Automation in Agriculture and the Evolving Landscape of Venture Capital

I try to explain this whole controversy about Apple scanning your photos. Yelp will list business’ vaccination policies. I guess I’m bullish on autonomous tractors. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images (TechCrunch)
• Yelp will let businesses list their vaccination policies (The Verge)
• John Deere buys autonomous tractor startup Bear Flag Robotics (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The End of Venture Capital as We Know It (The Information)
• Deal Of The Century: How Michael Dell Turned His Declining PC Business Into A $40 Billion Windfall (Forbes)
• The Metaverse Has Always Been a Dystopian Idea (Vice)
• How Olympic Surfing Is Trying to Ride the Machine Learning Wave (WSJ)

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