Challenges in Gaming and Digital Communication

Area man completes acquisition of social media platform. And now the fun begins? Amazon had bad earnings, but Apple mostly didn’t. YouTube is trying to be like TikTok too, but they’re giving their users options. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• How Twitter Will Change as a Private Company (NYTimes)
• Amazon stock sinks 13% on weak fourth-quarter guidance (CNBC)
• Apple reports strong quarter but expects sales slump (Silicon Republic)
• YouTube redesign gives long-form videos, Shorts and Live videos their own tabs on channel pages (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions

• Smartphone Storage Space Is the New Turf War for Game Makers (Bloomberg)
• The First Minute of Every Phone Call Is Torture Now (The Atlantic)
• The Try Guys and the Prison of Online Fame (NYTimes Magazine)
• The Crypto Story (Matt Levine/Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Which AI Creates the Best (and Most Terrifying) Art? (PC Mag)
• The Fantasy of Instant Delivery Is Imploding (Bloomberg)
• The beginning of the monster Game of Thrones Twitter Thread (Ben Schwartz)

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