Twitter just wants to give us everything all of the sudden, including charging for tweets, sort of groups based on interests, and even blocking and muting accounts. Google gives devs a Sleep API. Why has LastPass decided to piss everyone off all of the sudden? Why Xiaomi is the up-and-comer to keep your eye on. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets (The Verge)Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts (The Verge)Google launches Android Sleep API to detect snoozing, waking up; available to apps now (9to5Google)1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app? (The Register)European Smartphone Market Down 14% YoY in 2020; Xiaomi gains while Huawei and Samsung Lose (Counterpoint Research)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:Xiaomi is undercutting the whole tech industry. And it’s working (Wired)American Idle (Eugene Wei)Why Plus Is a Minus When Naming Your Streaming Site (NYTimes)Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok (Daily Beast)We're Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy (The Atlantic)

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