06/01 – Meta Front-Runs The Quest 3

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Zuck tried to front-run the Apple headset announcement this morning. Amazon pays some fines. Apple is testing two new high-end Macs. Microsoft actually seems to be struggling when it comes to game development. And what happens to your crypto project, if you can’t get in touch with the one person in the project who has control of the keys?

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Links:

• Zuck's Meta Quest 3 Announce
• Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Charges (NYTimes)
• Amazon to Pay $30.8 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Claims (Bloomberg)
• Apple Tests New High-End Macs With M2 Max and M2 Ultra Chips Ahead of WWDC (Bloomberg)
• Instagram tests new user control for recommended posts, transparency tool for creators (TechCrunch)
• Inside the Making of Redfall, Xbox’s Latest Misfire (Bloomberg)
• Multichain team says it can't contact CEO amid protocol problems (The Block)
• Wall Street Banks Are Using AI to Rewire the World of Finance (Bloomberg)
• Apple touts $1.1 trillion in App Store commerce in 2022, with $104B in digital sales (TechCrunch)

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