Wiser! Catchup #3: A month's worth of news, analysis, insights and information from across the Tech Economy. Includes BigTech, Social Media, the Metaverse, Web3, Crypto, Bitcoin and AI (amongst other things).
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#54
TikTok continues to set the pace in the attention economy, especially with Gen Z. In this issue I look at what Instagram are doing in response. Plus
- the madness of NFTs (considering nobody could spell N-F-T a year ago)
- finally, we saw the end of the Blackberry (a story of interest for older people)
- the origins of the iPhone (as it approaches 15th birthday)
- And stories about racial bias at AirBnB, Google and MetaFacebook in trouble with regulators in France, Intel apologises to China and the ex-"Silicon Valley's 1st female unicorn" Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty.
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#55
The iPhone had its 15th birthday, which is pretty amazing when you think about how much has changed because of it when 15 years doesn't seem very long in the grand scheme of things! Plus;
- I reported how crypto scammers had had a record year for taking digital money off people last year;
- How Kazakhstan has become the number 2 nation for Bitcoin mining;
- Reese Witherspoon is apparently big into NFTs and the Metaverse, as are Ralph Lauren;
- plus updates on Oculus VR sales, Facebook's patent to analysis images and Google's plans to put tiny radars in your car to sense when you're moving.
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#57
Unsealed papers in the US anti-trust against Google revealed the extent of their collusion with Facebook. And it was damning! Plus;
- how much does Roblox exploit kids?
- the UK Gov spent half a million on influencing public opinion against End-to-End Encryption
- Microsoft's acquisition of Activision is going to be the largest tech deal in history
- plus updates on El Salvador's foray into Bitcoin, Peloton in trouble, and Amazon opens its first physical store in California.
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#58
This was the Birthday Issue as Wiser! celebrates its first birthday: The lead story was about BigTech and the record amounts they spent in 2021 on political lobbying and acquisitions. Plus;
- More on El Salvador buying the dip and President Bukele posting a meme of him working for MacDonald's (as the price of BTC continues down)
- A disturbing story about Replika, not just an AI cure for loneliness
- More on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision and strategy for the Metaverse.
- Plus Google's AR headset, MetaFacebook's AI supercomputer and the Fed sits on the fence over a CBDC for the dollar.
Rick Huckstep
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#52: One Year Wiser
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