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Tim Cook emails a reporter to say the WSJ report about Jony Ive's departure–and his frustration with Cook's alleged lack of interest in design–is "absurd" Techmeme · 5 months ago
Inside Facebook's new Strategic Response team, tasked with quickly reacting to geopolitical events, as it grapples with Facebook's role in Myanmar and elsewhere Techmeme · 5 months ago
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NBC officially launches NBC News Now, a free streaming news service with 8 hours of programming every weekday, expects to have it running 24/7 by 2020 Techmeme · 5 months ago
Facebook lawyer says ‘there is no privacy,’ hinting at the challenges of Zuckerberg’s pivot Reddit · 5 months ago
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A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data Reddit · 6 months ago
How Venezuela’s vice grip on the internet leaves citizens in the dark during crises Reddit · 6 months ago
California is bringing law and order to big data. It could change the internet in the U.S. Reddit · 6 months ago
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