China’s crackdown on its tech giants wiped a combined $823B off their market value since a Feb. peak, with Tencent, Alibaba, and Kuaishou as the biggest losers Source
At least 30K US organizations have been hacked by an aggressive Chinese espionage group exploiting unpatched flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange Server Source
Kuo: 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros coming in Q3 2021 with Apple Silicon, MagSafe charging, no Touch Bar, new design with squared-off sides and more built-in IO ports Source
Qualcomm updates its AR Smart Viewer reference design with a higher-powered chipset, a Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth tethering system instead of USB-C, and more Source
GSC Game World decides to “cancel anything NFT-related” in its game Stalker 2 after fans criticize its plans for in-game NFTs in partnership with DMarket Source
Facebook shelved its content transparency report in Q1 fearing public criticism, as the most-viewed link suggested a doctor died due to a COVID-19 vaccine Source
Broadcom is in talks to acquire VMware, which has a ~$40B market cap; the discussions are ongoing and there’s no guarantee they will lead to a purchase Source
Facebook will announce a suite of audio products on Monday, including a Clubhouse-like app, a podcast discovery product connected to Spotify, and more Source
Facebook says it will start testing Live Audio Rooms in Groups and expects to roll out the feature to everyone on the Facebook app by the summer Source
Activision Blizzard says that Blizzard’s head of global human resources, Jesse Meschuk, has also left the company Source