June 26, 2020
Fri. 06/26 - Amazon Buys Self-Driving Startup Zoox
Amazon is officially in the self-driving car game. Microsoft is officially keeping its retail stores closed… forever. Verizon had joined the Facebook ad boycott. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Links:
Links:
- Amazon to buy self-driving technology company Zoox (CNBC)
- Microsoft is permanently closing its retail stores (CNBC)
- Verizon is pulling advertising from Facebook and Instagram (CNBC)
- TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices (The Verge)
Weekend Longread Suggestions:
- How India’s Jio Won Facebook’s Heart (The Information)
- How a “crazy Dutch guy” won the online food delivery war (Silicon Canals)
- How Uber Turned a Promising Bikeshare Company Into Literal Garbage (Vice)
- The Credit-Card Fees Merchants Hate, Banks Love and Consumers Pay (WSJ)
- Top composers used to head to Hollywood. Now they’re into games (Wired)
- Reddit turns 15: The dramatic moments that shaped the internet's front page (Mashable)
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