Facebook is developing a cryptocoin for WhatsApp, Blind was not quite anonymous enough, which is the most accurate voice assistant and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers, Sources Say (Bloomberg)

At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees (TechCrunch)

Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President (MacRumors)

Annual Smart Speaker IQ Test (LoopVentures)

The Betterment Weekend Longreads:

Software Defined Talk (Podcast)

Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess (NYTimes)

Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley (Bloomberg)

The 2019 IPO class headlined by Uber will create a ton of new wealth. Will the billions go to mansions or missions? (Recode)

Venture Capital Blind Spots: The Top 7 Reasons Why VCs Miss Billion-Dollar Outcomes (645 Ventures)

Prime and Punishment (The Verge)

7 Modern BBSes Worth Calling Today (PCMag)