Windows and Twitter Advertising Dynamics

Actual rioting happening at the major Foxconn factory that produces iPhones. Microsoft fully embraces Linux. Advertisers continue to flee from Twitter. What if your wifi router and mesh network was actually a fashionable home décor choice? And surprise! The weekend longreads suggestions.

Sponsors:

• InternetSociety.org/techmeme
• Storyblok.com/ridehome

Links:

• Violent Protests Erupt at Apple’s Main iPhone Plant in China (Bloomberg)
• Windows Subsystem for Linux generally available via Microsoft Store (BleepingComputer)
• Advertisers are dropping Twitter. Musk can’t afford to lose any more. (Washington Post)
• Nest Wifi Pro review: better, faster, shinier (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The Tiny and Nightmarishly Efficient Future of Drone Warfare (The Atlantic)
• Robert Iger Returns to Disney Facing Radically Different Streaming Landscape (WSJ)
• America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone (Washington Post)
• The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Flying in One Day (WSJ)

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