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| Maria Farrell / The Conversationalist: |
When former tech execs reinvent themselves as experts on taming Big Tech, they seize attention and resources, which undermines the work of independent activists — The tech executive turned data justice warrior is celebrated as a truth-telling hero, but there's something a bit too smooth about this narrative arc.
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Kang-Xing Jin, friend of Mark Zuckerberg and long-time Facebook employee, is leading efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about coronavirus on the site — As the company works to contain coronavirus misinformation, Facebook's head of health steps into the spotlight.
Tweets: @tonyromm, @peterbotting, @blmohr, @vincekuraitis, @ccheever, @chrissyfarr, @demccaffrey, and @bizcarson
| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Researchers detail two new side channel attacks that can leak secret data from all AMD CPUs made between 2011 and 2019 — AMD processors from 2011 to 2019 impacted — A new paper released by the Graz University of Technology details two new “Take A Way” attacks, Collide+Probe and Load+Reload …
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| Jon Schuppe / NBC News: |
Investigation details how a man became a burglary suspect when police used a “geofence warrant” to gather Google location data from devices near a crime scene — “I was using an app to see how many miles I rode my bike and now it was putting me at the scene of the crime," the man said.
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The Verge. Tweets: @evanselinger, @terry_exciting, @somebadideas, @ekoivune, @drhonor, @itguy1959, @mobycat6969, and @kimzetter
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
A look at the growing TikTok trend of “sleep-streams”, where users live-stream their sleep to earn digital coins and gain new followers — Some TikTok users are going viral, gaining followers and even making cash by live-streaming themselves overnight.
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Talib's Newsletter. Tweets: @conniechan, @glenngabe, @stevesi, @ramshajahangir, @caitlindewey, @a_webster, @travisshreffler, @_pem_pem, @meiragebel, @taylorlorenz, @cecianasta, and @sub8u
| Jake Bright / TechCrunch: |
A look at three reports with contrasting stats on 2019 VC investments in Africa, with all of them showing Nigeria and Kenya as top destinations — Five years ago, it was hard to come by any formal numbers for annual VC investment in Africa. These days the challenge is choosing which number to follow.
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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Austin cancels SXSW, scheduled for March 13-22, due to concerns over COVID-19 — - SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. — The conference had been scheduled to take place between March 13 and 22.
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Tweets: @sxsw, @dangermarin, @wearethemu, @waxpancake, @danboeckner, @sandyabrams, @ea, @jesperpilmprang, @mattyglesias, @thecjmorgan, @mobleywho, @marketwatch, @twittermoments, @jenny8lee, @bridgetmarie, @mrmedina, @molly_knight, @jonerlichman, @benballer, @wajahatali, @jneece, @txmusicoffice, @byjacobward, @cmclymer, @oliverdarcy, @kevinlehane, @voxdotcom, @ranimolla, @laurengoode, @zeynep, @danprimack, @danawollman, @joshconstine, @slarkpope, @arnoldkim, @loudmouthjulia, @gamespot, @gregbradyto, @mousejones, and @waxpancake
| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple announces free repairs for iPad Air models made from Mar. 2019-Oct. 2019 affected by the “blank screen issue” that leaves the display permanently disabled — Apple on Friday launched a repair service program for third-generation iPad Air models suffering from a so-called … | Yevgeniy Sverdlik / Data Center Knowledge: |
Equinix, a leading provider of colocation services, says it has closed its acquisition of bare metal cloud provider Packet for $335M in a deal announced in Jan. — The colocation giant's platform-building endeavor enters a whole new phase. — Equinix has closed its acquisition of Packet … | Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Interview with Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra, who admits the fund made many investment mistakes and denies he smeared other high-ranking SoftBank executives — - Rajeev Misra, who leads SoftBank's Vision Fund, has largely been quiet as criticism has mounted.
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Business Insider. Tweets: @cnbc, @kateclarktweets, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @hkanji, @sherman4949, @jasonlk, and @sherman4949
| Yi-Ling Liu / New York Times: |
Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism — Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China …
Tweets: @chengela, @yilingliu95, @anne_mariebrady, @bradryan, @piranhargj, @cam4_gay, @nathanattrill, @ntyoung, and @jchengwsj
| Mike Orcutt / MIT Technology Review: |
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