Fri. 12/17 – Apple Really Is Going To Do The Whole Widget, Aren’t They?

Apple really is going to try to make all its gadget components itself, isn’t it? The deeper reason why the Biden administration doesn’t want you investing in Chinese tech. More on the brewing war between the gamers and the NFTers. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple Builds New Team in Southern California to Bring More Wireless Chips In-House (Bloomberg)
• Biden administration concerned about U.S. investments in Chinese tech companies with military or surveillance ties (Washington Post)
• FTC Slows Meta Platforms’ Metaverse Strategy By Extending Antitrust Probe of VR Deal (The Information)
• Players invest $54M in Molyneux’s NFT game Legacy in hopes of earning even more (ArsTechnica)
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will no longer have NFTs after fan outcry (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• THE METAVERSE IS ALREADY HERE — AND IT’S FULL OF POKEMON, SAYS NIANTIC CEO JOHN HANKE (The Verge)
• The ‘To the Moon’ Crash Is Coming (Motherboard)
• Strange, horny game ads are flooding social media. I accidentally became obsessed (The Guardian)
• MATTER’S PLAN TO SAVE THE SMART HOME (The Verge)
• Computers Revolutionized Chess. Magnus Carlsen Wins by Being Human (WSJ)