Tech Giants Innovate: Retail and Chip Advances

Is Meta going to open actual physical retail stores to try to sell folks on the promise of the Metaverse? More tangible signs Apple’s silicon is leaving everyone, but especially Intel in the dust. The new Mavic 3 drone from DJI. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• To Build the Metaverse, Meta First Wants to Build Stores (NYTimes)
• Apple’s Road Map for Mac Chips Shows Likely Advantage Over Intel (The Information)
• DJI Launches New Mavic 3 Drone With Longer Flight Time, Improved Cameras and New Safety Features (MacRumors)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade (TechnologyReview.com)
• The Booming Underground Market for Bots That Steal Your 2FA Codes (Motherboard)
• Farewell Offshoring, Outsourcing. Pandemic Rewrites CEO Playbook. (WSJ)
• Silicon Valley wants to power the U.S. war machine (Fast Company)
• The Metaverse Takes Manhattan (NYTimes)

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