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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Links:

• 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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