Fri. 08/30 - The Worst iPhone Attack Ever

The biggest iPhone attack ever, Microsoft wants to make tablet mode on Windows 10 more desktop-y, airlines are banning Macbook Pros, Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate AI and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking (Wired)
• Project Zero (Google Project Zero)
• Microsoft unveils new tablet experience for Windows 10 (The Verge)
• The Long-Term Stock Exchange raises $50 million in new funding (Axios)
• More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage (Bloomberg)
• When Elon Met Jack: Musings on AI, Mars and the End of Civilization (Bloomberg)

The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure (Ars Technica)
• Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It? (Wired)
• Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US, despite the rise of smartphones (CNBC)
• Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC Firms (Bloomberg)
• Older people are embracing video games. For some, that means stardom. (NBC News)

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