Techmeme Unknown A look at Zenly, a Snap-owned social mapping app still operating in Russia amid bans and exits of other Western apps; Zenly had 51M+ downloads in Russia in 2021 (Andrew Deck/Rest of World) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown A look at the challenges Apple is facing as it develops its own wireless modem, expected to replace Qualcomm chips in 2023 iPhones (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown Mars Helicopter Snaps Dramatic Views of Rover's Battered Landing Gear - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Sources: Peter Thiel, Jack Dorsey, and others who disliked Twitter's direction pushed Elon Musk to launch a bid; Musk is dismayed that Trump is still banned (Wall Street Journal) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown At an all-hands early Friday, CEO Parag Agrawal acknowledged Twitter was vulnerable to a takeover because it had underachieved as staff asked if Musk is serious (Casey Newton/Platformer) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown US NTIA seeks comments on competition in the mobile app ecosystem, including Android and iOS app store policies, the issues web app developers face, and more (Bruce Lawson/Bruce Lawson's personal site) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Anthropic, founded by ex-OpenAI VP of research Dario Amodei to explore large-scale AI systems, raises a $580M Series B led by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Salesforce will extend California's Silenced No More Act protections, which limit the scope of NDAs, to all US employees by the end of 2022 (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Snap launches Lens Cloud, a collection of backend services for Snap AR, to help developers build dynamic, location-based multiuser experiences in AR (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown Cheap Phone Plans Compared: 8 Affordable Alternatives to Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown Best Workout Subscription Apps for 2022: Apple Fitness Plus, Peloton, Daily Burn and More - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown New 'Jurassic World Dominion' Trailer Teases World-Saving Mission - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown Way Day Deal: Get a $50 Gift Card With This Discounted Bissell Carpet Cleaner - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Snap CEO Evan Spiegel dismisses Meta's metaverse ambitions as "ambiguous and hypothetical" and says the word "metaverse" is never uttered in Snap's offices (Alex Hern/The Guardian) SORAOFFGet Code
Mashable Unknown 'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers' trailer dives deep into a wild Disney metaverse SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Microsoft says at least six Russia-aligned actors launched 237+ attacks against Ukraine from February 23 to April 8, including ~40 threatening civilian welfare (Tom Burt/Microsoft On the Issues) SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown To Find Alien Life, Scientists Are Solving Puzzles of Saturn Moon Titan - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Experts speculate as to what Musk's takeover means for Twitter users' privacy; some worry that nothing will prevent Musk from accessing users' DMs (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Now that Elon Musk has signed a deal to take Twitter private, a look at what's next, including a shareholder vote, Musk gathering cash, and regulatory approvals (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) SORAOFFGet Code
CNET News Unknown Best Lenovo Laptop Deals: Half-Price ThinkPads, Discounted Yogas - CNET SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Twitter has aggressively defended users' privacy and free speech rights, pushing back on unmasking subpoenas; it's unclear if this will continue under Musk (Mike Masnick/Techdirt) SORAOFFGet Code
Mashable Unknown Libs of TikTok tweeted fake accusations about a school teaching second graders about furries SORAOFFGet Code
Mashable Unknown The best sex toy deals as of April 26: Le Wand, Satisfyer, Magic Wand, and more SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Google rolls out its own version of privacy-related "nutrition labels" for Play Store apps; developers have until July 20 to provide the necessary information (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Three German wind-energy companies have suffered cyberattacks since Russia's war in Ukraine, taking 2K+ turbines' remote control systems offline for a day, more (Catherine Stupp/Wall Street Journal) SORAOFFGet Code
Techmeme Unknown Sources: SoftBank's stricter investment criteria has led to tepid continued support for some cash-strapped startups it has backed including camera startup Light (Bloomberg) SORAOFFGet Code
