Fri. 11/01 - Google Acquires Fitbit
Google acquires Fitbit, Apple TV+ officially launches, might the US Government be about to bring the hammer down on TikTok, and of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions. Sponsors:Tiny CapitalLeap.FidelityCareers.com Links:Google to acquire Fitbit, valuing the smartwatch maker at about $2.1 billion (CNBC)Maps Incognito is launching for Google Maps Android Users (Google Maps Help)Apple TV+ is now live in the TV app: Start watching Apple’s original TV shows and movies (9to5Mac)Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources (Reuters) Weekend Longreads Suggestions:50 years ago today, the internet was born in Room 3420 (Fast Company)Talking with former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos (CJR)Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours (AlexDanco.com)The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups (Craft)The Ransomware Superhero of Normal, Illinois (ProPublica)
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Google acquires Fitbit, Apple TV+ officially launches, might the US Government be about to bring the hammer down on TikTok, and of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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- Google to acquire Fitbit, valuing the smartwatch maker at about $2.1 billion (CNBC)
- Maps Incognito is launching for Google Maps Android Users (Google Maps Help)
- Apple TV+ is now live in the TV app: Start watching Apple’s original TV shows and movies (9to5Mac)
- Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources (Reuters)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- 50 years ago today, the internet was born in Room 3420 (Fast Company)
- Talking with former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos (CJR)
- Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours (AlexDanco.com)
- The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups (Craft)
- The Ransomware Superhero of Normal, Illinois (ProPublica)
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