Netflix is cracking down on password sharing. Apple sues a former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets. Masa Son is back, baby! I guess we have to watch ads on our $1500 smart tvs now, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

• EditorX.com
• ThoughtWorks Technology Podcast

Links:

• Netflix Begins Test to Crack Down on Password Sharing Outside Your Household (The Streamable)
• Apple sues former employee for stealing trade secrets, leaking information to the media (9to5Mac)
• SoftBank-Backed Coupang Prices U.S. IPO Above Target (Bloomberg)
• I guess I have to watch ads everywhere on my $1,500 LG TV now (The Verge)

Weekend Longread Suggestions:

• Interview: Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe (Noahpinion.substack.com)
• TWITTER IS REINVENTING ITSELF (The Verge)
• Excel Never Dies (Not Boring)
• How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation (MIT Technology Review)
• Bilibili: How a Chinese site dedicated to anime subculture grew up with its Gen Z users to become a mainstream success (South China Morning Post)
• Sometimes It’s OK to Give Up (Wired)

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