Techmeme Ride Home Mon. 05/02 – EU Says Apple’s NFC Chips Don’t Play Well With Others
May 2, 2022
The EU is cracking down on Apple for potential antitrust violations in mobile payments, spotlighting their NFC chip dominance. Yuga Labs' latest virtual land sale threw Ethereum gas fees into chaos, while bots wreaked havoc on Solana, leading to a major network outage. The departure of Jony Ive from Apple is revisited through a new book, revealing the evolution of design after Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, internal strife surfaces at Google as tensions escalate among AI researchers, fueled by a recent controversial firing.
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EU vs Apple on NFC
- The EU is investigating Apple for limiting access to NFC chips in iPhones.
- This allegedly favors Apple Pay and harms competition.
Otherside Land Sale Congests Ethereum
- Yuga Labs' Otherside metaverse land sale raised $320 million but congested Ethereum, causing high gas fees.
- Users paid up to $14,000 in gas, exceeding the NFT's price, prompting Yuga Labs to apologize.
Solana Outage
- Solana experienced a 7-hour outage due to a bot attack on its NFT minting tool, Candy Machine.
- This outage highlights Solana's ongoing stability issues despite its promise of high transaction throughput.
