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[Thread] Coinbase says Apple “blocked our last” Wallet iOS app release until the exchange disabled sending NFTs, claiming Apple wanted a 30% cut from gas fees — You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. 🧵
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Reuters, PYMNTS.com, The Information, The Verge, TheStreet, Blockworks, crypto.news, iPhone in Canada Blog, SiliconANGLE, CryptoSlate, Cryptopolitan, Cointelegraph, Crowdfund Insider, AppleInsider, Decrypt, SlashGear, Fortune, CNET, MacRumors, Ethereum World News, Bitcoinist.com, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @coinbasewallet, @coinbasewallet, @brian_armstrong, @coinbasewallet, @timsweeneyepic, @coinbasewallet, @coinbasewallet, @gakonst, @charlesarthur, @jjcycles, @dabit3, @benjitaylor, @loopifyyy, @panzer, @neerajka, @carnage4life, @patrickmcgee_, @realsidhujag, @loopifyyy, @adamscochran, @deitaone, and @stanikulechov
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is ramping up work on a mixed-reality headset to be introduced as early as next year and has renamed the headset's OS from realityOS to xrOS — Apple Inc. is ramping up work on a mixed-reality headset, its first major new product category since the Apple Watch …
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Macworld, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, BGR, SiliconANGLE, Wccftech, iClarified, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @bradneuberg, @sadlyitsbradley, @markgurman, @mgsiegler, and @rsgnl
| Insider: |
Source: a16z's Future is shutting down; Future hasn't published a new article in months, most of its editorial staffers have left, and its newsletter is defunct — Future was the next big thing in media. — Launched in June of 2021, it was billed as a buzzy new tech publication …
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The Information. Tweets: @robaeprice, @nathanielpopper, @stevekovach, @karaswisher, @kantrowitz, @levynews, @meliarobin, @rstephens, @jamesrbuk, and @martinsfp
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Parler's owner says it “has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler”, after announcing the deal in October — Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy …
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Axios, NPR, BuzzFeed News, Washington Post, USA Today, Financial Times, New York Times, The Verge, Associated Press, Gizmodo, PCMag, Reuters, Engadget, CNN, The Hill, Bloomberg, Social Media Today, Deadline, SlashGear, Adweek, BGR, Mashable, and Variety
Tweets: @parler_app, @kanyewest, @b_fung, @carnage4life, @parler_app, @sarafischer, @willsommer, @drewharwell, @elonmusk, and @caseynewton
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
OpenAI releases a demo of ChatGPT, a chatbot version of GPT-3 that answers follow-up questions, admits its mistakes, challenges incorrect premises, and more — A chatbot version of GPT-3 that admits its mistakes is more transparent than the original. But it's still not perfect.
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Ars Technica, OpenAI, SemiAnalysis, SiliconANGLE, Metaverse Post, and Tech Monitor
Tweets: @jdjkelly, @guyp, @gf_256, @blennon_, @goodside, @pmarca, @sama, @corry_wang, @goodside, @amasad, @gabe_ragland, @goodside, @parafactual, @iangcarroll, @moyix, @goodside, @yacinemtb, @carnage4life, @caseynewton, @thestalwart, @zswitten, @m1guelpf, @gf_256, @elonmusk, @random_walker, @jwblackwell, @rtombs, @jasondebolt, @sama, @sama, @loopifyyy, @cosine_distance, @gregosuri, @justindross, @realspikecohen, @emollick, @lawmaster, @amasad, @tedchris, @bentossell, @gsiemens, @drewarrowood, @littmath, @naval, @parmy, @michaelsteeber, @btrenchard, @panzer, @ct_bergstrom, @juanbuis, @parafactual, @sama, @patrick_oshag, @stefanobernardi, @sjwhitmore, @ashleevance, @random_walker, @adamsinger, @trungtphan, @elonmusk, and @eladgil
| Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal: |
Tether's reports show increasing loans denominated and payable in its own stablecoin, reaching $6.1B as of September 30, a potential risk in a crisis — Tether reports hadn't disclosed that loans it issues are denominated and payable in the token — The SEC's Strategy for Enforcing Regulation on Crypto, Explained
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PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @patio11, @anthony, @jonathanweil, @modeledbehavior, @silvermanjacob, @modeledbehavior, @ldrogen, @joshua_t_white, and @bitboy_crypto
| Bloomberg: |
In his NYT interview, SBF gave few straight answers while admitting to gross errors, denying claims of fraud, and claiming he “didn't knowingly commingle funds” — Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam …
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New York Times, New York Times Events on YouTube, The Block, Insider, Good Morning America, TheStreet, Reuters, Fortune, Insider, Ars Technica, NPR, WRAL TechWire, and The Wrap
Tweets: @nic__carter, @hblodget, @watcherguru, @ben_mckenzie, @cmsintern, @autismcapital, @autismcapital, @nic__carter, @asvanevik, @punk6529, @jchervinsky, @unusual_whales, @venturecoinist, @ercwl, @ugarles, @tree_of_alpha, @paikcapital, @zerohedge, @tree_of_alpha, @sullycnbc, @monasalama_, @charlieshrem, @karenfinerman, @grdecter, @coffeebreak_yt, @mattgoldstein26, @ercwl, @neontaster, @austen, @mayazi, @jbarro, @skesslr, @ericbalchunas, @fame21moore, @seyitaylor, @neerajka, @the_real_fly, @dsquareddigest, @grdecter, @ben_mckenzie, @bennetttomlin, @cryptonator1337, and @jchervinsky
| New York Times: |
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New York Magazine, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, TechCrunch, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoPotato, James Surowiecki, and Observer
Tweets: @squawkcnbc, @ryaneshea, @the_real_fly, @gma, @billackman, @sbf_ftx, @priapusiq, @oliverdarcy, @timccopeland, @coldbloodshill, @kevinolearytv, @du09btc, @timccopeland, @eleanorterrett, @gma, @mikeisaac, @twobitidiot, @dystopiabreaker, @reckless, @jenwieczner, @fintechfrank, @greg_price11, @zackvoell, @buccocapital, @brianstelter, @autismcapital, @sbf_ftx, @davidmarcus, @lefterisjp, @asvanevik, @twobitidiot, @jameslavish, @carnage4life, @fiskantes, @thomaschattwill, @chancery_daily, @jagoecapital, @realwillybot, @ksidiii, @billym2k, @smtuffy, @bigcryptoalert, @silvermanjacob, @timccopeland, @tomselliott, @lilmoonlambo, @binarybits, @wallstreetsilv, @alanmcole, @chuckrossdc, @iamdcinvestor, @bowtiedbull, @smtuffy, @digitalassetbuy, @autismcapital, @bigblackjacobin, @alexhern, @wallstreetsilv, @bitboy_crypto, @dsquareddigest, @pkafka, and @spreekaway
| James Hale / Tubefilter: |
Discord renames Premium Memberships as Server Subscriptions and makes them available for all US creators; Discord will take a 10% cut of subscriptions — Over the past year, Discord has been testing creator monetization through what it called “Premium Memberships”-a monthly paid tier similar …
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Discord Blog, TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, Digital Trends, Livemint, Android Headlines, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @discord and @mattnavarra
| Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo: |
Disney unveils FRAN, an AI tool that helps TV or film producers make an actor look older or younger without the need for complex and expensive visual effects — With just a few clicks, actors can look younger or older without the need for expensive visual effects. — Alerts
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Engadget, The Verge, Disney Research Studios, dot.LA, Forbes, and PetaPixel
Tweets: @jowyang and @chrismessina
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter alternative Hive temporarily shuts down after researchers found vulnerabilities that would have let hackers access DMs and edit others' Hive posts — The team at the newly popular Twitter alternative Hive is in over their head. The company has now taken the fairly radical step …
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zerforschung, Ars Technica, MobileSyrup, Android Authority, and CNET
Tweets: @zerforschung, @zerforschung, @emilynussbaum, @jakuuire, @austin_walker, @zerforschung, @larckeningxuruo, @srirachachau, and @hatr
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
US House committee report details how fintech companies, like Blueacorn, allegedly disbursed billions in fraudulent PPP loans, while collecting billions in fees — Little-known firms such as Blueacorn and Womply allegedly collected taxpayer-funded fees as they overlooked signs of grift …
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Wall Street Journal, PYMNTS.com, New York Post, House Select Subcommittee …, Bloomberg, ProPublica, New York Times, and Associated Press
Tweets: @thegarance, @washingtonpost, @covidoversight, @alicedreger, @pamela_herd, @editoremilye, and @tonyromm. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: TSMC plans to make 4nm chips in its ~$12B Arizona plant, set to open in 2024, an upgrade from prior 5nm claims, at the urging of Apple, AMD, and others — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will offer advanced 4-nanometer chips when its new $12 billion plant in Arizona opens in 2024 …
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Tech Monitor, PingWest, MacDailyNews, Wccftech, Appuals.com, and The Register
Tweets: @markgurman and @dnystedt
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
A look at Anthropic, which raised $580M led by SBF in April to research “AI safety”, and 70 AI-related organizations SBF and FTX executives invested $530M+ in — Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube releases its 2022 recap for the US, highlighting the most-watched videos, top creators, breakout stars, top songs, and global top ads — Following the Music Recap earlier this week, YouTube is revealing the top trending videos of 2022 and other lists that more or less serve as a stand in for Rewind.
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YouTube Official Blog, Gizmodo, Social Media Today, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, SlashGear, and Neowin. Tweets: @alexweprin
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Netflix plans to expand its pre-release content screening program, the Netflix Preview Club, from 2,000+ users to tens of thousands in early 2023 — Streaming giant plans global expansion of program that helped make 'Don't Look Up' less serious — Netflix's Turbulent Year: How It Reversed Subscriber Losses| Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says Neuralink expects human trials to begin in about six months pending FDA approval, and details work on implants to treat paralysis and vision — Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp. aims to start putting its coin-sized computing brain implant into human patients within six months …
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Neuralink on YouTube, The Verge, USA Today, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, New York Times, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Insider, dot.LA, Tom's Guide, Axios, AfroTech, MobileSyrup, IGN, CNN, Semafor, ExtremeTech, Fortune, The Information, PhoneArena, The Guardian, Gizchina, MIT Technology Review, and Newser
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Epic makes RealityScan app, which lets users scan real-life objects to turn them into 3D models, available for free on iOS, after a limited beta launch in April — Epic Games' RealityScan app, which lets you scan real-life objects and turn them into 3D models for video games or other projects …
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Engadget, TechEBlog, VentureBeat, and 9to5Mac
| Noahpinion: |
Despite genuine concerns, generative AI seems unlikely to replace workers, instead complementing and empowering them by taking over mundane, repetitive tasks — A joint blog post by Noah and roon on the future of work in the age of AI … If you talk to people about the potential …
Tweets: @noahpinion, @paulg, @noahpinion, @therealadamg, @trengriffin, @noahpinion, and @dkthomp
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Elon Musk says he met with Tim Cook at Apple's HQ on Wednesday, and that Cook was clear that Apple “never considered” removing Twitter from the App Store — Twitter CEO Elon Musk today met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, according to a tweet shared by Musk this afternoon.
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Politico, SlashGear, and MobileSyrup
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @bigtechalert, @bradmossesq, and @alexstamos
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