May 8, 2020
Fri. 05/08 – How Good Can an $18 Apple Watch Knock-Off Really Be?
Uber continues the things-could-be-worse tech earnings parade, Google is consolidating all of its messaging efforts under one team, this whole Reliance Jio Platforms story really has me intrigued, a semi-decent $18 Apple watch ripoff, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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- Uber shares shoot up after CEO says ride volume is increasing again after April bottom (CNBC)
- UK may ditch NHS contact-tracing app for Apple and Google model (The Guardian)
- Google unifies all of its messaging and communication apps into a single team (The Verge)
- Vista Equity Partners to invest $1.5B in India's Reliance Jio Partners (TechCrunch)
- Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020 (ZDNET)
- This Apple Watch copycat is surprisingly good for just $18 (CNET)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- The System That Actually Worked (The Atlantic)
- THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PC GAMES ARE FIGHTING A NEW SURGE OF CHEATERS AND HACKERS (The Verge)
- How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad (TechCrunch)
- Instacart’s Frantic Dash From Grocery App to Essential Service (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- It’s the 50th Anniversary of Humanity’s Favorite Activity: Staring at an LCD (WSJ)
- Steven Sinofsky lived Microsoft history. Now he’s writing it (Fast Company)
- One-Man Hedge Fund Gains 56% With Virus-Resistant Tech Bets (Bloomberg)
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