Fri. 06/02 – An Amazon Prime Phone Service?
A check-in with Elon and Twitter sees things pretty much as they’ve been for about a year now. Is Amazon about to release a low-cost cell phone plan for Prime members? Airbnb is suing New York City over a new law it sees as an existential threat. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
A check-in with Elon and Twitter sees things pretty much as they’ve been for about a year now. Is Amazon about to release a low-cost cell phone plan for Prime members? Airbnb is suing New York City over a new law it sees as an existential threat. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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- Twitter's head of trust and safety says she has resigned (Reuters)
- Elon 'The Dogefather' Musk Accused of Insider Trading (Gizmodo)
- Russia accuses US of hacking thousands of Apple devices to spy on diplomats (The Record)
- Amazon Is in Talks to Offer Free Mobile Service to US Prime Members (Bloomberg)
- Airbnb sues NYC over new rules requiring hosts to register their homes as short-term rentals (Gothamist)
- Planned Layoffs Have Quadrupled So Far This Year in the US (Bloomberg)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- How a $13 Billion Fintech That Angered Jamie Dimon Won Over Banks (Bloomberg)
- A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom (NYTimes Magazine)
- China Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the Earth (Bloomberg)
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