Wed. 09/11 - California Borks The Gig Economy (?)

Will a California law change the entire landscape of the gig economy? Can Dutchie build a Shopify-like ecommerce platform for cannabis? Will Switzerland be less welcoming to Libra that Facebook hoped? And a rundown of the fallout from yesterday’s iPhone event.

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Links:

• California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees (NYTimes)
• Uber lays off 435 people across engineering and product teams (TechCrunch)
• Amazon’s Quantum Ledger Database is now generally available (Silicon Angle)
• These brothers just raised $15 million for their startup, Dutchie, a kind of Shopify for cannabis dispensaries (TechCrunch)
• Switzerland warns Facebook's Libra it will face extra scrutiny (Reuters)
• IPHONE 11 PRO AND 11 PRO MAX: HANDS-ON WITH APPLE’S NEW FLAGSHIP PHONES (The Verge)
• iPhone 11's ultra-wideband chip helps you AirDrop with the right person (Engadget)
• Editorial: Apple just told you that they aren't going to make an 'iPhone SE 2' any time soon (Apple Insider)
• Apple’s Biggest Surprise: More Aggressive Device and Services Pricing (Bloomberg)

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