Journals

Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal: Despite X’s push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X’s ad business and inconsistent payments  —  Despite platform’s push, many creators say X is… Read More »Despite X’s push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X’s ad business and inconsistent payments (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal)

Financial Times: Chinese officials have begun following the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines to phase out Intel/AMD processors and Windows from government PCs and servers  —  China has introduced new guidelines that will mean US microprocessors from Intel and… Read More »Chinese officials have begun following the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines to phase out Intel/AMD processors and Windows from government PCs and servers (Financial Times)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: An analysis of the DOJ’s case against Apple; sources: Apple will start rolling out its system to update packaged iPhones’ software to its US stores in April  —  With its lawsuit against Apple, the Justice Department… Read More »An analysis of the DOJ’s case against Apple; sources: Apple will start rolling out its system to update packaged iPhones’ software to its US stores in April (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Financial Times: How the restructuring of Diamond Sports, with a lifeline from Amazon, might offer a new model for airing local sports fixtures in the streaming era  —  A lifeline to the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group might offer a new… Read More »How the restructuring of Diamond Sports, with a lifeline from Amazon, might offer a new model for airing local sports fixtures in the streaming era (Financial Times)

Wall Street Journal: Some TikTok fans in India still question the country’s 2020 decision to ban the app, saying alternatives like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels lack its allure  —  Young adults in India who came of age on the… Read More »Some TikTok fans in India still question the country’s 2020 decision to ban the app, saying alternatives like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels lack its allure (Wall Street Journal)

Justin Ling / Wired: How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile  —  The Soledar Salt Mine in eastern Ukraine shut down… Read More »How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile (Justin Ling/Wired)

David Pan / Bloomberg: April’s Bitcoin halving will slash revenue for miners, who will likely move from the US to lower-cost countries like Ethiopia, Tanzania, Paraguay, and Uruguay  —  – Outdated machines may be profitable in low-cost energy areas  —… Read More »April’s Bitcoin halving will slash revenue for miners, who will likely move from the US to lower-cost countries like Ethiopia, Tanzania, Paraguay, and Uruguay (David Pan/Bloomberg)

Vish Gain / Silicon Republic: Leaders from 20 EU countries sign the Quantum Pact, recognizing the importance of quantum tech in enhancing Europe’s scientific and industrial competitiveness  —  Thomas Skordas of the European Commission describes the Quantum Pact as the… Read More »Leaders from 20 EU countries sign the Quantum Pact, recognizing the importance of quantum tech in enhancing Europe’s scientific and industrial competitiveness (Vish Gain/Silicon Republic)

Brian Fung / CNN: More than 23M US households risk losing internet access by the end of April as Congress fails to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program due to GOP opposition  —  Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter… Read More »More than 23M US households risk losing internet access by the end of April as Congress fails to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program due to GOP opposition (Brian Fung/CNN)

Jesusegun Alagbe / Rest of World: Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024  —  Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle… Read More »Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024 (Jesusegun Alagbe/Rest of World)