Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 11/26 – Apple Going Too Thin Again?
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Nov 26, 2024 Intel secures a massive $7.9 billion for U.S. chip manufacturing, aiming to enhance supply chains. Threads adapts to competition with Bluesky by letting users choose their feed. Huawei shakes up the market with its new Mate 70 smartphone, while Apple faces backlash for pushing iPhone designs to extreme thinness—could we lose the SIM card slot? Plus, the drama unfolds as Drake calls out UMG and Spotify over alleged music manipulation, adding fuel to the fire of hip-hop rivalries!
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Intel's Chip Funding
- The US government awarded Intel nearly $8 billion to boost domestic chip production.
- This aims to reduce reliance on Asia and address geopolitical tensions with China.
Threads Adapts to Competition
- Threads is finally allowing users to choose their default feed.
- Competition from Bluesky motivated this change, improving user experience.
X's Link Deprioritization
- Elon Musk confirmed X deprioritizes posts with links.
- He claims this combats "lazy linking," pushing native content.
