Aug. 28, 2020
Fri. 08/28 – Ok, So… How About Walmart Owning TikTok?
Ok, if things couldn’t get any weirder, what if I told you Walmart really wants to buy TikTok. Has anyone noticed that Facebook is actively working to keep the App Store controversies in the news? I say thumbs down to a sidekick inspired smartphone, but thumbs up to completely under the screen selfie cameras. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- Walmart wanted to be majority owner of TikTok, and was teamed up with Alphabet and SoftBank before Microsoft (CNBC)
- Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft on TikTok bid (CNBC)
- Exclusive: Facebook says Apple rejected its attempt to tell users about App Store fees (Reuters)
- Exclusive: First look at the LG Wing with its twisty dual display (Update) (Android Authority)
- Xiaomi will launch a phone with an invisible under-display camera in 2021 (Android Central)
The Weekend Longreads Suggestions
- The Anti-Facebook: 12 Years In, Facebook's Cofounder Dustin Moskovitz's Slow-Burn Second Act Asana Finally Has Its Moment (Forbes)
- Palantir: On Business, Cults, and Politics (The Diff)
- Belarus Turned Off the Internet. Its Citizens Hot-Wired It. (Gizmodo)
- The Event Industry Is Being Confronted By Its Napster Moment (Skift)
- Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk (Wired)
- The Conscience of Silicon Valley (GQ)
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