Fri. 03/27 - Apple's Covid-19 App

Apple has released an official Covid-19 App. Kuo says Arm-based Macbooks are coming next year. Sony is spinning off a lot of the parts of itself that make it a tech company. Instacart workers are planning a nationwide strike on Monday. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website based on CDC guidance (Apple Newsroom)
• Kuo: Apple to Launch Several Macs With Arm-Based Processors in 2021, USB4 Support Coming to Macs in 2022 (MacRumors)
• Sony Spins Off Camera Business Into Separate Company (PetaPixel)
• Instacart’s Gig Workers Are Planning a Massive, Nationwide Strike (Motherboard)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Everything Is So Fucked, You Might As Well Get A Facebook Portal (Buzzfeed News)
• We Need A Massive Surveillance Program (IdleWords.com)
• Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers (Bloomberg)
• Why Don’t We Just Ban Targeted Advertising? (Wired)
• DJI Won the Drone Wars, and Now It’s Paying the Price (BusinessWeek)
• We visited a small Virginia town where drone deliveries have begun for real (Input Magazine)

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