Exploring Technology's Impact and Pop Culture Reflections

We gotta talk about Cybertruck, Twitter continues its shipping products hot streak, AirPods are hotter than even Apple anticipated, some trouble in Russia for gadget makers and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• Behold, the Tesla Cybertruck is here (TechCrunch)
• Tesla accidentally busted two windows on the Cybertruck while demonstrating how tough they are (TechCrunch)
• Wall Street analysts say Tesla’s pickup is ‘really weird’ and Ford can ‘breathe a sigh of relief’ (CNBC)
• Tesla all-electric ATV makes a surprise debut at Cybertruck event (TechCrunch)
• Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software (BBC News)
• Twitter will finally let users disable SMS as default 2FA method (ZDNet)
• Twitter rolls out its 'Hide Replies' feature to all users worldwide (TechCrunch)
• Apple AirPods Shipments Expected to Double to 60 Million in 2019 (Bloomberg)
• Microsoft pushes Surface Earbuds release back to spring 2020 (Windows Central)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How our home delivery habit reshaped the world (The Guardian)
• The Architect of Modern Algorithms (Quanta Magazine)
• Spotify’s Daniel Ek Has a Plan to Harness Hollywood for Podcasts and Create "the World’s No. 1 Audio Platform" (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Inside the Most Watched YouTube Channel in the World (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations (CoinDesk)
• Robert De Niro and Al Pacino: A Big, Beautiful 50-Year Friendship (GQ)

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