Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Manhattan has become a “rich, ghost town.”
Investing
- The Fall 2018 of the Graham and Doddsville newsletter is out featuring an interview with the team at Tweedy, Browne and Company. (www8.gsb.columbia.edu)
- Institutional investors killed hedge fund performance. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Technology
- What Facebook ($FB) got wrong about virtual reality. (stratechery.com)
- Netflix ($NFLX) is a weird place to work. (wsj.com)
- Apple, Google and Amazon are battling it out in voice recognition technology. (fortune.com)
Business
- Charging electric scooters is the latest hot job in the gig economy. (fortune.com)
- Is the 'meditation business' an oxymoron? (theringer.com)
- The story of the rise and fall of The Sharper Image. (thehustle.co)
Sports
- Tryggvi Hlinason wants to be the first Icelander to play in the NBA. (longreads.com)
- Professional bass fishing is white hot. (nytimes.com)