Apple’s big week was not without its flaws

Hello, friends. Week In Review is where we recap some of the top stories from this week.

Everything that came out of the Worldwide Developer Conference was the most read story this week. This year's show was no different, as Apple tends to dominate the news cycle.

At the beginning of the conference, Apple makes back-to-back announcements for all of their products. There's a new mobile operating system! There is a plan to take over your dashboard. The new M2 chip is faster and more efficient than the M1 chip. Rather than linking out to different posts on the same topic, I will just link you to the big one here.

other stuff

Security researchers at MIT have detailed the workings of an "unpatchable" security flaw in the chip. The company doesn't think it presents an immediate risk to users and is insufficient to circumvent operating system security protections on its own.

The on-demand delivery companies were so focused on whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.

We knew about the deal at the end of December, when most people were not looking at a computer screen. It was announced this week that the deal is done, and it's a huge amount of money.

It's my least favorite part of the newsletter. There have been layoffs at many companies since we last checked in. Some people have an overview of the layoffs.

Want the fun of a motorcycle but don't want to deal with the weather? The prototype of the "Nimbus One" is a three-wheeled EV that looks like a motorcycle and a Smart car. They will cost about $200 a month when they start shipping next year.

The image is called Nimbus.

audio stuff

Everyone has a radio show nowadays. Do we too? We have a lot of them.

Chain Reaction was one of the highlights this week, where Lucas andAnita talked with Sriram Krishnan of a16z about the firm's new $4.5 billion fund and what the web3 landscape looks like.

added stuff

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Several notable women investors have left their roles at established firms to launch funds of their own over the past year.

Sales of NFT are down. Will there be investment in companies focused on NFT? Alex looks at the data

Lunchbox, a company that builds online ordering systems for restaurants and ghost kitchens, raised $50 million in February.