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If DAO’s are a modern, blockchain take on the corporation, I’ve got a big, worrying thing to tell you about them. Apple looks to cozy up to the NFL as Amazon seems to have found immediate success with Thursday Night Football. Fitbit takes a page out of the Oculus playbook, post-acquisition. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO (CoinDesk) Apple to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show (NYTimes) Amazon Scores Big With First ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game (The Hollywood Reporter) Fitbit will require a Google Account to use new devices and features from 2023 onward (9to5Google) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire (Bloomberg) How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable (NYTimes) Unauthorized Shein boutiques are popping up across Mexico (Rest of World) College Dropout Turns Thiel Fellowship Into a $2 Billion Figma Fortune (Bloomberg) Why Do

More gaming hacks. Instagram wants to stop unsolicited sending of nudes. Layoffs come for Meta in all but name. The end-run Google wants to do around Dolby. Getty Images bans AI art. Larry Page’s flying car startup is shutting down. And a review of the new Apple Watch Ultra. Links: 2K Games says hacked help desk targeted players with malware (BleepingComputer) Instagram’s finally working on protecting users from unsolicited nude photos (The Verge) Meta Quietly Reduces Staff in Cost-Cutting Push (WSJ) Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats (Protocol) Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges (The Verge) TikTok’s BeReal clone app is gaining traction outside the US (The Verge) Google co-founder’s flying car startup is winding down (CNBC) Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitch is the main character of the show today, for good and bad reasons. YouTube takes a serious swing at TikTok. Microsoft releases Windows 11's first major update. Nividia outlines its next gen GPUs. Can Helium make it as an MVNO? And Google does Google things! Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Links: Twitch to ban Stake.com streams and other unlicensed gambling content (The Verge) Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids Livestreaming (Bloomberg) YouTube will share ad revenue with Shorts creators (Engadget) Windows 11’s 2022 Update has something new for everyone (The Verge) Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs (The Verge) Helium Founders, T-Mobile Launch Crypto-Powered 5G Mobile Service (Decrypt) Google is finally making its to-do list and reminder tools work together (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now the hackers have come for the crypto market makers. Spotify gets into the Audiobooks game. Slack gets in on the whole productivity apps renaissance. Actual inflation is coming to the app store and 1 Euro apps will soon be no more. And the chat room that only opens its doors when your phone’s battery is about to die. Sponsors: Online.UC.edu Links: Crypto market maker Wintermute hacked for $160 million (The Block) Uber links breach to Lapsus$ group, blames contractor for hack (BleepingComputer) Rockstar comments on GTA 6 leak and claims project won’t be delayed (VideoGameChronicle) Nasdaq is preparing to launch an institutional crypto custody service (The Block) Spotify Launches Audiobooks Business With A La Carte Pricing, No Discounts for Subscribers (The Hollywood Reporter) Slack’s new Canvas feature puts a document editor in your chat window (The Verge) Apple to raise App Store prices in multiple countries next month (9to5Mac) Apple says software update coming next week to fix iPhone 14

Did the same kid who allegedly hacked Uber allegedly leak GTA VI gameplay over the weekend? Interpol drops a red ball on Do Kwan. iPhone 14 Pro users report their cameras literally shake when they try to take pictures. Instacart wants to break the tech IPO hex. And the bull and bear case for the Figma acquisition. Links: GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos (The Verge) South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol to issue red notice for Do Kwon (Financial Times) iPhone 14 Pro camera shaking and rattling in TikTok, Snapchat, and other apps (9to5Mac) 'No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum Merge (PCMag) Instacart Plans to Focus IPO on Selling Employee Shares (WSJ) The Adobe-Figma deal is historic for tech startups — if it goes through (Protocol) Why Figma is Worth $20B And Other Observations From The Adobe Acquisition (Hunter Walk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Uber is investigating a breach of its systems that has caused it to take some of its most important systems offline. The White House has finally delivered that big “comprehensive framework” for crypto regulation. How did Amazon do with its NFL broadcast last night? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems (NYTimes) Uber suffers computer system breach, alerts authorities (Washington Post) White House Releases ‘Comprehensive Framework’ for Crypto Regulation and Development (Decrypt) The Amazon Experience Comes to the NFL (The Ringer) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The AI Unbundling (Stratechery) Deere Invests Billions in Self-Driving Tractors, Smart Crop Sprayers (WSJ) The Collectors Who Save Video-Game History from Oblivion (The New Yorker) The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books (The New Yorker) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adobe plans to acquire Figma for the biggest ever private software company acquisition. Is this a sign of things to come in the productivity space? Happy The Merge Day for Ethereum. TikTok just copies and pastes a BeReal clone. And California launches the first lawsuit against Amazon that might have real consequences. Links: Adobe Tumbles After Agreeing to Buy Figma for About $20 Billion (Bloomberg) Canva moves beyond graphic design to launch a visual worksuite (TechCrunch) Zoom Readies Email and Calendar Products to Defend Itself Against Microsoft, Google (The Information) Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake (The Block) TikTok just launched a BeReal clone called TikTok Now (TechCrunch) California Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arrest warrants for those behind LUNA and UST. Anti-cheating technology comes to video games. Apple is going all in on 3nm chips and soon. Mudge’s testimony before Congress yesterday. A first hands-on with the new Playstation VR thingy. And the reviews for the iPhone 14 are out. Sponsors: LadderLife.com/ride Links: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant in South Korea (Bloomberg) U.S. Treasury Department releases Tornado Cash guidance (Axios) Google Suffers Setback in Court Fight to Topple Record EU Fine (Bloomberg) EA will debut new anti-cheat tech with 'FIFA 23' on PC (Engadget) Apple to use TSMC's next 3-nm chip tech in iPhones, Macs next year (NikkeiAsia) We finally got our hands and eyes on the PlayStation VR2 (The Verge) What we learned when Twitter whistleblower Mudge testified to Congress (TechCrunch) Apple iPhone 14 review: meet the iPhone 13S (The Verge) Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: early adopter island (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f

Google does what it does best. Kills a product line. As the Twitter whistleblower testifies before congress, did extreme heat in California almost bring Twitter down recently? Amazon has updated the entry-level Kindle. And a review of the recently released iOS 16. Sponsors: Masterworks.com/ride Online.UC.edu Links: Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it (The Verge) Twitter starts rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers (Engadget) Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline (CNN) Splatoon 3 has smashed Switch launch records in Japan (VideoGamesChronicle) The Cheapest Kindle Is Now Less Cheap, but It’s Got a Better Screen (Gizmodo) Intel just leaked its 13th Gen processor specs (The Verge) iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of those new Meta Quest headsets just happens to have been found in the wild. New Roku gear. Starbucks announces an NFT project. A spinoff Google Moonshot that might be the next generation networking gear. And is TikTok in the crosshairs again, and this time, not just for the US government? Sponsors: Zengo.com/ride code: ride Medcline.com/techmeme Links: ‘Quest Pro’ video shows Meta’s next VR headset a month before its launch event (The Verge) New Linux malware combines unusual stealth with a full suite of capabilities (ArsTechnica) Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey (TechCrunch) Roku to Launch ‘The Buzz’ Short-Form Content Hub on Home Screen, Refreshes $30 Streaming Device (Variety) Google’s Loon Project Gets Resurrected. Without Google. Or Balloons (Bloomberg) TikTok’s Secret To Explosive Growth? ‘Billions And Billions Of Dollars’ Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

Is the US government about to legally curtail proof of work crypto projects? Intel’s big new GPU specs. Uber Eats signs a deal to get into the ankle bots business. What I believe is the oldest startup ever to be acquired by a tech giant. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: DataTribe.com, enter by Sept. 23 Ramp.com/techmeme Links: White House report proposes possible restrictions on proof-of-work crypto mining (The Block) Intel Reveals Specifications For Arc Alchemist Desktop GPUs (Tom's Hardware) Uber Eats and Nuro sign a 10-year deal to do robot food delivery in California and Texas (The Verge) Amazon is buying Cloostermans, a mechatronics specialist in Belgium, to ramp up its robotics operations (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: With Stable Diffusion, you may never believe what you see online again (ArsTechnica) They built a Minecraft crypto empire. Then it all came crashing down (Rest of World) Inside the World's First No-Coiner Conference (Decrypt)

Disney’s former CEO throws another lifeline to Elon Musk in his Twitter suit. Crypto folks are suing the US Treasury over an important crypto precedent. Why the current YC batch is still crypto heavy. A very interesting crypto raise. And a deeper look at the iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island. Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Links: Why Disney didn’t buy Twitter (Vox) Coinbase employees and Ethereum backers sue U.S. Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions (Fortune) Legendary China Bets Unwind as Buffett, SoftBank Sell (Bloomberg) Y Combinator is doubling down on crypto founders despite market volatility (TechCrunch) Mysten Labs, creator of the Sui blockchain, closes $300 million raise led by FTX Ventures (The Block) How the iPhone 14 Pro Transforms Blank Screen Space Into Something Actually Useful (CNET) Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the headlines from Apple’s Far Out iPhone event. Not to be outdone, details on the next Google Pixel event and Meta Quest Pro events. Ring brings end to end encryption to all its hardware. And for the first time in history, an alleged cyberattack has led to a severing of diplomatic ties. Sponsors: Go.Factor75.com/techmeme130 and code techmeme130 for $130 off CyberSecurityInside.com/ride Links: The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official with satellite-based Emergency SOS (The Verge) iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max announced with animated notches and always-on displays (The Verge) The Apple Watch Ultra is finally here (The Verge) Apple’s new AirPods Pro can cancel twice as much noise (The Verge) Google confirms Pixel 7 series will run on new ‘Tensor G2’ chip (9to5Google) Meta Connect Is A One-Day Virtual Event On October 11th (UploadVR) Ring finally brings end-to-end encryption to its flagship video doorbells (The Verge) Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over July cyberattack (APNews)

Pretty high priority zero-day to tell you about. Is Binance about to upend the stablecoin market with its muscle? When your electrical utility takes over your smart thermostat. And how that rumored always on iPhone display might work in practice. Sponsors: Online.UC.edu Babbel.com/ride Links: Google Chrome emergency update fixes new zero-day used in attacks (BleepingComputer) Binance, Issuer of Third-Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC (CoinDesk) CVS Makes $8 Billion Bet on the Return of the House Call (NYTimes) Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency' (Denver7) Ahead of iPhone 14 event, Brazil suspends iPhone sales without power brick and fines Apple (9to5Mac) iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Behavior in iOS 16 Allegedly Revealed Days Ahead of Unveiling (MacRumors) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The iPhone install base has surpassed the Android install base in the US for the first time basically since Android began. Apple settled with a developer for the first time any of us can remember. Meta signs a VR chip deal with Qualcomm. The really good and really annoying bits of the new USB standard. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Apple overtakes Android to pass 50% share of smartphones used in US (Financial Times) Apple settles lawsuit with developer over App Store rejections and scams (TechCrunch) Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips (Reuters) Next-gen USB promises to be twice as fast, using cables you may already own (The Verge) More USB-C speed won't fix users' problems with cables (Apple Insider) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: An Apple Watch for Your 5-Year-Old? More Parents Say Yes. (NYTimes) Interview: Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum (Noahpinion) Exploring 12 Million of the 2.3 Billion Images Used to Train Stable Diffusion’s Image

At long last, an edit button has come to Twitter. Nvidia and AMD say the US has imposed restrictions on exporting chips for AI-related applications to Russia and China. How Apple is gonna handle its new holepunch configuration. Disney wants its own Prime. And an AI art-creation bot you can try, right now, for free. Links: Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it (The Verge) Nvidia, AMD warned of new US export restrictions on AI chips (Protocol) Source: iPhone 14 Pro display cutout to show camera plus microphone privacy indicators; redesigned Camera app also coming (9to5Mac) Disney Explores Membership Program Like Amazon Prime to Offer Discounts and Perks (WSJ) Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 is bigger, better, and way more powerful (XDA Developers) An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed (Motherboard) Stable Diffusion is a really big deal (Simon Willison's Weblog) Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

Huge, huge layoffs at Snap. Say hello to Apple Xcode Cloud Subscriptions. Say hello to “can’t be evil” NFT licenses. Forget foldable phones, I have a very interesting foldable laptop to tell you about. And if your crypto exchange fat fingered you $10 million dollars as a mistake, what would you buy? Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Snap plans to lay off 20 percent of employees (The Verge) Xcode Cloud Subscriptions Now Available for Developers (MacRumors) A16z Wants to Standardize NFTs by Giving You a License for Your Token (CoinDesk) Ticketmaster taps the Flow blockchain to let event organizers issue NFTs tied to tickets (TechCrunch) Comcast and Charter face a grim new reality: actual competition (Fast Company) ASUS ZENBOOK 17 FOLD OLED REVIEW: THE BEST FOLDABLE YET (The Verge) Crypto.com Sues Woman After Sending Her $10 Million by Mistake: Report (Decrypt) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices