Aloof Nerd or Straight Up F**Kwit
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FRIDAY LINKS: WeWork tells investors it lost $3.2bn last year as it woos them for Spac deal  WeWork is back and plans to go public via a SPAC merger. The paperwork shows the company lost $3.2B last year, which compares with a $3.5B loss in 2019. occupancy rates fell to 47 percent at the close of 2020, a drop of 72 percent from the start of the year. Will there be a co-working comeback?   Richard Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation after resigning in 2019 “Stallman also had a long history of iffy behaviour that often crossed the line between aloof nerd and straight up f*****t.” The Sizzle…  And a number of FSF members have asked he be removed again  Free software advocates seek removal of Richard Stallman and entire FSF board Facebook is cool with you threatening to kill a public person  Facebook guidelines allow users to call for death of public figures Apple Wants Epic Games' Australian Lawsuit Thrown Out of Federal Court Among many arguments made, Apple argued that the cases between Epic and Apple are so similar in both California and Australia that it should be settled in the jurisdiction originally agreed upon by the two companies. Super Nintendo World review: sensory overload This is the first place i want to go to overseas  OnePlus Watch has 14-day battery, $159 price tag Not running Android Wear, but a proprietary system  Nintendo’s fancy new switch still using off the shelf products - upscaling  OLED Nintendo Switch reportedly uses new Nvidia chip with DLSS support Why does the homepod have temperature and humidity sensors?  HomePod mini reportedly includes room temperature and humidity sensor, could be enabled through software update Butterfly keyboard class action  Judge certifies class action lawsuit against Apple over infamous MacBook butterfly keyboard Ted Lasso wins writers guild  Ted Lasso wins big at Writers Guild of America awards Lina Khan seems certain to get the FTC gig Biden to nominate tech antitrust pioneer Lina Khan for FTC commissioner Super cheap EV car goes on sale in China This tiny car beat Tesla’s Model 3 as the best-selling EV in the world for January and February Enterprise software sucks, and that’s a security issue. Citigroup sent $900m to the wrong account and blamed the terrible interface of its software as the culprit  Business Software Faces Pressure to Update Its User Experience Intel coming out swinging against Apple’s M1 chip Intel claims M1 Macs 'just don't stack up' against PCs on new comparison website Dorsey sells his fungy first tweet Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold for $2.9 million as an NFT Follow us on Apple podcasts, spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. …    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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