DJI Drama, Crypto Heists, and Vanishing Webpages ππ°πΈοΈ
Welcome to The Compiler, a daily curation of tech news.
πΏ MAIN CHARACTER
DJI's on thin ice with Uncle Sam. The US Senate just passed a bill that could ban all DJI products in a year unless they can convince someone (anyone?) in national security that they're not a threat. Not just drones - we're talking anything with a camera or radio. DJI's spinning this as "good news" since there's no explicit ban yet, but come on. It's like being told "Prove you're not a spy or we'll assume you are." Read more
π₯ SPICY TAKES
- Apple's throwing a fit over EU interoperability laws, crying "privacy risks!" Meanwhile, Meta's accusing them of being anticompetitive. It's like watching toddlers argue over who gets to play with the cool toy first. More drama here
- Qualcomm's CEO just called Arm's actions "outrageous" in their ongoing licensing trial. Tech giants fighting over who gets to charge who for using invisible chip designs. Peak 2024, folks. Watch the fireworks
β‘οΈ QUICK HITS
- Smart ring maker Εura just raised $200M at a $5.2B valuation. They've sold 2.5M+ rings and doubled sales to ~$500M in 2024. Turns out people really want tiny computers on their fingers. More details
- Hackers stole $2.2B in crypto across 303 hacks in 2024. Up from $1.8B in 2023. At this point, isn't getting hacked just part of the crypto experience? See the numbers
- Congress approved $3B to rip out Huawei and ZTE gear from US networks. Because nothing says "national security" like a multi-billion dollar game of telecom Jenga. Full story
π€ SHOWER THOUGHT
The internet is forever... except when it isn't. A Pew study found 38% of webpages from 2013 are now gone. We're building our digital culture on quicksand. Maybe it's time to invest in some internet sandbags? Dive deeper
Thanks for reading!
