Be in the know. 20 key reads for Sunday…

  1. Alibaba Returns to the Scene of the Crime (stockcharts)
  2. Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen2 with Enhanced Capabilities Tops LLM Leaderboard (alizila)
  3. Why the Recession Still Isn’t Here (wsj)
  4. Freshippo Launches Private Label at North American Supermarkets, Eyes Global Expansion (alizila)
  5. Hiring and Wages are Up, Reinforcing the Economy’s Resilience (wsj)
  6. World’s 50 best restaurants for 2024 revealed — and one NYC spot made the list (nypost)
  7. The Former Amazon Intern Now Running Its Profit Engine (wsj)
  8. Economic Data Paint a Picture of Two Americas (wsj)
  9. We’re Spending Billions on This Work-From-Home Indulgence (wsj)
  10. The Great AI Challenge: We Test Five Top Bots on Useful, Everyday Skills (wsj)
  11. What to Watch: The Best Movies and TV Shows From April (wsj)
  12. 11 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About the Record-Busting Rimac Nevera (robbreport)
  13. Cher’s Ferrari Dino 246 Spider Is Up For Grabs (maxim)
  14. This Elite Anguilla Beach Resort Just Debuted A New Luxury Villa (maxim)
  15. Alibaba and JD see performance boost during 618 shopping festival (technode)
  16. Apple is reportedly ready to announce AI — in the most Apple way possible (mashable)
  17. How much national debt is too much? (npr)
  18. The First Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Ever Built Is Going to Auction (roadandtrack)
  19. Tight money hasn’t hurt corporate profits (scottgrannis)
  20. Amazon Could Join the $3 Trillion Club. How It Could Happen. (barrons)