Fri. 10/29 – Signs Of A Meta Watch

Tons of meta commentary about the Meta move by Facebook, including the appearance of a Meta smartwatch. Small bit of earnings fallout for Apple and Amazon. Very important detail from the reviews of the new MacBook Pros involving battery life. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: FindYourFidelity.com Dataiku.com Links: Leaked Photo Shows Meta’s Planned Competitor to Apple Watch (Bloomberg) Meta (Stratechery) The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Escape Hatch (NYTimes) APPLE MACBOOK PRO 14 AND 16 REVIEW: RETURN TO FORM (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: MARK ZUCKERBERG ON WHY FACEBOOK IS REBRANDING TO META (The Verge) What the metaverse will (and won’t) be, according to 28 experts (Fast Company) Why Apple’s Privacy Changes Hurt Snap and Facebook but Benefited Google (WSJ) Why Your Group Chat Could Be Worth Millions (Intelligencer/NYMag) Life in the FAST Lane: Free Streaming, Big Money (Vulture/NYMag) A Very Big Little Country (Afar)