Fri. 06/16 – Google Does it Again

Google does it again. For like the 10th time just since I’ve been doing this podcast. What is “it?” You’ll hear in a second. The whole Reddit thing is simultaneously seeming to calm down, AND heat up, largely thanks to Reddit’s CEO. Will we finally get a bitcoin ETF this time? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Alphabet Selling Google Domains Assets to Squarespace (Bloomberg)
• Reddit says it won’t force subreddits back open (but will it?) (The Verge)
• Reddit CEO slams protest leaders, saying he'll change rules that favor ‘landed gentry’ (NCBNews)
• AI and media companies negotiate landmark deals over news content (Financial Times)
• BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF in push into crypto (Reuters)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Microsoft’s Sudden AI Dominance Is Scrambling Silicon Valley’s Power Structure (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• How Nvidia Became ChatGPT’s Brain and Joined the $1 Trillion Club (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube (NYTimes Magazine)