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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
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
Twitter nugget
why is the weather app using 25% of cpu
— Jarred Sumner (@jarredsumner)
5:03 AM • Jan 19, 2023
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