Coinbase Challenges and Musk Controversies

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)

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