Amazon is developing a high-end Echo speaker, the PC market’s not dead yet, Postmates is having second thoughts about going public and might shop itself around instead, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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 Amazon Plans High-End Echo, Ramps Up Work on Alexa Home Robot (Bloomberg)
 Gartner: PC shipments grew 1.5% in Q2 2019 (VentureBeat)
 Ford-VW alliance expands to include autonomous and electric vehicles (The Verge)
 Postmates has explored a sale to Uber or DoorDash instead of going public (Recode)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

The man who’s going to save your neighborhood grocery store (The New Food Economy)
 Disney Won. Now What? (BuzzFeed News)
 You’re Hired. Now Wear This Headset to Learn the Job. (NYTimes)
 New Coke Didn’t Fail. It Was Murdered. (Mother Jones)
 ROAD-TRIPPING WITH THE AMAZON NOMADS (The Verge)

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Fri. 07/12 - Amazon Developing A High-End Echo Speaker

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Wed. 04/24 – What Now For TikTok?

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Fri. 07/12 - Amazon Developing A High-End Echo Speaker

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