Tech Meme

New York Times: Eight current and former Apple employees share their concerns about the upcoming MR headset’s $3,000 price, its utility, and the unproven AR/VR market  —  The company is expected to unveil an augmented reality headset in a few months.  Some employees wonder if the device makes sense for Apple. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple last week demoed its mixed reality headset, likely dubbed Reality Pro or Reality One, for its top ~100 executives, ahead of their annual offsite  —  Apple’s push into mixed reality will take years to pay off, with the company hoping the device follows the same trajectory as its smartwatch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Brock / Reuters: Sources: concerned about Chinese spying, the US helped SubCom win its $600M bid for a Singapore-France subsea cable project via incentives and investor pressure  —  Subsea cables, which carry the world’s data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war.  Washington, fearful of Beijing’s spies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Source: Elon Musk emailed Twitter employees offering stock grants at a ~$20B valuation, or 55% less than what he paid to buy the company  —  Elon Musk offered Twitter employees stock grants at a valuation of roughly $20 billion, said a person familiar with an email Musk sent to staff, less than half what he paid to buy the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samriddhi Sakunia / Rest of World: After India’s legal orders this week, Twitter blocked the tweets of 122 users, including reporters and politicians, from Indian users; it used to push back more  —  Last year, before Elon Musk took over as CEO, Twitter pushed back against such requests from the government.  —  • NEW DELHI, INDIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

ProPublica: A look at OBNBrandon, a prolific scammer in a booming community focused on banning influencers’ accounts, mainly on Instagram, and extorting for “reactivation”  —  Just after midnight on Sept. 13, Kristian “Murda” Murphy was watching TV at home in Boca Raton, Florida, when his phone began buzzing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samriddhi Sakunia / Rest of World: After India’s legal requests this week, Twitter blocked tweets from 122 users, including reporters and politicians, from Indian users; it used to push back more  —  Last year, before Elon Musk took over as CEO, Twitter pushed back against such requests from the government.  —  • NEW DELHI, INDIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Meta Quest Pro teardown: US parts account for 34% of the headset’s estimated $440 in component costs, China 18%, South Korea 10%, Japan 3%, and 35% unidentified  —  Among the design differences between the Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 is the color; the new model is black rather than white. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: The hacker of DeFi lending protocol Euler Finance returns 58,737 ETH, worth ~$102M, from the 96K ETH stolen in a flash-loan attack on March 13; EUL jumps ~27%  —  – The Euler hacker has returned 58,737 ETH from the 96,000 ETH stolen.  — They previously returned 3,000 ETH. Lees verder op Tech Meme

ProPublica: A look at OBNbrandon, a prolific scammer in a booming community focused on banning influencers’ Instagram accounts and demanding payment for reactivation  —  Just after midnight on Sept. 13, Kristian “Murda” Murphy was watching TV at home in Boca Raton, Florida, when his phone began buzzing. Lees verder op Tech Meme