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    • As the key trial between Apple and Qualcomm starts on Tuesday, a report details the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the company CEOs (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

    Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: As the key trial between Apple and Qualcomm starts on Tuesday, a report details the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the company CEOs  —  The legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple has grown increasingly tense since it began in early 2017.  A new report from The Wall Street Journal explores … As

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    • Q&A with people who still pay for email with EarthLink and AOL, which reported $600M revenue from email and dial-up in 2014 and estimated $400M in 2018 (Charlotte West/OneZero)

    Charlotte West / OneZero: Q&A with people who still pay for email with EarthLink and AOL, which reported $600M revenue from email and dial-up in 2014 and estimated $400M in 2018  —  It’s not just Mike Pence and your grandma — a lot of people still use AOL and EarthLink, and pay for the privilege Q&A with

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    • How bodybuilding forums of the 2000s, which offered a safe space to learn about anabolic drug use and trade insults, laid the groundwork for internet trolling (Oliver Lee Bateman/MEL Magazine)

    Oliver Lee Bateman / MEL Magazine: How bodybuilding forums of the 2000s, which offered a safe space to learn about anabolic drug use and trade insults, laid the groundwork for internet trolling  —  It was never about the politics.  It was always about the drugs.  This is how a group of weightlifting pros … How

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    • Amazon's HR chief Beth Galetti talks about Peccy, a blobby orange internal mascot that is universally recognized by the company employees (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)

    Harry McCracken / Fast Company: Amazon’s HR chief Beth Galetti talks about Peccy, a blobby orange internal mascot that is universally recognized by the company employees  —  First of all, he is—I mean this as a statement of fact, not a criticism—a dumpy little blob.  His arms are jointless, fingerless nubs. Amazon's HR chief Beth

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    • Profile of Amazon's HR chief Beth Galetti, the highest-ranking woman at the company and the only woman on the 18-person "S-Team" that reports directly to Bezos (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)

    Harry McCracken / Fast Company: Profile of Amazon’s HR chief Beth Galetti, the highest-ranking woman at the company and the only woman on the 18-person “S-Team” that reports directly to Bezos  —  Amazon’s HR chief, former engineer Beth Galetti, is hiring hundreds of people a day.  As the company’s workforce swells, so do her challenges.

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    • Facebook's transparency tool that shows users which advertisers have used a contact list with their information is a nightmare for a normal person to use (Katie Notopoulos/BuzzFeed News)

    Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News: Facebook’s transparency tool that shows users which advertisers have used a contact list with their information is a nightmare for a normal person to use  —  On Facebook under Settings, there’s a page in the Ads section where you can view your Ad Preferences. Facebook's transparency tool that shows users

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    • Current and former US officials and business execs describe hacking and IP theft by China and why they stayed silent because of the profits to be made in trade (NPR)

    {$inline_image} NPR: Current and former US officials and business execs describe hacking and IP theft by China and why they stayed silent because of the profits to be made in trade  —  Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year … Current

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    • In a speech to employees, Alibaba founder Jack Ma defends the "996" work culture at Chinese tech companies, calling it a "huge blessing" for young workers (Josh Horwitz/Reuters)

    Josh Horwitz / Reuters: In a speech to employees, Alibaba founder Jack Ma defends the “996” work culture at Chinese tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers  —  SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture … In a speech to employees, Alibaba

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