What we’re reading (8/18)

• “No Applause, No Crowds: Democrats Begin A Most Unusual Convention” (New York Times). The Democratic Party’s convention is off and running. Night one featured Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama, among others.

• “Boeing Offers Second Voluntary Layoff Package to Employees” (CNBC). Boeing employees in the company’s commercial airplanes division, services division, and corporate offices are reportedly getting offered voluntary layoff packages, with pay and benefits, as the company continues suffering the covid crisis’s overall effects on air travel and demand.

• “Hedge Fund Finds Two Ways To Lose Money On Tesla” (Dealbreaker). A weird lawsuit involving some weird ties between an SF-based hedge fund and a former Tesla technician who has been publishing reams confidential Tesla documents on the web since leaving the company.

• “5G Smartphones Could Crush Your Home Wi-Fi. So Where’s The 5G?” (Wall Street Journal). 5G is coming and is going to enable “blazing fast” mobile network access speeds.

• “John Boehner Would ‘Rather Set Himself On Fire’ Than Get Involved In the 2020 Election” (The Week). “Boehner retired from Congress in 2015 and has since exuded a ‘boy, am I glad I'm not a part of this anymore’ energy in interviews, sometimes enjoying a cocktail while doing so.”