Wed. 10/21 – PayPal Adds Crypto

Big news for crypto as PayPal adopts it, both for users to buy, but also, crucially, for them to spend. Facebook is testing a Nextdoor killer. Update on the Quibi deathwatch. Tech earnings snuck up on me and Evan Spiegel had a good night. And let’s end today with another review roundup. This time of the new iPad Air.

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Links:

• PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network (Reuters)
• Dropbox's family plan offers a shared 2TB for $17 per month (Engadget)
• Facebook Building Neighborhood Feature as Nextdoor Eyes IPO (Bloomberg)
• Katzenberg May Shut Down Quibi as Options Run Short (The Information)
• Netflix misses on subscriber additions and EPS (CNBC)
• Snap stock rockets up after surprise earnings beat (CNBC)
• APPLE IPAD AIR (2020) REVIEW: TAKE IT FROM THE PRO (The Verge)
• Apple iPad Air (2020) review: Who needs the iPad Pro? (Engadget)
• Review: iPad Air, smooth criminal (TechCrunch)

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