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Kyle Samani / Multicoin Capital: 35 mins ago
An attempt to describe Web3 stack, the many component parts of crypto ecosystem being built by hundreds of teams all over the world
Rob Price / INSIDER: 3 hours ago
Sources describe a dysfunctional culture at Meitu, a Chinese selfie app maker with 400M+ MAUs, with public shamings of staff, seemingly arbitrary firings, more
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian: 4½ hours ago
Profile of UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham, who gave Facebook a £500K fine over Cambridge Analytica and is investigating data misuse during Brexit
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Lauren Goode / Wired:
Interview with Panos Panay and other Microsoft execs on how the Surface Go was made, and why they think it has an edge over Chromebooks and the iPad
Rob Price / INSIDER:
Sources describe a dysfunctional culture at Meitu, a Chinese selfie app maker with 400M+ MAUs, with public shamings of staff, seemingly arbitrary firings, more
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Following the latest Mueller indictments, Twitter bans DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 accounts, says it is reviewing company policies and expects to make updates soon
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider:
Online game creation platform Roblox, which is reportedly raising at a $2.4B valuation, says it's on track to more than double developer payouts to $70M in 2018
The Guardian:
Lancaster University's Litcraft uses Minecraft to create accurate scale models of places from books like Treasure Island to promote reading among school kids
Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
As Facebook and Instagram crack down on explicit content, Twitter has become the platform of choice for nudists as it allows content with full or partial nudity
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Headout, a mobile travel app for booking last-minute tours, activities, and tickets to local events, raises $10M Series A to grow from 21 to 100 cities globally
Rory Smith / New York Times:
How widespread use of translation apps like Google Translate helped bring international fans and locals together during the World Cup in Russia
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Profile of UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham, who gave Facebook a £500K fine over Cambridge Analytica and is investigating data misuse during Brexit
Kyle Samani / Multicoin Capital:
An attempt to describe Web3 stack, the many component parts of crypto ecosystem being built by hundreds of teams all over the world
Amanda Lee / South China Morning Post:
As mobile payments in China proliferate, Peoples Bank of China warns businesses not to refuse cash payments from customers
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Smule rebrands its Sing! Karaoke app, which lets users record music videos solo or as duets with other users or artists, to Smule, says the app has 50M MAUs
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