Summary: <p><strong><em>More fallout from that monster Alexa event yesterday, Facebook is gonna take another swing at Portal, Instagram wants to cut down on #hashtagoverload, Gmail was too willing to say “I love you,” and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://ude.my/tech" target="_blank"><strong>Ude.my/tech</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://tiny.website/" target="_blank"><strong>Tiny.website</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-alexa-upgrades-whisper-alexa-guard/" target="_blank">AMAZON WANTS ALEXA TO HEAR YOUR WHISPERS AND FRUSTRATION</a> (Wired)</li> <li> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/iotpodcast/130?e=927612e1b8" target="_blank">Amazon just pulled an Apple on the smart home</a> (Stacey on IOT newsletter)</li> <li> <a href="https://cheddar.com/videos/facebooks-portal-video-chat-device-to-be-announced-next-week" target="_blank">Facebook's 'Portal' Video Chat Device to Be Announced Next Week</a> (Cheddar)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/instagram-hashtags-quiz-stickers-geofencing/" target="_blank">Instagram may divide hashtags from captions to end overhashing</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17884170/instagram-regram-native-reposting-sharing-feed-test" target="_blank">Instagram is testing a native resharing feature for the feed</a> (The Verge)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/very-interesting-awesome-love-it-gmail-users-confront-chipper-smart-reply-1537282569" target="_blank">Is This Article Worth Reading? Gmail’s Suggested Reply: ‘Haha, Thanks!’</a> (WSJ)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>The <a href="https://www.betterment.com/ride" target="_blank">Betterment</a> Weekend Longreads:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/technology/facebook-election-war-room.html" target="_blank">Inside Facebook’s Election ‘War Room’</a> (NYTimes)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/nyregion/bitcoin-mining-new-york-electricity.html" target="_blank">Bitcoin Miners Flock to New York’s Remote Corners, but Get Chilly Reception</a> (NYTimes)</li> <li> <a href="http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24710688/fortnite-legend-ninja-living-stream" target="_blank">Living The Stream</a> (ESPN The Magazine)</li> <li> <a href="https://uxdesign.cc/a-brief-history-of-the-numeric-keypad-59112cbf4c49" target="_blank">A brief history of the numeric keypad</a> (UX Collective)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.inc.com/magazine/201810/christine-lagorio-chafkin/reddit-we-are-the-nerds-steve-huffman-alexis-ohanian.html" target="_blank">Inside the Dramatic, Painful--and Hugely Successful--Return of Reddit's Founders</a> (Inc)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/2Dl993e" target="_blank">Buy The History of Reddit Book Here</a></p> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>
