Fri. 02/18 – Microsoft Account Now Required

Windows 11 now requires a Microsoft account just to load. Intel’s roadmap comes into view. Is Meta’s metaverse play already getting traction? Next week might be the biggest regulatory week for Crypto ever. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• You’ll need a Microsoft account to set up future versions of Windows 11 Pro (ArsTechnica)
• Intel Discloses Multi-Generation Xeon Scalable Roadmap (AnandTech)
• Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 300,000 users (The Verge)
• Biden seen issuing crypto oversight exec order next week (Yahoo!Finance)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The World Needs What Intel Makes. Can It Make a Comeback? (NYTimes)
• Free your mind: Meditation could be VR's next killer app (Protocol)
• No one cares about your redesign (Garbage Day)
• If Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTok Will See It Up Close (Wired)
• Francis Ford Coppola’s $100 Million Bet (GQ)