News Australia Withdraws Apple AirTags From Sale Over Safety Concerns Macro Strategist: James Sterling The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently addressing the issue. According to Australian law, any device with a battery compartment must be designed so that mountings protect it, and children cannot open it.
BigTech Apple Could Be Fined up to $27 Billion for Violating EU Antitrust Laws Macro Strategist: James Sterling The European agency's charges focus on two App Store rules: the need to use an embedded payment system with an accompanying 30 percent fee to Apple, and a ban on informing users about alternative purchase options outside the app.
News Neuralink Co-Founder Max Hodak Left the Neurotechnology Startup Macro Strategist: James Sterling Co-founder of the Neuralink startup, Max Hodak, who worked with Elon Musk on brain implants, has left the company. He did not publicly announce the reason for leaving the startup.
News Instagram Will Let Its Users Filter Out Offensive DMs Macro Strategist: James Sterling Instagram will let its users filter private messages with offensive words, phrases or emojis. The new feature can be turned on in a dedicated section of the privacy settings called Hidden Words.
News Twitter Is Adding a COVID-19 Vaccine Prompt to Users' Timelines Macro Strategist: James Sterling Popular social media platform Twitter has come up with a new feature, a fact box about COVID-19 vaccines in users' timeline, to help promote vaccination as well as provide users with helpful information on the topic.
News WhatsApp Will Limit the Functionality of Some Users on May 15 Macro Strategist: James Sterling WhatsApp reminded users that new rules for using the messenger will come into force on May 15, as well as told users what will happen to the accounts of those who do not accept the changes.
News The New Cryptocurrency Could Cause an HDD and SSD Shortage Macro Strategist: James Sterling It is too early to talk about the global shortage. The likelihood of such a turn of events will increase if the popularity of Chia continues to grow. For example, now it is not even available for trading yet.
News Telegram Soon May Add New Payment Features Macro Strategist: James Sterling In the next Telegram update, it may become possible to sell goods and services in channels and groups, not only with bots' help.
BigTech TSMC Says Chip Shortages Will Last Until 2022 Macro Strategist: James Sterling The global chip shortage arose due to the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for various gadgets.
News WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Might Be Illegal Macro Strategist: James Sterling WhatsApp's new privacy policy may be illegal, but representatives of WhatsApp still assure its users that the update will not affect the users' correspondence in any way, and it will still be encrypted.
News Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Was Tested in Combat Scenarios Macro Strategist: James Sterling Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students. Boston Dynamics was not notified of Spot's participation in military activities. The company claimed that all buyers sign an agreement according to which the robot cannot harm people.
News How to Check if You Are Among Facebook Users Whose Data Leaked? Macro Strategist: James Sterling There is one easy way to check whether your personal data leaked or not. You can use the Have I Been Pwned service to do this.
