How the epic ‘Lord of the Rings’ deal explains Amazon’s slow-burning media strategy. Interesting insights into angles Amazon may be pursuing in their media strategy. I am curious to know the activities to which Amazon prefers users watching videos.
How Equifax neglected cybersecurity and suffered a devastating data breach. I encourage you to read or at least skim it. The data breach affected more than 140 million accounts. So, there is a high chance that you are one of the affected. As one of the three main Consumer Reporting Agencies, Equifax is important in our lives, yet it displayed a shocking lack of care about our sensitive data. According to the report, Equifax didn’t have proper documentation or policy in place. It had 8,000 vulnerabilities that were past the due dates for patching. It didn’t even track the expiration date of SSL certificates, something that is definitely not rocket-science. Upton notice of an Apache vulnerability, Equifax failed to respond in a timely manner. The other two CRAs did and as a result, avoided a similar fate.
Writing is thinking. I don’t think I need to elaborate more on this. I love writing and it’s one of the reasons why I have this blog.
The Clear Case for Capitalism. I am a fan of true capitalism. With emphasis on the word “true”. There I said it. The article lays out the benefits that we can gain and have gained from capitalism. I urge you to read the article before listening to politicians or anyone talk about capitalism.
Lyft IPO: Cautiously Optimistic Unit Economics Despite Significant Losses. I have a pessimistic view on the outlook of Lyft after reading their S-1. However, this is an interesting and positive take on the ride-sharing company’s unit economics.
Where Warren’s Wrong. A 4,900-word masterpiece by Ben on Senator Warren’s proposal to break up big techs.
Microsoft, Facebook, trust and privacy. I find it great for us to have folks like Ben Evans, who has a lot of years of experience in tech and business. His experience, reflection, connecting the past and the present, the writing and multi-dimensional view are always helpful and informative. I agree with him that even though the new change in vision may render it irrelevant the strategic issues Facebook is facing, the new vision asks as many questions as it answers.
Formula 1: The secret aerodynamicist reveals design concepts. Formula 1 isn’t a popular sport in America even though the country features one of the best tracks in the world and has one world champion back in 1980. Formula 1, as people usually say, is the pinnacle of motorsports. It has arguably the fastest cars, at least in corners, and the most advanced technologies. The post will reveal great information on the aerodynamics of the cars.
Don’t Read This If You’re Bullish About Lyft. The title is quite self-explanatory.
Minh Quang Duong 