Shifts in Tech: Product Launches and Google's Algorithm Update

Looks like Evan Spiegel is retrenching in his dreams of making Snap primarily a camera company. Are we about to see the biggest Google Search algorithm change in years? Does TikTok effectively have a keystroke logger, and will this lead to more calls to crack down on them? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

Links:

• Snap Scraps Development on Flying Selfie Pixy Drone (WSJ)
• Google search updates will prioritize real reviews over clickbait (The Verge)
• New Google Helpful Content Update To Change SEO Much Like Panda Did (Search Engine Roundtable)
• TikTok’s in-app browser could be keylogging, privacy analysis warns (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Browser Startups Take Aim at Google Chrome, Apple Safari (WSJ)
• The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars (Intelligencer)
• Streaming Is Starting to Look A Lot Like Cable TV (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
• Woman Pictured In The Viral 'Girl Explaining' Meme Explains The Origins And Her Reaction To Sudden Internet Fame (Know Your Meme News)
• How Nokia Ringtones Became The First Viral Earworms (The Verge)

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