‘Wolfboy and the Everything Factor’, ‘Rolling With Otis’, and ‘Puppy Place’ will join the the slate of kids and families shows on Apple TV+.
Challenges Ahead for Apple Pay Adoption
Looking at studies in consumer spending habits, we can see that there are clearly some hurdles still ahead for Apple Pay adoption.
SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase Over its USDC Lending Feature
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that the SEC is threatening to sue if it launches Lend. Lend is the platform’s feature that would give users 4% APY for USD Coin.
We shared this view and the details of Lend with the SEC. After our initial meeting, we answered all of the SEC’s questions in writing and then again in person. But we didn’t get much of a response. The SEC told us they consider Lend to involve a security, but wouldn’t say why or how they’d reached that conclusion.
They also asked for the name and contact information of every single person on our Lend waitlist.
That second part is particularly gross. Update: I think this is a nice write-up from Bloomberg on the matter.
Twitter Experiments With 'Communities' Feature for Shared Interests
Twitter is experimenting with a feature called Communities. It would let people tweet directly to others who share the same interests.
Subscription Control, Treats for Your Tech – TMO Daily Observations 2021-09-08
Jeff Butts and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss managing all of your subscriptions, and Charlotte’s new headphones.
Privacy Advocates Deliver 59,000 Petition Signatures to Apple Over CSAM Detection
Privacy advocates have delivered a petition to Apple over its plans to install a system on its devices to detect child sexual abuse material.
Germany Secretly Purchased NSO Group Spyware 'Pegasus'
A report reveals that Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) had purchased the Pegasus spyware to monitor suspects.
AirPods Pro: First Impressions After (Finally) Getting a Pair
Despite a previous aversion to the stems, Charlotte Henry got a pair of AirPods Pro this week and loves them.
Graph Blockchain Aims to Create 3D NFTs for Augmented Reality
New World Inc, a subsidiary of Graph Blockchain, announced its intention to create NFTs using 3D scanning. These allow them to be viewed in an immersive environment using AR/VR.
For example, Contributors can create holograms of their favorite athlete, fabricate an unconventional piece of furniture, design a high-end piece of clothing, or create abstract pieces of art, all derived from objects in the tangible world.
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and dancer Naldo Benny is the most recent celebrity to team up with New World to create an NFT through 3D scanning. Naldo tracked his signature dance moves and mannerisms that were translated into a digital avatar by New World’s creative team and sold as an NFT.
This seems cool to me, and more of what I envision NFTs to be: Virtual representations of physical objects.
Logitech's New 'Logi Dock' Combines a Speaker and Dock for Cords
On Wednesday Logitech announced Logi Dock, a product that features one-touch controls for video meetings, a speakerphone, and ports.
