This computer is a historic achievement  —  Apple's 2019 desktop release was supposed to be the computer that professional Mac users had been waiting for.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
An interview with three Apple executives about the Pro Workflows Team designing and developing the Mac Studio, Studio Display webcam quality issues, and more  —  Apple's powerful, capable Mac Studio bears the fruit of a listening attitude  —  The seeds of the Mac Studio were planted 5 years ago next month …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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Rowland Manthorpe / Sky News:
The UK's Online Safety Bill, introduced to Parliament and meant to enact sensible reform, is an unworkable comprise, with most elements shrouded in confusion  —  Even after years of debate, there remain substantive differences of opinion about the nature and purpose of the bill …
Sameer Manekar / Reuters:
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission sues Meta for allegedly publishing scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook with photos of Australian public figures  —  Australian competition watchdog has begun proceedings against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), alleging …
Carly Page / TechCrunch:
Google details Exotic Lily, a “financially-motivated threat actor” that works as an initial access broker for Russian hackers and ransomware gangs like Conti  —  Google's Threat Analysis Group has observed a financially-motivated threat actor working as an intermediary for the Russian hackers …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Google rolls out Android 13 Developer Preview 2, adding a feature requiring apps to ask permission to post notifications, Bluetooth LE Audio support, and more  —  The feature is included in the second developer preview  —  Google is releasing the second Android 13 developer preview on Thursday …
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Ethereum L2 scaling startup Optimism raises a $150M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm at a $1.65B valuation  —  Throughout the most recent crypto bull run, plenty of new crypto users have interacted with the Ethereum network for the first time and have been surprised to find sluggish, expensive transactions.
FinSMEs:
Avive, which is building a connected, data-sharing response service for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest emergencies, raises a $22M Series A  —  Avive Solutions, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an intelligent AED and connected response platform for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest …
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