Despite support from 7,500+ employees, Amazon shareholders voted down a proposal asking Jeff Bezos to produce a comprehensive climate change plan
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Hackers have been holding the city of Baltimore’s computers hostage for 2 weeks – A ransomware attack means Baltimore citizens can’t pay their water bills or parking tickets.
A look at various tools such as drones, sensors, and AI being deployed at the US-Mexico border, as a proposed "smart wall" garners bipartisan political support
Angry Birds, Candy Crush, and a history of mobile game data collection – Vox
Sources: Quora, which has 300M+ MAUs, is raising a $60M round led by Valor Equity Partners at a valuation of $2B, and told investors it had $20M in 2018 revenue
A journey through internet garbage
How golf explains Donald Trump – Vox
America’s health care costs are scaring patients away from the ER – Vox
Dr. Bronner’s soap brand became a touchstone of wellness culture
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Google’s privacy changes are mostly marketing – Making tracking cookies optional is only a half step toward privacy.
Driver strikes didn’t break Uber — but they showed gig economy workers are mad
Silicon Valley is awash in Chinese and Saudi cash — and no one is paying attention (except Trump) | A tough, new enforcement regime is becoming a geopolitical minefield for venture capitalists and startups
The 20-year argument between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren over bankruptcy
Sources: Amazon in talks with big US publishers about paying them to expand internationally so it can reach more shoppers with its affiliate business
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She was the “queen of the mommy bloggers.” Then her life fell apart.
An overview of the debate over breaking up big tech and why antitrust might not be the best concept to address most issues people have with big tech companies
Tim Armstrong wants to create Coachella, but for retailers. What does that mean?
Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported
An overview of the debate over breaking up big tech and why antitrust might not be the best concept to address most issues people have with big tech companies
How Amazon created the Prime membership program – Vox
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An oral history of Amazon Prime, the internet's most successful membership program with 100M+ members worldwide and one of the main reasons behind Amazon's rise
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