Fri. 04/24 - Google Battens Down The Hatches

AT&T’s CEO rides off into the sunset is both a surprise and not a surprise at all. Whole bunch of interesting Google news all at once. More on that iOS zero-day, more data on tech industry hiring and layoffs, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to step down, COO Stankey to take over (CNBC)
• Google to cut marketing budgets by as much as half, directors warned of hiring freezes (CNBC)
• Google ditched tipping feature for donating money to sites (TechCrunch)
• Google will make all advertisers prove their identities, so people can see who they are and which country they’re in (CNBC)
• Apple Finds No Evidence Hackers Exploited iPhone, iPad Mail Flaw (Bloomberg)
• Tech companies pull back on hiring, flashing another grim warning sign for the U.S. economy (CNBC)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Silicon Valley balanced grueling schedules with workplace perks. Coronavirus is forcing change (CNET)
• Preppers Are Quite Prepared to Enjoy Some Vindication (NYTimes)
• Following the money in a massive “sextortion” spam scheme (Sophos)
• How Instagram managed to survive antitrust scrutiny when it was acquired by Facebook (Fast Company)
• IN THE CORONAVIRUS ERA, THE FORCE IS STILL WITH JACK DORSEY (Vanity Fair)

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