Description

Turns out Google poked Apple in the eye also, layoffs hit Vice, Amazon reports earnings and reports that a ton of people responded to that minimum wage hike, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

Sponsors:

• DataDogHQ.com/ridehome
• Tiny.website

Links:

• Apple restores Google's internal iOS apps after certificate misuse punishment (TechCrunch)
• Twitter removed some accounts originating in Iran, Russia and Venezuela that targeted U.S. midterm election (The Washington Post)
• Vice Media to Reorganize, Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff (Exclusive) (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Why the Outlook for Digital Media Behemoths is Worse than You Think (Talking Points Memo)
• Amazon Notches Third Record Profit in a Row (WSJ)
• Americans are lining up to work for Amazon for $15 an hour (QZ)
• Why Alexa usually won’t respond when someone says ‘Alexa’ on TV (VentureBeat)

The SmartTouchUSA.com Weekend Longreads Suggestions

• The ShopTalkShow podcast
• Is Alexa working? (Benedict Evans)
• As I.P.O. Approaches, Lyft’s Chief Is Nudged Into the Spotlight (NYTimes)
• Why Technology Hasn’t Fixed the Housing Crisis (NYTimes)
• The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives (The New Yorker)