Fri. 02/07 – UK Backdoor Into iPhones?

Is the UK government about to force Apple to put backdoors into all of our iPhones? Tallying up the Tech Earnings week of CAPEX announcements. We might get a new iPhone next week. The Weekend Longreads suggestions. And listen to the end of the show cause I’m running an experiment.

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Links:

• U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts (Washington Post)
• Amazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI (CNBC)
• Tech Giants Double Down on Their Massive AI Spending (WSJ)
• Apple’s Long-Awaited Overhaul of iPhone SE Nears Release (Bloomberg)
• Softbank set to invest $40 billion in OpenAI at $260 billion valuation, sources say (CNBC)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How is Fortnite's Attempt to Become the YouTube of Gaming Going? (Posting Nexus)
• The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords. (NYTimes)

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