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| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
An NFT of Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet, which sold for $2.9M last year, has been up for sale since last week and has so far garnered a maximum bid of ~$2.1K — Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million last year.
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Web3 is going just great, PYMNTS.com, Protocol, Newshub, Futurism, Kevin Drum, Bloomberg, Slashdot, Tech News, and afrotech.com
Tweets: @stevekovach, @jeffnolan, @jnack, @timhwang, @wintonark, @carnage4life, @iwillleavenow, @counternotions, @iron_spike, @parismarx, @eoinhiggins_, @andyboxall, @simonowens, @mollypriddy, @dantwany, @jathansadowski, @gstrompolos, @jgulden, @silvermanjacob, @danprimack, @bdsams, @rmac18, @martinsfp, and @serghei
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Sources: Meta to release its V1 Nazare AR glasses, not tied to a phone, and a cheaper pair codenamed Hypernova in 2024; Nazare V2 coming in 2026, and V3 in 2028 — Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you'll one day see the same thing, too … | Gergely Orosz / The Pragmatic Engineer: |
An Atlassian outage that began on April 4 left ~400 companies without access to Atlassian's cloud services; only 45% of companies have since regained access — Hundreds of companies have no access to JIRA, Confluence and OpsGenie. What can engineering teams learn from the poor handling of this outage?
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Atlassian Engineering, Protocol, The New Stack, Forrester, and Forrester
Tweets: @atlassian, @cynicalsecurity, @vxunderground, @sjvn, @caseynewton, @film_girl, @itsaveragejoe_, @jsensarma, @trumpery45, @vickyharp, @atlassian, @brownteaming, @gergelyorosz, @jckichen, @savan_nahar68, @atlassian, @atlassian, @jeanqasaur, @gergelyorosz, @gergelyorosz, @product_blinch, @msuriar, @jgarzik, @atlassian, and @carnage4life
| Daniel Van Boom / CNET: |
Meta's plan to take up to a 47.5% cut of each virtual transaction on Horizon Worlds draws criticism from NFT proponents; OpenSea takes a 2.5% cut — Meta, previously known as Facebook, is figuring out how to monetize the metaverse. … It's been nearly six months since the company formerly known …
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @degentraland, @punk6529, @thurrott, @machibigbrother, @neerajka, @nizzynft, @boredape93, @puffyatty, @punk6529, @stevekovach, @jameshercher, @winterskiis, @kwebbelkop, @paultassi, @pranksy, @punk6529, @jemgold_, @skrrt__vonnegut, @twobitidiot, @adamsinger, @punk6529, @slhamlet, @emilyjnicolle, @aridavidpaul, @evan_lorenz, @rationalwalk, @kwebbelkop, @caseynewton, @mattdesl, @stevekovach, @axieaur, @levynews, @3dpunker, @karlbode, @bergmayer, @dominic_w, @bartsimsonreal, and @mdudas
| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google quietly launches its Switch to Android app for iOS as an unlisted app — Google is preparing to launch a brand new way to move from Apple's iPhones to an Android device. Here's your first look at Google's “Switch to Android” app running on an iPhone.| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
An anonymous crypto trader seems to have bought $400K of tokens that were later listed on Coinbase, before the list was public; the tokens are now worth $572K+ — An Ethereum wallet went on a token shopping spree, focusing entirely on assets Coinbase later revealed it is considering listing.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Wikipedia editors vote 232 to 94 to request the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto donations; the foundation is not legally bound by the proposal — Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. — More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple customers say delivery estimates for orders of some MacBook Pro models have been pushed back, in some cases as far as mid-June, amid China's lockdowns — Apple Inc. shoppers are facing longer wait times for the company's flagship MacBook Pro laptops, a sign that Covid-19 lockdowns in China may be contributing to delays.
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Tweets: @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, and @reneritchie
| Jialiang David Pan / Bloomberg: |
Ethereum's long-awaited proof-of-stake Merge upgrade “won't be June, but likely in the few months after”, according to a lead developer on the project — One of the leading Ethereum software developers said the blockchain network's much-anticipated technical upgrade known …
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Fortune, Decrypt, Web3 is going just great, Benzinga, U.Today, CoinDesk, ZyCrypto, Bitcoin News, Ethereum World News, CoinJournal, CoinDesk, and Crypto Daily
Tweets: @hondanhon, @vdwijden, and @glennf
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
TikTok is testing a way for users to dislike comments to help users “feel more in control” of what they see; dislike counts will be hidden — TikTok is testing a way for users to “dislike” comments in an effort to help people “feel more in control” over what they are seeing.| Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon will rebrand IMDb TV as Freevee starting April 27 and plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% in 2022 — The ad-supported streamer, home to ‘Alex Rider’ and a growing slate of original series and movies, will change its name starting April 27. — Amazon-backed IMDb TV is being rebranded.
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Variety, Deadline, Thurrott, CNBC, Input, TechSpot, 9to5Google, The Wrap, Adweek, XDA Developers, TVLine, AFTVnews, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @harrymccracken, @sub8u, @quinnypig, @kerrymflynn, @loislane79, @elanazak, @sepinwall, @willmckinley, @tcarmody, @wyattduncan, @blowryontv, @joeotterson, @jessicasara, @fellawhomstdve, @jesseltaylor, @markdistef, @edzitron, @philnobilejr, @televisionaryzw, @dylanljmartin, @kslane, and @mgsiegler
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
In two weeks, Amazon will add a ~5% fuel and inflation surcharge to US sellers using its fulfillment services, says it is lower than surcharges at UPS and FedEx — - Amazon said Wednesday it's adding a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge to U.S. sellers who use its fulfillment services.
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PCMag, Protocol, PYMNTS.com, BNN, Financial Times, and Insider
Tweets: @tcarmody, @cnbci, @brianroemmele, @ethanbaron, @stevekovach, and @matthewstoller
| Giles Turner / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will invest $9.5B across 2022 to build US offices and data centers, with plans to create 12,000 jobs, up from the $7B announced in 2021 — Google said it will invest $9.5 billion in offices and data centers in the U.S. over 2022., putting money behind its bid to get more workers back in its buildings.
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The Keyword, TechRadar, Computerworld, CNBC, Silicon Republic, Protocol, TechCircle, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, and Slashdot
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @pkafka, @hixie, and @thomasortk
| Danielle Partis / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Sony and Nintendo commit to updating auto-renewal practices for their online service subscriptions, concluding a multi-year UK CMA investigation — Platform holders join Microsoft's efforts to update online services following CMA's investigation — Both Sony and Nintendo have agreed …
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GOV.UK, Engadget, Stevivor, TechSpot, The Verge, GameSpot, Tom's Guide, IGN, NME, Game Rant, OnMSFT.com, TheGamer, purexbox.com, Digital Trends, Gameranx, Destructoid, Wccftech, euronews, City A.M., Reuters, and Video Games Chronicle. Tweets: @toadsanime
| Rebecca Jennings / Vox: |
A look at the burgeoning cottage industry devoted to teaching children and teens about Web3, including Crypto Kids Camp, which operates a $500 weeklong camp — Today's parents must ask the age-old question: When's the right time to teach my 5-year-old about NFTs?
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Digital Threat Digest. Tweets: @rebexxxxa, @smdiehl, @josh_wills, @ahcastor, @adamsinger, @rebexxxxa, @jilliancyork, @kellymakena, and @evan_greer
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
A look at Jack Dorsey's life after Twitter, as 30+ people who have worked with him say his “favorite child” is promoting bitcoin, not working at Block — As he walked onstage at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Jack Dorsey was still technically the chief executive officer …
Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @crypto, @bponsot, @bw, @documentingbtc, @bw, @chafkin, and @apompliano
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's payments body approves WhatsApp's plan to extend its payments service to 60M additional users in India, allowing WhatsApp Pay to reach up to 100M total — The National Payments Corporation of India, the payments body that oversees the widely popular UPI instrument … | Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
Research details the impact of TikTok's decision to block outside content from appearing to Russian users while allowing state propaganda — Last month, as many tech companies sided with Ukraine over Russia's invasion, TikTok appeared to follow suit by suspending new video uploads and live streams from Russia.
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TechCrunch
Tweets: @willoremus, @willoremus, @willoremus, @accessnow, @trackingexposed, @klonick, @fabiochiusi, and @drewharwell
| Callan Quinn / The Block: |
Context, an app that lets users follow and track other people's crypto wallets and transactions, raises a $19.5M seed led by Variant Fund and Sam Altman — Quick Take — The round was led by Variant Fund and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. — The firm's app lets users track on-chain activity from followed wallets.Sponsor Posts
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