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March 30, 2018, 5:20 PM

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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Sources: Facebook employees react to VP's controversial 2016 memo, with dozens criticizing company leakers; Andrew Bosworth has now deleted his memo  —  “I've always thought our ‘open but punitive’ stance was particularly vulnerable to suicide bombers."  —  The publication of a June 2016 …
BuzzFeed:
Leaked 2016 memo from Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth says “all the work we do in growth is justified”, even if Facebook enables terrorism; Zuck says he disagreed  —  Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” …
Roger Fingas / AppleInsider:
Apple details external GPU support now available in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra, recommends a number of specific enclosures and AMD cards; no Nvidia cards listed  —  The release of macOS 10.13.4 brings with it official external GPU support by Apple, but the company is recommending specific enclosures/chassis …
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Sheelah Kolhatkar / New Yorker:
Profile of Dara Khosrowshahi as he works to repair Uber's image by acting as a diplomat and a salesman without giving up the qualities that led to its success  —  Dara Khosrowshahi is charged with turning the scandal-plagued startup into a traditional company—without sacrificing what made it successful.
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Some Silicon Valley executives warm up to Trump on taxes and deregulation even as they disagree with him on immigration and the environment  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election, executives at Google consoled their employees in an all-staff meeting broadcast around the world.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Nift, a startup that enables merchants to give gift cards from other local merchants to best customers to cross-promote their businesses, raises $16.5M Series A  —  Nift, which is giving local businesses a new way to promote themselves, has raised $16.5 million in Series A funding.
Thanks:@vscpr
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Accolade raises $50M from a16z, Madrona, others, bringing a total raised to $200M+ to help corporate employees navigate their healthcare options  —  Accolade has raised another big investment round to fuel growth of its healthcare technology platform.  —  The company, headquartered in Seattle …
More: PR Newswire.  Thanks:@toddbishop
Om Malik:
Foxconn, facing tough competition from local Chinese companies and squeezed by Apple, sees a way to boost revenues and margins with the acquisition of Belkin  —  “I can't put my finger on why, but this acquisition seems weird to me,” writes John Gruber, describing Foxconn's decision to buy Belkin for $866 million.
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