Fri. 12/20 - Now Apple Joins The Space Race?

Does Apple have a secret team to do an end run around telecom carriers, Google buys a game studio, IAC buys Care.com, Ripple is an interesting raise, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple Has Secret Team Working on Satellites to Beam Data to Devices (Bloomberg)
• Google buys triple-A game dev Typhoon Studio to beef up Stadia (VentureBeat)
• Care.com shares surge after Barry Diller’s IAC agrees to buy online caregiver marketplace (CNBC)
• Ripple Raises $200 Million as Part of Bid for XRP Adoption (Fortune)
• Robocall fines rise to $10,000 per call under newly passed law (The Verge)
• Labels & Publishers Win $1 Billion Piracy Lawsuit Against Cox Communications (Billboard)

The Booknotesapp.com Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• SoftBank Vision Fund Employees Depict a Culture of Recklessness (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy (Non-GAAP Thoughts)
• IKEA 2.0 (The Verge)
• State of the Stream 2019: Platform Wars, the New King of Streaming, Most Watched Game and More! (Stream Elements)
• Meet the Mad Scientist Who Wrote the Book on How to Hunt Hackers (Wired)
• I created my own deepfake—it took two weeks and cost $552 (Ars Technica)
• The 100 Memes That Defined The 2010s (Buzzfeed News)