A check-in with Elon and Twitter sees things pretty much as they’ve been for about a year now. Is Amazon about to release a low-cost cell phone plan for Prime members? Airbnb is suing New York City over a new law it sees as an existential threat. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Twitter's head of trust and safety says she has resigned (Reuters)
Elon 'The Dogefather' Musk Accused of Insider Trading (Gizmodo)
Russia accuses US of hacking thousands of Apple devices to spy on diplomats (The Record)
Amazon Is in Talks to Offer Free Mobile Service to US Prime Members (Bloomberg)
Airbnb sues NYC over new rules requiring hosts to register their homes as short-term rentals (Gothamist)
Planned Layoffs Have Quadrupled So Far This Year in the US (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

How a $13 Billion Fintech That Angered Jamie Dimon Won Over Banks (Bloomberg)
A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom (NYTimes Magazine)
China Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the Earth (Bloomberg)

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Fri. 06/02 – An Amazon Prime Phone Service?