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Google adds some photo editing features to Google Photos that maybe points to a larger subscription play. Is Apple’s new AR app for TV+ a sign of things to come? Disney+ numbers are amazing. Apple Watch estimated numbers are impressive. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Google Photos gets new paywalled editing features for Google One subscribers (The Verge)
• First Apple TV+ AR app launches with ‘For All Mankind’ backstory through mixed reality (9to5Mac)
• Disney says it now has 94.9 million Disney+ subscribers (CNBC)
• Apple Watch Is Now Worn on 100 Million Wrists (Above Avalon)
• Bumble stock closes up 63% after soaring in market debut (CNBC)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Beginner's Guide (Decrypt)
• 20 years of orange cones: The history of VLC (Protocol)
• N.Y.’s Vaccine Websites Weren’t Working. He Built a New One for $50. (NYTimes)
• Cadillac Super Cruise Review: Better Than Tesla’s Autopilot (MotorTrend)
• Chip Shortage Spirals Beyond Cars to Phones and Consoles (Bloomberg | Quint)
• HOW SONY DESIGNED THE PS5’S ULTIMATE EASTER EGG (The Verge)
• Who Really Created the Marvel Universe? (The New Yorker)

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