Party's Over

Netflix announces paid password sharing, Uncle Sam goes for Calibri, Meta centralizes privacy features

Good morning! In the most polarizing move of the decade, the US Secretary of State has mandated the use of Calibri over Times New Roman. A State Department officer says they're "anticipating an internal revolt" - let the fun begin 🔥

Highlight of the day

Netflix announced that paid account-sharing will go live in Q1. Netflix use will be limited to a household, with an option to pay for extra sharing. Their test in Latin America saw an initial "cancel reaction" followed by "improved overall revenue" in the medium term.

Features & products hot off the press

Big tech

  • Meta centralizes user and privacy settings for IG & Facebook

  • Instagram ships a "quiet mode" time-management feature

  • WhatsApp rolls out a "message yourself" feature

  • Amazon shuts down AmazonSmile, its charity product 

  • Twitter launches its Blue subscription on Android

General and early-stage

  • Smores launches a music-discovery app with a Tik-Tok like feed

  • National Australia Bank launches its AUDN stablecoin

  • Clubhouse ships House Lounges on desktop web

  • EnvShare launches its open-source secret sharing app

  • Upstox ships document collaboration features 

Other good finds

  • Origin stories. Summarizing the first Reddit posts about large consumer apps

  • Hyper optimized. Gas customized iOS images based on referral gender

  • Well timed. Peter Thiel's fund sold nearly all its crypto just before the crash

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-  Amol