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Sources: Apple plans to cut iPhone SE output by ~20% for the next quarter, as war and inflation dampen demand, and reduces AirPods orders by 10M+ for 2022 — Lower orders to suppliers are early sign of pressure on tech industry — The war in Ukraine is causing supply chain turmoil …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Coda wins three Oscars, including Best Picture, giving Apple its first Oscar and making Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win the awards' highest honor — Apple made history by nabbing Hollywood's most coveted honor, as “CODA” won the Oscar for best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards.
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Leaked documents detail Nokia's equipment and software connecting Russia's powerful system for digital surveillance, SORM, to MTS, the country's largest telecom — The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia's cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.| Alex Thompson / Politico: |
Sources detail Eric Schmidt's influence over Biden's Office of Science and Technology Policy; Schmidt's charity indirectly paid the salaries of two employees — As President Joe Biden granted his science office unprecedented access and power, one outside adviser to that office has attained …
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| Shannon Bond / NPR: |
Researchers identify over a thousand fake LinkedIn accounts with computer-generated profile pictures being used for lead generation and product promotion — Loading... At first glance, Renée DiResta thought the LinkedIn message seemed normal enough.
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| The Intercept: |
Internal email: complying with a new Russian censorship law, Google ordered its contracted Russian translators to not call Russia's war in Ukraine a “war” — In early March, contractors working for Google to translate company text for the Russian market received an update from their client …
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| Tiyashi Datta / Reuters: |
HP plans to acquire Poly, formerly Plantronics, which makes audio and video devices for conference calls, for $1.7B in cash, or $40 per share, a 53% premium — HP Inc (HPQ.N) said on Monday it would buy audio and video products maker Poly (POLY.N) for $1.7 billion in cash … | Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times: |
A profile of right-wing video service Rumble, which made $6.5M+ in revenue in the first nine months of 2021 and provides Trump's Truth Social with tech support — The company, supported by Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and other prominent conservatives, wants to help build a “new internet” independent from Silicon Valley's titans.
Tweets: @jaredlholt, @aaronwall, @ryantate, and @nytimesbusiness
| Gene Munster / Loup: |
Apple heavily relies on China for manufacturing, but its plan to invest $430B in US tech infrastructure over five years is a promising sign of diversification — The global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade, shifting away from China.
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Huawei reports 2021 revenue dropped 28.5% YoY to $99.9B, its first-ever yearly revenue decline as US sanctions continue, but net income rose 75.9% YoY to $17.8B — - In 2021, Huawei brought in revenue of 636.8 billion Chinese yuan ($99.9 billion), a 28.5% year-on-year decline.| David Belcher / New York Times: |
A look at an experiment in Busan, South Korea, where 54 households are sharing data about sleep, trash, and more to help build a smart city with 30K homes — Fifty-four families volunteered to share data on everything from sleeping habits to trash volume to help developers make a city from scratch in Busan.
Tweets: @nytclimate, @nytimestech, and @koreasociety
| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's leading ISP and fixed line telecommunications company, says it has been hit by a cyberattack and its services seem to be mostly offline — A “powerful” cyberattack has hit Ukraine's biggest fixed line telecommunications company, Ukrtelecom.Sponsor Posts
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