Facebook and Apple are calling each other names again. “Privacy Thief!” “Monopolist!” And why we might see more of this in the coming years. Roblox files maybe the most exciting S-1 of this IPO batch. Stadia is going to work around the App Store too. Another big milestone crossed for self-driving cars. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

  • Apple doubles down on upcoming iOS 14 privacy features, slams Facebook for collecting ‘as much data as possible’ (9to5Mac)
  • Roblox files for its IPO (Axios)
  • Stadia will be playable on iOS via Safari in the coming ‘weeks’ (9to5Google)
  • Robotaxi companies get the green light to charge for rides in California (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions

  • ‘An overnight success 10 years in the making’: Atlanta is the future for Black leaders in tech (Protocol)
  • Huawei, 5G, and the Man Who Conquered Noise (Wired)
  • The Substackerati (CJR)
  • Jack Ma vs. the Party: Inside the collapse of the world's biggest IPO (Nikkei Asia)
  • Ok Google: please publish your DKIM secret keys (Matthew Green's Blog)
  • ‘Like Being Grilled Alive’: The Fear of Living With a Hackable Heart (OneZero)

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