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Fri. 05/20 – The Apple Headset Has Been Demoed!
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A new high end Snapdragon chip. The Apple AR/VR headset has been demoed, but only 9 people got to see it in action. A YC backed startup is facing lawsuits related to the whole UST blowup. The feds will no longer go after good faith, white hat hackers. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, for when flagship isn’t flagship enough (The Verge)
Apple Shows AR/VR Headset to Board in Sign of Progress on Key Project (Bloomberg)
Stablegains Faces Lawsuit After Losing $44M on UST (CryptoBriefing)
Coinbase Slashes Costs, Freezes Hiring Amid Crypto Crash (The Information)
A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence. (Insider)
Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Proceeding, Not ‘On Hold,’ Executives Tell Staff (Bloomberg)
DOJ Announces It Won’t Prosecute White Hat Security Researchers (Motherboard)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Cyber Insurers Raise Rates Amid a Surge in Costly Hacks (WSJ)
The Decade of Cheap Rides Is Over (Slate)
The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans (NYTimes Magazine)
Where Do Space, Time and Gravity Come From? (Quanta)
Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised (Vanity Fair)