3/17/23
Consumer Tech
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 will debut in mid-range phones this month (Engadget)
Samsung introduces modular camera accessories for the Galaxy S23 series (Verge)
Will Apple switch the iPhone to eSIM-only everywhere by ’24? (Computerworld)
6 years later, the iPhone X still does one thing better than the iPhone 14 Pro (DT)
MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V review: Punching you in the face with power (PCWorld)
HP swings for the MacBook Pro and comes up short (Tom’s)
HP Dragonfly Pro review: a strong debut (DT)
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook review: fast, modern, and helpful (DT)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XT review: No-fuss performance (PCWorld)
Google will stop selling Glass as it looks to cut costs (CNN)
Information
Clip Studio Paint 2.0 update improves color blending and 3D toolkit (Verge)
R-Drive Image 7.1 review: The best backup now supports VHD and WinPE (PCWorld)
AI: How 'freaked out' should we be? (BBC)
AI is about to transform childhood. Are we ready? (Bloomberg)
AI imager Midjourney v5 stuns with photorealistic images—and 5-fingered hands (Ars)
Microsoft 365’s AI-powered Copilot is like an omniscient version of Clippy (Ars)
Google’s AI doctor appears to be getting better (PopSci)
GPT-4 is exciting and scary (NYT)
Firefox’s new feature protects against email tracking and spam (PCWorld)
Musk, rivals edge closer to satellite phone service with FCC nod (Bloomberg)
Commerce/Gig Economy
Amazon calls it quits on newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kindle and print (NiemanLab)
Entertainment
YouTube TV hikes price to $72.99 per month due to rising ‘content costs’ (TechCrunch)
Sony WF-1000XM5 leak offers a first look at the unannounced earbuds (Engadget)
The Steam Spring sale has sprung (Polygon)
The Steam Deck is on sale for the first time ever (Verge)
Nintendo expands Switch Online library with more Game Boy classics and Kirby (Polygon)
Resident Evil 4 review: all-time horror classic gets the bold remake it deserves (DT)
20 years later, Second Life is launching on mobile (Ars)
Social
This is your brain on social media (CNN)
The Gary Lineker tweet scandal shows how the BBC has struggled to adapt to the social media age (NiemanLab)
Utah’s Cox says he will sign divisive social media bill restricting minors (Hill)
Policy/Industry
SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing to join "biggest-ever" US business mission to Vietnam (Reuters)
Lenovo must pay $138.7 mln for InterDigital patents - London court (Reuters)
New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns (Reuters)
France plans to recommend ministers give up TikTok, other apps (Bloomberg)
Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill build an anti-China alliance (WSJ)
Why TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears (AP)
Crypto is finally getting its first Supreme Court appearance (Bloomberg)
U.S. FTC asks social media, video streaming firms info on misleading ads (Reuters)
Mortgages, wine and renovations: Silicon Valley Bank’s deep tech ties (NYT)
Twitch’s chief executive says he is resigning (NYT)
Cybersecurity/Privacy
Wave of stealthy China cyberattacks hit US, private networks, Google says (WSJ)
FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages (Ars)
Federal agency hacked by 2 groups thanks to flaw that went unpatched for 4 years (Ars)
Next
‘The Battle for Your Brain’ review: The new mind readers (WSJ)
Your brain may not be private much longer (Vox)
ABB invests in US robot factory as reshoring trend hots up (Reuters)
This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing (PopSci)
Baidu wins permit to offer driverless robotaxi service in Beijing city (Reuters)