Jay Peters
Match Group is launching Archer, a new dating app for gay, bisexual, and queer men.
You’ll have to verify your profile with a selfie if you sign up for the app.
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Meta says it will have to pull news from Facebook and Instagram if California’s Journalism Preservation Act passes.
If the bill goes through, big tech companies would have pay a “journalism usage fee” to when they distribute local news content on their platforms. Meta, unsurprisingly, isn’t a fan of that idea.
Jay Peters
WWDC might bring Mac Studios with M2 chips.
A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple is testing new computers with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. Given that the Mac Studio is now more than a year old and runs on the M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips... I’ll let you connect the dots.
Next Monday is going to be a really big show, isn’t it?
Jay Peters
Amazon is using AI in its warehouses to spot damaged items.
The system is only in use at two warehouses right now, with plans to be rolled out at 10 more in North America and Europe, according to The Wall Street Journal. But Amazon apparently believes that the technology could be a major part of its warehouses in the future — which could lead to further automation and more concerns from some of its already unhappy warehouse workers.
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“A new era begins.”
Apple certainly seems to be hyping the debut of something big at WWDC — perhaps a high-end mixed reality headset? We’re expecting a few other big things as well. We’ll be covering everything out of the show, which kicks off on June 5th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT.
Jay Peters
Google Weather might become a standalone app.
9to5Google noticed the potential change as part of some APK sleuthing. Seems like it would be a nice change — like when the Apple Weather app finally came to iPad.
Jay Peters
Amazon employees plan to walk out on Wednesday.
“RTO, layoffs, and a broken Climate Pledge all show leadership is exhibiting Day 2 behavior and taking us in the wrong direction,” the organizers wrote. The walkout is scheduled to begin at 3PM ET.
