Fri. 02/08 - The Jeff Bezos Stuff

Yes, we’re gonna talk about the Bezos thing, is Amazon reconsidering HQ2, Sprint sues over 5G, maybe digital media is just fine, and the weekend longreads suggestions.Sponsors:FlatironSchool.com/techmemeMetalab.coLinks:No thank you, Mr. Pecker (Jeff Bezos on Medium)Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters site, two officials say (Washington Post)Sprint sues AT&T over its fake 5G branding (Engadget)Google warns about two iOS zero-days 'exploited in the wild' (ZDNet)Can Subscriptions Save All Media Companies, or Just the New York Times? (NYMag)Amid bad news in the industry, Business Insider parent says it crossed $100m revenue mark and is profitable (Digiday)The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:How To Be Awesome At Your Job (Podcast)“Do We Want to Be in Business?” The Strange, Never-Ending Saga of MoviePass (The Ringer)The CRISPR machines that can wipe out entire species (Cnet)Inside Wisconsin’s Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn (Bloomberg Businessweek)Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think (Redef)FINDING LENA, THE PATRON SAINT OF JPEGS (Wired)https://kimberlite.fm/ridehome/

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