California regulators close SVB and name the FDIC as the receiver to protect insured deposits; SVB ended 2022 with ~$209B in assets and $175.4B in deposits
banks, lawyers, etc — and it's a minor but not insignificant screening mechanism. https://twitter.com/... Jason Zweig / @jasonzweigwsj : If you want to create a perverse incentive for banks to become ...
Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max with ProMotion for 10Hz-120Hz refresh rates, A15, new camera system with 3x optical zoom, and more
follow along for updates Sascha Segan / PCMag : That Whole iPhone Satellite Thing Was Bogus Tweets: @samsungmobileus : We've been refreshing at 120Hz for a while now... Michael Fisher / @captain2phone...
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers should be classified as workers, not independent contractors, concluding an almost five-year legal battle
Ramifications of the UK supreme court's landmark ruling could go far beyond Uber Bloomberg : Uber's U.K. Court Loss Spells a Reckoning for Gig Work in Europe Kelvin Chan / Associated Press : UK top co...
El Paso, the third mass shooting announced on 8chan, shows how its /pol/ board deliberately radicalizes users into mass shooters and gamifies massacring people
lone shooter, assault rifle, online manifesto, a link to a live stream—appears to be contagious. https://www.newyorker.com/... Dave Zatz / @davezatz : @Techmeme 'Let's do nothing because it's just not...
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says Mark Zuckerberg's influence is staggering and that it is time to break up Facebook
and that's made Facebook dangerous Bloomberg : Facebook Breakup Call From Co-Founder Easier Said Than Done Charlotte Henry / The Mac Observer : Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says The Company Should...
Sources: Samsung plans to release a variant of the Galaxy S10 next spring that will have six cameras, 5G, and a 6.7" screen
Trump Is Tightening the Screws on U.S. Tech Exports to China Ivan Mehta / The Next Web : Samsung's Galaxy S10 will reportedly get a huge 6.7-inch screen and 6 cameras Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : Sam...
iPhones are the closest thing to a hardware annuity stream tech has ever seen, as they're a known quantity, dependable, and nearly all users will buy again
@stratechery https://stratechery.com/... Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : The iPhone Franchise http://stratechery.com/... @stratechery // Smart. Interesting to consider the iPhone annuity stream relative ...
Amazon is working to ship orders in one correctly sized package by creating padded mailers, using algorithms to optimize packing, and working with manufacturers
'standard' and a pared-down option called ‘frustration free’ http://www.wsj.com/... Erica E. Phillips / @eephillips_wsj : Have you started noticing that your littlest ecommerce items, which used to be...
Russian media reports say two Russian intel officers who worked in office linked to US election hacking have been charged with treason for providing info to US
WASHINGTON — Ever since American intelligence agencies accused Russia of trying to influence the American election … Tweets: @ryanlizza , @nickkristof , and @nycjim Tweets: Ryan Lizza / @ryanlizza : T...
Meeting with tech leaders, Trump says they can call him or his team any time, Thiel is “ahead of the curve”, and administration will work on “fair” trade deals
FOUR—are the president-elect's children. That is 16% of everybody in the room...”—@msuster http://bothsidesofthetable.com/ ... Mark Suster / @msuster : I will separate my business interests from the p...