Fri. 01/21 – Intel Bringing Silicon Back (To Ohio)

The trend of re-onshoring silicon production domestically and Intel’s turnaround plans collide in a way that is very good for Ohio. Twitter will let you NFT-up your profile picture. Google’s doing the AR headset thing too. That Apple education discount has gotten harder to spoof. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Exclusive: Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside (Time)
• Twitter Embraces NFTs With New Profile-Picture Feature (WSJ)
• GOOGLE IS BUILDING AN AR HEADSET (The Verge)
• Netflix Falls Short of Q4 Subscriber Target, Stock Tumbles on Weak Forecast (Variety)
• We regret to inform you that Apple now verifies anyone asking for educational discounts (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How Did ID.me Get Between You and Your Identity? (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• The SPAC Ship Is Sinking. Investors Want Their Money Back. (WSJ)
• THE INSIDE STORY OF IBEER, THE UNDERDOG BEER APP THAT MADE MILLIONS (MelMagazine)
• The Rise of A.I. Fighter Pilots (The New Yorker)
• How Tumblr Became Popular for Being Obsolete (The New Yorker)

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