Month: April 2021
Amy Klobuchar is coming for the App Store tax
My guest today is Senator Amy Klobuchar, the Democrat from Minnesota who has taken up the role of antitrust enforcer in the Senate under the Biden administration. Her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age, is out today, April 27th. Klobuchar also…
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Apple MacBooks are rumored to get even more powerful Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)
Apple’s successor to the M1 chip, commonly referred to as the M2, has now entered mass production, better positioning the tech giant in its goal of completely replacing Intel chips in Macbooks with its own bespoke hardware. Reported by Nikkei Asia, the Apple M2 could be integrated into consumer products…
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The Best High-Tech Socks to Tackle Your Next Run
Leave the cotton behind in favor of technical fabrics and constructions that help you pile on the miles. Source
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Mobile bank Current raises $220 million Series D, triples valuation to $2.2B
U.S.-based challenger bank Current, which has now grown to nearly 3 million users, announced this morning it has raised a $220 million round of Series D funding, led by new investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The funding swiftly follows Current’s $131 million Series C at the end of last year, at…
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Cyberpunk 2077: A Game of the Year Edition announced by CD Projekt Red null
Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red finally launched after many delays on December 10, 2020. It released to harsh criticism where both critics and players complained about the massive bugs in the game. The developers have since then introduced a series of updates and patches fixing bugs and broken features.…
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Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, but you can’t subscribe in-app
For the first time, Spotify is letting podcasters on its platform offer subscriptions to their shows. The company announced its paid podcast subscription product for the US today, which will initially allow select partners who host their shows on Anchor to charge for content. Twelve independent shows, including Tiny Leaps,…
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