TEAMMates | JOMO for 16th Feb
In today’s JOMO: Google does an Apple (almost), some ARM twisting and doo doo doo doo doo
Credit to @bkconn on Reddit for today’s headline idea
🗞In the news
Google to phase out cross-app ad tracking on Android devices - Axios
Google announced Wednesday it will phase out cross-app ad trackers on Android smartphones, a move aimed at increasing data privacy for consumers using its operating system.
For Meta, in markets like India, this changes things a lot
Zuckerberg Calls Staff ‘Metamates’ in Memo Outlining New Vision - Bloomberg
Zuckerberg mentioned the employee label in his conclusion: Meta, Metamates, Me. As explained by Meta executive Andrew Bosworth on Twitter, it’s a naval reference. “It’s about the sense of responsibility we have for our collective success and to each other as teammates,” Zuckerberg wrote.
Sounds like something that was drafted in a hurry. Honestly Metamates? What’s next Primates? 🙈 Visit Reddit for some fun
Baby Shark is getting a full-length movie - Verge
“Baby Shark” — the impossibly catchy viral earworm of a children’s song that’s also the most-watched YouTube video in history — is getting a full-length film, set for release in 2023, Paramount announced.
If you dont know what the Baby Shark phenomenon is all about, here’s some background: Baby Shark is the first YouTube video to surpass 10 billion views
🤑🚀Startups, funding etc
African fintech Flutterwave triples valuation to over $3B after $250M Series D - Techcrunch
Becomes Africa’s ‘most valuable’ startup
🤔Interesting read
It is obvious that serving ads creates misaligned incentives for search engines. The founders of Google pointed this out themselves when they were just getting started. Unfortunately, these thoughts on the failings of ad-based search engines read like an instruction manual for what Google did next.
They’ve dialed it up to the max recently to squeeze out every last cent before their inevitable collapse.
Try using Google Search’s related properties to really see this in action: Hotels, Flights etc. Btw, if you ever wonder what’s the alternative ,do try DuckDuckGo sometime
How SoftBank’s costly bet on the “Internet of things” backfired at Arm - Ars Technica
Arm remains the dominant player in designing chips for smartphones, still the most ubiquitous form of computing but a source of much slower growth in recent years. Ahead of an initial public offering that could come as soon as this year, the company is racing to solidify its position in new markets that it has underexploited to date, while trying to drive up profits to appeal to a new set of investors.
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📊Poll for the day
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