Oct. 22, 2020
Thu. 10/22 – Quibi QUIckly BItes The Dust
Quibi’s dead baby. Quibi’s dead. Jony Ive is going to design stuff for… Airbnb? The Mate 40 Pro is the best flagship smartphone you’ll probably never want to buy. What if Snapchat conquers India? The Bahamas launches the first official cryptocurrency for an entire country. And look out cause Tesla is turning on the self-driving beta starting now…
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Links:
- Quibi's Open Letter
- Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live (WSJ)
- In defense of Quibi (Recode)
- Airbnb announces multi-year partnership with Jony Ive, a year after leaving Apple (9to5Mac)
- Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro is another powerful flagship that you won't buy (Engadget)
- Snapchat doubles down on India with new original series, games (The Economic Times)
- Central Bank of Bahamas Launches Landmark ‘Sand Dollar’ Digital Currency (Coindesk)
- Tesla is putting ‘self-driving’ in the hands of drivers amid criticism the tech is not ready (Washington Post)
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