Mon. 08/01 – Silicon Valley’s Great Scooter Ride Is Over

Apple opens up Apple Pay a tiny bit. But again, from pressure from the Europeans. Meta is accused of abetting sectarian violence in another developing nation. A deep dive into the seeming demise of the entire e-scooter industry. How much good will the CHIPS Act actually do? And a review of the new Dell XPS 13 Plus.

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Links:

• Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16 (The Verge)
• Why dangerous content thrives on Facebook and TikTok in Kenya (Washington Post)
• Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities (TechCrunch)
• Japan, U.S. to launch R&D for 2-nm chip mass production (NikkeiAsia)
• Chipmakers battle for slice of US government support (Financial Times)
• DELL XPS 13 PLUS REVIEW: XPS PLUS, BATTERY MINUS (The Verge)

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