Tech News Weekly 168

Nextdoor and local politics, Apple's record-breaking quarter, Galaxy S21+.

• Will Oremus from OneZero shares his story about how Nextdoor directly impacted a local school referendum and how the service is in many ways impacting local journalism.
• Apple had a record-breaking holiday quarter and Dan Moren from Six Colors shares what's working so well for Apple even during a global pandemic.
• What does Reddit have to do with Gamestop's big Wall Street push? Brandon Kochkodin from Bloomberg explains why Redditors might be getting such a bad rap.
• Mikah discusses the details that Apple shared about its upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature.
• Jason gives a first look at the new Samsung Galaxy S21+ smartphone.

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Links

• Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper
• Q1 2021 Financial Results: Apple’s Latest Record Holiday Quarter
• This is Tim: Holiday 2020 Results Call Transcript
• How WallStreetBets Pushed GameStop Shares to the Moon
• GameStop Short-Sellers Reload Bets After $6 Billion Loss
• Nokia Joins GameStop, BlackBerry as a Reddit Trader Favorite
• Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Feature Will Be Enabled by Default and Arrive in ‘Early Spring’ on iOS