The Markup:
Analysis in 38 US cities: AT&T, Verizon, and others offer lower-income and least-white areas slow internet for the same price as faster service in other regions — An investigation by The Markup found that AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink disproportionately offered lower-income …
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon replaces consumer unit chief Manon Brouillette, who joined in July 2021, with CEO Hans Vestberg; Verizon stock is down 29% in 2022 — Consumer division leader Manon Brouillette departs after less than a year amid weak wireless subscriber growth — Verizon Communications Inc. VZ …
Steffie Banatvala / Financial Times:
A look at the Safetipin app, which lets users map safe and unsafe areas in 65 cities across 16 countries and is helping New Delhi carry out improvement work — First rolled out in India, Safetipin is mapping safe and unsafe areas in 65 cities across 16 countries
Adele Peters / Fast Company:
GiveDirectly and Google.org are using AI mapping and satellite imagery to find low-income hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico and Florida and send cash payments — Storms worsen inequality. These $700 cash payments can help lessen the blow. — After a disaster like Hurricane Ian …
Samuel Stolton / Politico:
The UK’s CMA launches an investigation into Apple’s and Google’s dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, following a survey that found a “stranglehold” — Apple and Google could be forced to loosen their grip on mobile systems after the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog launched …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro review: faster biometric unlocking and bright screens, but underwhelming speech and intelligence features, and 7 display is still 90Hz — They’re not quite the super-helpful, ultra-intelligent phones that Google wants them to be, but the latest Pixel devices are more competitive than ever
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The US Fed raising interest rates faster than expected is driving the crypto crash, tech layoffs, and more, as companies value “money now” over long-term bets — Higher interest rates drive the Bitcoin crash, tech layoffs, and everything else
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