Grab – Minh Quang Duong

Grab Accounts for 73% of Ride-Share Trips in First Half of 2019 in Vietnam.

Retailer Adoption of Apple Pay Quickens. Since I was able to use Apple Pay on my phone, I have been using it as the first payment method, even in a city as small as Omaha. I have been a pretty happy user ever since.

Comparison of smart digital assistants by Loup Ventures

The phone on the left has lower battery than the phone on the right. Bolt, Uber, etc raise their prices relative to your battery level (yes, they can do that and they do). https://t.co/HgQH7hqYBS
— Doxologist (@Prestige_T) September 18, 2019

Elizabeth Warren V. Palestine:

This is a thread on Elizabeth Warren's major (but not comprehensive) history and current stance on Palestine, in 14-points.

Please share widely.
— Ariän El-Tahry (@areltahry) September 27, 2019

Blue Apron IPO'd in June 2017 at a $2bn valuation

Yesterday, it closed at a stock price of $9.01, representing a market cap of just under $120mm

What happened and what can we learn?
— Adam Keesling (@adam_keesling) September 25, 2019

Meet the Women Leading Netflix Into the Streaming Wars

The man who built his own Lamborghini

Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300 million to unleash growth. Then things got messy. SoftBank doesn’t seem to be the Midas that some hyped it to be with its massive checkbook, does it?

Latest memo from Howard Marks: On the Other Hand

Researchers Discover the Tallest Known Tree in the Amazon

Measuring Apple’s Content Distribution Arm

WeWork Used These Documents To Convince Investors It’s Worth Billions. A long but good article on the accounting jujitsu that WeWork employed

The Future Of Fashion: From Design To Merchandising, How Tech Is Reshaping The Industry. How technology is affecting the fashion and retail industry.

Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019. A lot of great findings on the podcast ecosystem

Want a great deal on a house? Find one where someone was murdered.

Grab vs. Go-Jek: Inside Asia’s Battle of the ‘Super Apps’. An interesting story about the heavyweights in Southeast Asia in a race to become the dominant Super App

Hollywood Studios Say They’re Quitting Netflix, But the Truth Is More Complicated. Though it’s true that most of Netflix’s popular shows are titles owned by others, Netflix already has the titled tied up to its platform for a foreseeable future.

Sprint’s 5G network is here, and it’s completely different from what Verizon and AT&T are doing. Top speed/spotty coverage vs reasonably fast speed/better coverage. It’s an important point to know about the 5G battle between AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.

Apple’s Billion Users. A very interesting analysis into Apple’s subscription base and its importance to Apple’s future.

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Weekly readings – 5th October 2019

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