Happy vs Merry | JOMO for 24th Dec
In today’s JOMO: Did you know the British say Happy Christmas and the Americans use Merry Christmas? What does that have to do with tech news? Nothing. <Well, it is Christmas eve and so a rather slow news weekend>
🗞In the news
Tesla will stop letting people play games in cars that are moving - Verge
Fun fact: the earlier version had a popup ‘I am a passenger’ which allowed you to play, *even when the car was moving*. Also, based on a Linkedin comment our earlier poll received, some ppl find this not at all dangerous. Probably cos they already do it, with an Xbox/Playstation in the back!
Chinese tech giant Baidu says it could be 6 years before it can fully deliver its metaverse - CNBC
Beijing-based Baidu plans to hold its annual developers’ event Monday in the virtual world of its metaverse app, XiRang. The company claims it will be China’s first metaverse conference.
🤑🚀Startups, funding etc
Purple Dot, a waitlist and pre-order platform for the fashion industry, raises $4M - TC
UK startup Purple Dot has an ecommerce ‘waitlist and pre-order’ platform, allowing fashion brands to only produce the exact volume of goods ordered, thereby cutting down waste.
Something tells me this, and the segment, is going to be pretty big, pretty soon
🤔Interesting read
This is our first look at Android 13 “Tiramisu” and some of its upcoming features - XDA
Ola’s dream of world’s biggest e-scooter factory hits hurdle - ET
Customers waiting for their bikes are already voicing their unhappiness. When Ola began taking orders in September, it said deliveries would begin in October, which later got pushed to November and then to Dec. 15. Many disgruntled customers -- some of whom paid the entire 99,999 rupees ($1,323) upfront -- have taken to social media.
No wonder CoD was invented in our country
📊Poll for the day
Do you use CoD?
Yes, always
Sometimes, especially for new sites
Always pay upfront
That’s it folks for this week.
And ya, a Happy *and* Merry Christmas to you!
Curated from:
Morning Brew, Verge, Techcrunch, Techmeme, CNBC, Hacker News, Product Hunt and more