TP-Link Ban, SpaceX City & Instagram's Ad Triumph 🚀💻

Welcome to The Compiler, a daily curation of tech news.

🍿 MAIN CHARACTER

Uncle Sam's coming for your router! The US is eyeing a ban on TP-Link, the Chinese networking giant that owns 65% of the US router market. Why? National security concerns and alleged links to Chinese cyberattacks. Plus, they're suspected of selling below cost to dominate the market. Talk about a tech Cold War! If this goes through, it'll be a massive shakeup for home and small business networks across America. Read more

🔥 SPICY TAKES

• Elon's clearance clearance? Musk allegedly failed to report international travel required by his security clearance. Oops! Looks like even tech billionaires can't escape paperwork. This adds another layer to the Musk drama saga. Full story
• SpaceX wants to be a city, y'all! They're pushing to incorporate Starbase as an official Texas town. Is this the start of corporate-run cities? Imagine your mayor being a rocket. Read more

⚡️ QUICK HITS

• Intel's Arc B580 GPU is selling like hotcakes, surprising everyone (including Intel). A rare win in the Nvidia-dominated GPU world. Details here
• Even Netflix can't figure out its AWS bill. Cloud costs: confusing for streaming giants, impossible for the rest of us. Learn more
• Instagram's set to rake in 50% of Meta's US ad revenue by 2025. TikTok who? Full story

🤔 SHOWER THOUGHT

The internet is decaying faster than we can archive it. Our digital footprints are more like sandcastles than stone tablets. Future historians are gonna have a tough time piecing together our meme culture. Read more

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