A Pivotal Endorsement: Shopify's Rise Amid Amazon's Strategic Misstep

Might want to doublecheck if your LastPass master password is safe. Apple has issued stock to try to retain a bunch of their key talent. Google is dangling investments in front of startups to try to win their cloud business. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised (BleepingComputer)
• Apple Aims to Prevent Defections to Meta With Rare $180,000 Bonuses for Top Talent (Bloomberg)
• Google and Tech Rivals Tap Cash Reserves to Realize Cloud Ambitions (WSJ)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How Discord, Born From an Obscure Game, Became a Social Hub for Young People (NYTimes)
• Here’s why streaming services are always duking it out over channels (The Verge)
• How Shopify Outfoxed Amazon to Become the Everywhere Store (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• We Are at the Dawn of the Age of Physics-Supplied Energy (Wired)

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