Mon. 08/01 – Silicon Valley’s Great Scooter Ride Is Over

Apple opens up Apple Pay a tiny bit. But again, from pressure from the Europeans. Meta is accused of abetting sectarian violence in another developing nation. A deep dive into the seeming demise of the entire e-scooter industry. How much good will the CHIPS Act actually do? And a review of the new Dell XPS 13 Plus. Sponsors: KeeperSecurity.com/techmeme Links: Apple Pay may finally work on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in iOS 16 (The Verge) Why dangerous content thrives on Facebook and TikTok in Kenya (Washington Post) Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities (TechCrunch) Japan, U.S. to launch R&D for 2-nm chip mass production (NikkeiAsia) Chipmakers battle for slice of US government support (Financial Times) DELL XPS 13 PLUS REVIEW: XPS PLUS, BATTERY MINUS (The Verge) Join the Mutant Podcast Army Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/i8t2k1