Fiat Users Are Playing Hot Potato While Bitcoiners Play Musical Chairs

The economy can be thought of as a complex orchestra. Industry sectors are represented by the choir, strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. These sectors are all working together as harmoniously as possible to create a seamless experience for the listeners and for themselves. Each individual utilizes the instruments available to them to add value to our collective experience.
Read more: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/fiat-hot-potato-bitcoin-musical-chairs?source=Snapzu

TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants

Facebook is trying to copy TikTok, but this strategy may well signal the end of these legacy platforms.
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/tiktok-and-the-fall-of-the-social-media-giants?source=Snapzu

Uber will start showing drivers how much they’ll be paid for accepting a trip

Uber says that it’s “completely reimagined the way drivers accept rides” with a feature called “upfront fares,” which shows drivers exactly how much they’ll be paid for a trip and where they’ll end up after dropping a rider off. In its announcement on Friday, the company says the change is part of its push to make driving for the rideshare service more flexible.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/29/23284543/uber-driver-app-pay-information-trip-radar?source=Snapzu

Intel Kills Optane Memory Business Entirely, Pays $559 Million to Exit

Intel's Q2 2022 earnings report today was uncharacteristically disappointing, but it also hid a new announcement: Intel is ending its Optane business entirely. During the earnings call, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger clarified the vaguely worded announcement in the earnings documents, confirming that Intel will wind down its Optane business. The move incurs a $559 million inventory impairment/write-off.
Read more: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-kills-optane-memory-business-for-good?source=Snapzu

Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year

Scary news for Halloween fans: This fall, you might be out of luck in the candy aisle
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/business/hershey-halloween/index.html?source=Snapzu

Meta will stop paying US publishers to put their content in Facebook’s News tab

The three-year "experiment" is over as Facebook and IG shift focus, again.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23283078/meta-facebook-news-tab-paid-publishers-is-over?source=Snapzu

Meta thinks Facebook may need more “harmful health misinformation”

The US continues to struggle with pandemic management. Where cases are rising right now, some cities and counties are considering reinstating mask mandates, and many hospitals are confronting a chronic nursing shortage.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/07/meta-thinks-facebook-may-need-more-harmful-health-misinformation/?source=Snapzu