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Yes, we’re gonna talk about the Bezos thing, is Amazon reconsidering HQ2, Sprint sues over 5G, maybe digital media is just fine, and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• No thank you, Mr. Pecker (Jeff Bezos on Medium)
• Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters site, two officials say (Washington Post)
• Sprint sues AT&T over its fake 5G branding (Engadget)
• Google warns about two iOS zero-days 'exploited in the wild' (ZDNet)
• Can Subscriptions Save All Media Companies, or Just the New York Times? (NYMag)
• Amid bad news in the industry, Business Insider parent says it crossed $100m revenue mark and is profitable (Digiday)

The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How To Be Awesome At Your Job (Podcast)
• “Do We Want to Be in Business?” The Strange, Never-Ending Saga of MoviePass (The Ringer)
• The CRISPR machines that can wipe out entire species (Cnet)
• Inside Wisconsin’s Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think (Redef)
• FINDING LENA, THE PATRON SAINT OF JPEGS (Wired)

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