Is Bezos holding Seattle hostage? The cost of being Amazon's home

Critics say Amazon’s so-called blackmail over tax is just the latest evidence that the company has taken from Seattle – but given little back
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/04/is-bezos-holding-seattle-hostage-the-cost-of-being-amazons-home?source=Snapzu

Netflix is testing a new, pricier ‘Ultra’ subscription tier

Would you pay $17 per month for Netflix in 4K and HDR?
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/4/17534242/netflix-new-ultra-subscription-tier-price-4k-hdr-streaminig-testing?source=Snapzu

With Toys R Us gone, Amazon wants to send out a holiday toy catalog of its own

They would be mailed out and handed out at Whole Foods.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/4/17534310/amazon-toys-r-us-holiday-toy-catalog-business?source=Snapzu

Why I Tell All of My Entrepreneur Friends to Write

— and What Happens to the Ones Who Listen.
Read more: https://artplusmarketing.com/why-i-tell-all-of-my-entrepreneur-friends-to-write-and-what-happens-to-the-ones-who-listen-6fbca2673d02?source=Snapzu

Italy Wikipedia shuts down in EU protest

The pages go dark ahead of a vote on controversial new rules on website uploads and links.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44696302?source=Snapzu

Why Is There a ‘Gaming Disorder’ But No ‘Smartphone Disorder?’

The World Health Organization has proposed a behavioral addiction pathology for excessive video-game playing. But maybe the problem is in the economy more than the mind.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/whos-afraid-of-virginia-wolfenstein/563843/?source=Snapzu

Life insurance companies no longer treating marijuana use as a high risk like tobacco

Some of Canada's biggest insurance companies have updated their policies on marijuana use, and the changes are having a major impact on regular users' premiums. With recreational use of the drug set to become legal on Oct. 17, marijuana is moving toward mainstream acceptance, and the slow-moving and stodgy world of life insurance is no exception.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marijuana-life-insurance-1.4722763?source=Snapzu