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A huge bug in Apache servers is causing chaos around the Internet. What to expect, and what we’re still waiting on from iOS 15.2. Why did Instagram steal the @metaverse handle from a woman in Australia, and the story of the fat finger fire sale of a Board Ape Yacht Club NFT. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/techmeme Tovala.com/ride Links: Zero-day in ubiquitous Log4j tool poses a grave threat to the Internet (ArsTechnica) The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day (ArsTechnica) PROFESSIONAL MAINTAINERS: A WAKE-UP CALL (Filippo.io) Apple Set to Release Nudity Detection in Texting, But Other Features Remain on Hold (Bloomberg) Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished. (NYTimes) Bored Ape Yacht Club: Someone accidentally sold a $300,000 NFT for $3,000 (CNET) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispensable guide to get that "rocket-ship" action going for whatever product or company you're working with. Sponsors: RadPowerBikes.com AltoIra.com/techmeme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Play games are coming to Windows, while Microsoft was apparently willing to bend over backwards if Apple had let xCloud games into the iOS app store. Meta’s first tangible foray into the Metaverse. The English Football punters buying into NFTs. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride My First Million Podcast Links: Google is bringing Android games to Windows in 2022 (The Verge) MICROSOFT QUIETLY TOLD APPLE IT WAS WILLING TO TURN BIG XBOX-EXCLUSIVE GAMES INTO IPHONE APPS (The Verge) Meta opens up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds (The Verge) Football fans spending millions on club crypto-tokens (BBC News) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Pokémon and the First Wave of Digital Nostalgia (The New Yorker) Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump (The New Yorker) Amazon is making its own containers and bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes (CNBC) HOW AN EXCEL TIKTOKER MANIFESTED HER WAY TO MAKING SIX FI

Instagram is going to bring back a version of its chronological feed, sort of. The congressional hearings about Instagram, but also crypto. I was wrong: we are seeing Novi in the wild as WhatsApp starts testing it in the US. Deep Mind unveils its language model, and say goodbye to… checks notes… Alexa? Sponsors: Schwab.com/plan Dataiku.com Links: Instagram Chief and Lawmakers Clash Over App’s Real World Harms (Bloomberg) Instagram will bring back a chronological feed in 2022 (Engadget) What we learned at Congress' much-anticipated summit of crypto execs (The Block) Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay (The Verge) Italy fines Amazon €1.13B for abusing market dominance (Politico.eu) WhatsApp launches cryptocurrency payment in the US with Novi (9to5Mac) Kickstarter Will Move Its Crowdfunding Platform to Blockchain (Bloomberg) DeepMind says its new language model can beat others 25 times its size (MIT Technology Review) Amazon is shutting down web ranking site A

That AWS outage yesterday disrupted Amazon’s own delivery efforts. When we might see the AirPods Pro 2. More specific details on the Apple AR thingy. Ubisoft is the first major player to bring NFTs to games. And a look at the records being set in the African startup investment scene. Sponsors: WealthFront.com/techmeme FindYourFidelity.com Links: An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries (The Verge) AWS Outage Grinds Amazon Warehouses and Deliveries to a Halt (Motherboard) Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 With New Design and Improved Chip to Launch in Late 2022 (Macrumors) Kuo: Second-Generation Apple AR Headset to Launch in 2024 With Lighter Design, Redesigned Battery System, and More (Macrumors) Ubisoft Becomes First Major Gaming Company to Launch In-Game NFTs (Decrypt) Roku, Google settle messy battle over YouTube distribution (Axios) Facebook's new website lets fans buy 'Stars' without paying the app stores' commissions (TechCrunch) African Startup Inflows S

The Information has a story about a secret deal Apple struck that really solidifies Tim Cook as the China whisperer. Intel proves itself to be an astute investor as it weighs a public spinoff of Mobileye. European tech startups raise all-time record amounts. Quantifying this year’s emerging NFT market. And the first ever marketable quantum computing product? Sponsors: Detectify.com/techmeme ARM Viewpoints Podcast Links: Facing Hostile Chinese Authorities, Apple CEO Signed $275 Billion Deal With Them (The Information) Samsung's mobile and consumer electronic divisions merge into one in exec reshuffle (ZDNet) Intel to List Shares in Mobileye Unit (WSJ) The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users (The Markup) Microsoft Office prices going up 20% for some business clients unless they move from monthly to annual subscriptions (CNBC) European start-up funding triples to a new record above $100 billion this year (CNBC) [Report Preview] The

DoorDash tests a wildly new business model: employees! Apple launches a Winter War in Russia. Two stories of US telecom companies doing what US telecom companies do: act shady. And Buzzfeed finally hits the public markets. Sponsors: FirstRepublic.com Enterprise.Spectrum.com Links: DoorDash breaks gig worker model to hire couriers as employees in New York trial (Financial Times) Apple Attempts to Stop Developers Promoting Alternative Payment Options for In-App Purchases in Russia (MacRumors) Crypto exchange BitMart confirms hack resulting in loss of $150 million in crypto (The Block) The Verizon app might be collecting your browsing history and more (The Verge) Apple iPhone 13 Rebates Fail to Deliver for Some Buyers (Bloomberg) BuzzFeed Tumbles in Turbulent Debut for Digital Media (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mulling over the whole legacy of Jack Dorsey and name changes for tech companies in general. The weird way gaming is changing right now (see: Halo Infinite). And are foldable phones ready for the big time? With Bloomberg's @vladsavov Sponsors: AltoIra.com/techmeme RadPowerBikes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another tech deal goes on a deathwatch, but this time it’s Nvidia and Arm, and this time I think it’s for real. Google is probably working on its own smartwatch. Didi is the first Chinese stock to delist in the west. Instagram is ENCOURAGING you to create a Finsta. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: MasterWorks.io/ride Links: FTC Challenges Nvidia’s Deal for Arm Holdings (WSJ) EXCLUSIVE: Google readies 'Pixel Watch' for 2022 launch as it renews ambitions in wearable tech (Insider) Didi bows to China regulatory pressure, will delist from NYSE (Reuters) Why Instagram Asks Users to Create Second Accounts (WSJ) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Can a Digital Reality Be Jacked Directly Into Your Brain? (Wired) Metaverse Real Estate Piles Up Record Sales in Sandbox and Other Virtual Realms (WSJ) World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say (CNN) Planetary scientists are starting to get stirred up by Starship’s potential (ArsTechnica) ‘Oregon Trail’ at 50:

Square changes its name to Block. Apple is hinting at unexpectedly weak iPhone demand. TikTok adds monetization tools. How many people have never used the Internet? And the story behind that whole Spotify Unwrapped thing. Sponsors: FindYourFidelity.com Dataiku.com Links: Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block (CNBC) Apple Tells Suppliers iPhone Demand Has Slowed as Holidays Near (Bloomberg) Instacart Plans 15-Minute Delivery Trial as Rival Startups Grow (The Information) Microsoft Teams Essentials is a new standalone version for small businesses (The Verge) TikTok adds creator monetization features, including tips and video gifts (TechCrunch) 37 Percent of the World's Population Has Never Been Online, U.N. Report Finds (Gizmodo) The art and science of Spotify Wrapped (Protocol) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter bans “private” sharing, but there’s some confusion about what that actually means. A big executive departure throws more doubt on Meta’s crypto ambitions. There’s a new Snapdragon flagship chip and I’ve got the specs. And we get some raw data to answer the question: are foldable phones actually a thing or not? Sponsors: BoxOfAwesome.com, code techmeme for 20% off your first box FirstRepublic.com Links: Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent (Engadget) Meta’s David Marcus, Creator of Embattled Diem Project, to Leave Company (Bloomberg) Quest v35 Update To Add iPhone Mixed Reality Capture, Messenger Calling (UploadVR) China to Close Loophole Used by Tech Firms for Foreign IPOs (Bloomberg) Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022 (The Verge) Q3’21 Was a Record Quarter for Foldable Smartphones, Samsung Enjoys a 93% Share per DSCC Report (DSCC) Dorsey’s Twitter Departure Hints at Tech Moguls’ Restlessness (NYTimes)

Tue. 11/30 – Meta Might Do The Giphy Deal Anyway The UK quashes the Giphy acquisition, but is it actually dead? Maybe not. Was Cyber Monday a bit of a disappointment this year? Why your Pixel phone might reject your cheap charging cable. AWS’s new tools to help you build robots. And a profile of Twitter’s new CEO. Sponsors: FirstRepublic.com Detectify.com/techmeme Links: Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator (The Verge) Finland Battles ‘Exceptional’ Malware Attack Spread by Phones (Bloomberg) Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend (WSJ) The Google Pixel 6 will refuse to charge if you use a low-quality USB-C cable or charger (AndroidPolice) Amazon launches AWS RoboRunner to support robotics apps (Venture Beat) Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.? (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Dorsey is reportedly about to be a one company CEO if he steps down from Twitter. The acquisition of Giphy is on life support. Folks remember Microsoft could be an antitrust target too. Will Apple’s AR headset not need to be tethered to an iPhone? And a look at just how much Amazon has increased its delivery capacity. Sponsors: Napjitsu.com/techmeme OurCrowd.com/ride Links: Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO (CNBC) Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey as CEO (The Verge) UK regulator expected to block Meta’s Giphy deal (Financial Times) Social media companies could be forced to give out names and contact details, under new anti-troll laws (ABC News) EU companies issue formal complaint against Microsoft OneDrive Windows integration (ZDNet) Report: Apple still working on multi-device charger, a future where all devices ‘can charge each other’ (9to5Mac) Kuo: Apple AR Headset Coming in Late 2022 With Mac-Level Computing Power (MacRumors) Amazon Builds Out N

The legendary tech analyst and general deep-thinker @benedictevans comes on to discuss this essay about the state of the Metaverse right now. Then, several members of the ConstitutionDAO team come on to tell us the behind the scenes of all that historic event at Sotheby's all went down last week. Featuring: @sadlyoddisfying, @youfoundanisha, @julianweisser, @RobbieHeeger, @ciaomack, @kyle_billings Sponsors: FindYourFidelity.com ARM Viewpoints Podcast VPLS.com/goit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italy has fined Amazon and Apple for alleged collusion. Tile taps out by getting acquired. Niantic is an interesting metaverse raise. Walmart is testing Twitter live shopping. And the story of the guy who automated his job so completely, he didn’t work for five years, but still got paid. Sponsors: MasterWorks.io/ride Detectify.com/techmeme Links: Amazon and Apple handed $225 million in Italian antitrust fines (Reuters) Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory (WSJ) AirTag Competitor Tile Getting Acquired by Location Sharing App Life360 (MacRumors) Niantic raises $300M at at $9B valuation to build the 'real-world metaverse' (TechCrunch) Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform (TechCrunch) “You’ve Won The Game”: Employee Hacks His Job, Gets Paid To Do Nothing For 5 Years (BoredPanda) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Adele says jump, Spotify apparently says how high? Is Apple Watch slipping in market share? All the crypto miners who fled China have landed in Russia, Kazakhstan and… Texas? And an explanation for why buying bots will either ruin, or save your holiday gift buying. Sponsors: Betterhelp.com/ridehome Dataiku.com Links: Adele gets Spotify to take shuffle button off all album pages (BBC News) Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook and Instagram to 2023 (The Guardian) Wear OS Share Surges on Samsung’s Highest Quarterly Smartwatch Shipments in Q3 2021 (CounterpointResearch) India’s Paytm Tumbles Another 13% After First-Day IPO Flop (Boomberg) China’s exiled crypto machines fuel global mining boom (Financial Times) Texas Plans to Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and All (Bloomberg) Desperate Parents Turn to Shopping Bots to Hunt for Hottest Christmas Gifts (WSJ) Sweden's Ericsson snaps up cloud firm Vonage in $6.2 bln deal (Reuters) Learn more about your ad choi

ConstitutionDAO lost the auction for the Constitution. But it was really about the friends we made along the way, right? More Apple Car rumors. Xbox and PlayStation have harsh words for Activision Blizzard. Everyone wants in on crypto exchanges. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride FindYourFidelity.com Links: Crypto Investors Lose Out In $43.2 Million Sale Of Rare Copy Of U.S. Constitution (Forbes) Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle (Bloomberg) Xbox Chief Says He’s Evaluating Relationship With Activision (Bloomberg) Gemini Raises $400 Million To Build A Metaverse Outside Facebook’s Walled Garden (Forbes) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The most influential man on the internet (ReadMax) Visions of a U.S. Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling (NYTimes) The Video Game History Book I Mentioned GAMECUBE AT 20: NINTENDO INSIDERS ON THE FAILED CONSOLE THAT CHANGED THE INDUSTRY (Video Games Chronicle) How Xbox outgr

Paytm has a rough IPO. Nvidia has another in a long line of crushed earnings reports. Grammarly is an interesting raise. Twitter wants to take the pulse of the stock market. And if ConstitutionDAO wins its auction today, there are some practical questions to answer like, who actually goes and picks it up? Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Dataiku.com Links: Paytm falls 27% on first trading day after India’s largest IPO (TechCrunch) Nvidia easily beats earnings expectations on strong gaming and data center sales (Yahoo!Finance) Grammarly raises $200M at a $13B valuation to make you an even better writer using AI (TechCrunch) AllTrails raises $150M after COVID accelerates people’s interest in exploring the outdoors (TechCrunch) Nreal’s $599 mixed reality glasses are launching in the US on Verizon (The Verge) Twitter partners with S&P 500 on stock index that crowdsources public opinion (CNET) Crypto Group’s Bid for Constitution Faces Real-World Snags—Who Picks It Up? (WSJ) Learn more about you

Hell freezes slightly over. Apple is gonna let you repair your own devices, at home, yourself. The Staples Center goes crypto. Meta wants to bring touch to VR. Netflix now WANTS you to know which shows have been watched the most. And Miramax is suing Quentin Tarantino over NFT’s.  Sponsors: Wealthfront.com/techmeme Tovala.com/ride Links: Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home (TechCrunch) Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant (WSJ) Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena (LATimes) Meta’s sci-fi haptic glove prototype lets you feel VR objects using air pockets (The Verge) Microsoft states that x64 emulation is only available on Windows 11 on ARM PCs (Windows Central) Netflix’s Expanded Viewing Data Move Is Mainly a Flex (Variety) Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Auction (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter has followed through on its promise to decentralize and play nice with 3rd party developers. Will the Nvidia/ARM acquisition actually happen? Substack reaches a million subscribers. Apple defends buying Google Ads. And I get my answer about the whole civil war between Crypto and NFT folks and… furries? Sponsors: CometBackup.com promocode: ride FindYourFidelity.com Links: TWITTER MAKES BIG CHANGES FOR DEVS AS IT EYES DECENTRALIZED FUTURE (The Verge) Nvidia’s $40 billion takeover of chip designer Arm faces a UK national security probe (CNBC) Newsletter start-up Substack hits 1m subscribers (Financial Times) Apple Defends Its Ads for Third-Party Apps, Says It Regularly Communicates With Developers and Has Been Running Them for Five Years (MacRumors) Right-clickers vs. the monkey JPG owners (Garbage Day) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices