Tech Brew Ride Home Wed. 12/07 – SBF Tried To Give Taylor Swift $100M? (She Said No)
Dec 7, 2022
Microsoft aims to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch as part of its Activision merger. FTX's bizarre attempt to secure a $100 million sponsorship deal with Taylor Swift went south. Telegram has removed the phone number requirement for sign-ups, adding new privacy features. SpaceX introduces Starshield, a military variant of Starlink, while Apple scales back its car ambitions to include traditional controls. Plus, ChatGPT poses a serious threat to Google's traditional search model.
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Call of Duty on Switch
- Microsoft plans to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time.
- This is contingent on FTC approval of Microsoft's Activision merger.
SBF and Taylor Swift
- Sam Bankman-Fried, a Taylor Swift fan, supported a $100 million sponsorship deal with her.
- Other FTX executives opposed the deal due to high costs and questioned the value of celebrity deals.
TSMC Arizona Fabs
- Apple, AMD, and Nvidia plan to buy chips from TSMC's Arizona fabs.
- President Biden believes this domestic chip production could be a "game changer."