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Snap introduces a beta program that will share revenue on mid-roll ads in Snapchat Stories, the NFT marketplace Cent halted most transaction in response to rampant plagiarized NFTs, and China's SMIC reports record revenue in 2021. Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US Senators urge the CIA to inform the public on a mass surveillance action, Arm and Nvidia call off acquisition, and Apple announces Tap to Pay feature for iPhones.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A declassified partially-redacted letter from two US Senators urge the CIA to inform the public on a mass surveillance action, AMD cleared to acquire Xilinx after 16 months, and Wordle's migration to the New York Times causes issues for stats.Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung announced new flagship phones and tablets, including the Galaxy S22 Ultra with integrated S-Pen, two of India's short-form video apps announce a strategic merger, and contaminated NAND flash prodution impacts exabytes of flash memory. Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple disclosed that in iOS 15 some iPhone's recorded Siri interactions after users opted out, Instagram rolls out the ability to bulk delete and archive posts, and SpaceX loses satellites to a geomagnetic storm.Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arm and Nvidia call off its announced acquisition, Apple announces Tap to Pay feature for iPhones, and the Bluesky Public Benefit LLC will pursue a decentralized standard for social media as an independent organization. Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon and Nike both reportedly discussed acquiring Peloton internally, Stadia reportedly more focused on white-label services, and the FCC tells Congress replacing ZTE and Huawei networking equipment is going to be more expensive. Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony intends to acquire game developer Bungie, Spotify publishes content platform policies, and Twitter expands downvote testing.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter will expand its test of downvotes, Google launches the free Workspace Essentials tier, and Snap reported its first quarterly net profit.Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook reports it's first decrease in daily active users, Microsoft reportedly cancelled plans for a HoloLens 3, and DeepMind's AlphaCode is pretty competitive.Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.