Show notes
No ads in WhatsApp… for now. We have all the details on the Peacock streaming service. The other streaming wars are taking their toll on Twitch. Jack Dorsey asked Elon Musk how to fix Twitter. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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- Facebook Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads in WhatsApp (WSJ)
- NBC’s Peacock streaming service will launch on July 15th with three different price tiers (The Verge)
- Twitch's loss of top streamers impacts hours watched and streamed in Q4 2019, report says (TechCrunch)
- Huawei P40 Pro leak shows off five-camera bump and ceramic body (The Verge)
- Jack Dorsey Asks Elon Musk How to Fix Twitter (Bloomberg)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- How Mormons Built the Next Silicon Valley While No One Was Looking (Marker)
- All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen (Polygon)
- The Promise of Cloud-Native Games (A16Z/Jonathan Lai)
- The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite (MatthewBall.vc)
- Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering? (Sifted)
- The Big Question Now Facing Apple (Above Avalon)
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