Fri. 02/07 - Uber Can See The Promised Land

Uber says it will be profitable quicker than it had expected to, yet another entrant into the lists at the Streaming Wars, what’s it like to use a 64-core processor, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Uber stock is on pace for its best day ever (CNBC)
• ViacomCBS to launch new streaming service blending CBS All Access with Paramount films, Viacom channels (CNBC)
• NYSE Owner Abandons Potential eBay Deal (WSJ)
• The 64 Core Threadripper 3990X CPU Review (AnandTech)
• Big Tech opponent Bernie Sanders raises more money from Big Tech employees than anyone else (Recode)
• Netflix will now let you disable its awful autoplaying feature (The Verge)

The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• MICROSOFT’S WINDOWS FUTURE IS NOW TIED TO HARDWARE (The Verge)
• Steven Levy's Plaintext
• An Algorithm That Grants Freedom, or Takes It Away (NYTimes)
• ‘ClassPass Is Squeezing Studios to the Point of Death’ (Vice)
• Elon Musk Can’t Lose (BuzzFeed News)
• A SMALL ROCKET MAKER IS RUNNING A DIFFERENT KIND OF SPACE RACE (Bloomberg)