Aug. 30, 2019
Fri. 08/30 - The Worst iPhone Attack Ever
The biggest iPhone attack ever, Microsoft wants to make tablet mode on Windows 10 more desktop-y, airlines are banning Macbook Pros, Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate AI and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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- Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking (Wired)
- Project Zero (Google Project Zero)
- Microsoft unveils new tablet experience for Windows 10 (The Verge)
- The Long-Term Stock Exchange raises $50 million in new funding (Axios)
- More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage (Bloomberg)
- When Elon Met Jack: Musings on AI, Mars and the End of Civilization (Bloomberg)
The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure (Ars Technica)
- Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It? (Wired)
- Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US, despite the rise of smartphones (CNBC)
- Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC Firms (Bloomberg)
- Older people are embracing video games. For some, that means stardom. (NBC News)
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