The Rise of Spam and Fall of GIFs

We now know how much Netflix with Ads will cost; we think we know how many ads they have to show us to make up for the lost revenue. What is unclear is if people will watch that many ads. It looks like Zuck lied to us about having legs in the Metaverse. Something something, eventually every company becomes a bank. I’m talking about the Apple savings account. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Netflix’s ad tier will cost $6.99 a month and launch in November (The Verge)
• Meta Avatar Legs Demo ‘Created By Motion Capture’, Not Live VR (UploadVR)
• Facebook's Legs Video Was A Lie (Kotaku)
• Apple Card to Offer Savings Account for Daily Cash (MacRumors)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• WhatsApp is now a spammers’ paradise in India (Rest of World)
• The GIF Is on Its Deathbed (The Atlantic)
• Can Kickstarter’s new CEO help the company get its mojo back? (Fast Company)
• The computer errors from outer space (BBC Future)
• How the Glengarry Glen Ross “Coffee Is for Closers” Scene Got Made (Vanity Fair)

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