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June 26, 2020

Fri. 06/26 - Amazon Buys Self-Driving Startup Zoox

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  • Show Notes

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:

  • TinyCapital.com
  • Tovala.com/ride


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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