Fri. 12/21 - Facebook Goes Crypto

Facebook is developing a cryptocoin for WhatsApp, Blind was not quite anonymous enough, which is the most accurate voice assistant and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.Sponsors:Metalab.coThe Internet of Things PodcastLinks:Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers, Sources Say (Bloomberg)At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees (TechCrunch)Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President (MacRumors)Annual Smart Speaker IQ Test (LoopVentures)The Betterment Weekend Longreads:Software Defined Talk (Podcast)Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess (NYTimes)Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley (Bloomberg)The 2019 IPO class headlined by Uber will create a ton of new wealth. Will the billions go to mansions or missions? (Recode)Venture Capital Blind Spots: The Top 7 Reasons Why VCs Miss Billion-Dollar Outcomes (645 Ventures)Prime and Punishment (The Verge)7 Modern BBSes Worth Calling Today (PCMag)

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