Wages, Autonomy, and Life Before Smartphones

It’s been my job for over a decade now to analyze the competitive landscape of the tech industry, and I’ve simply never seen anything like what Threads has achieved in less than 48 hours. Though, Elon is threatening to sue. Uber, DoorDash and GrubHub are suing NYC. Volkswagen is rolling out its self-driving cars. And, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App, Raising Twitter’s Ire (NYTimes)
• Zuck's Threads halo (Axios)
• Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads (Semafor)
• OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available (TechCrunch)
• Food-Delivery Companies Sue New York City Over Minimum Pay Law (NYTimes)
• Volkswagen's Self-Driving Cars Begin Testing In Texas (Jalopnik)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• What Did People Do Before Smartphones? (The Atlantic)
• The Man Who Broke Bowling (GQ)

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