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TikTok's networks effects, largely driven by remixability of content and features that interconnect, cannot be easily cloned by rivals to recreate the ecosystem (Eugene Wei/Remains of the Day)

Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day: TikTok’s networks effects, largely driven by remixability of content and features that interconnect, cannot be easily cloned by rivals to recreate the ecosystem  —  I promised one final piece on TikTok, focused primarily on the network effects of creativity.  And this is that, in part. TikTok's networks effects,

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After Airbnb changed its policy to allow cancellation with full refunds, some aggrieved hosts are trying to cut it out of bookings or are planning legal action (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

Erin Griffith / New York Times: After Airbnb changed its policy to allow cancellation with full refunds, some aggrieved hosts are trying to cut it out of bookings or are planning legal action  —  Hurt by refunds, some are trying to cut the site out of bookings or taking legal action.  The company says it

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As autonomous war tech advances, the US military must confront complex ethical issues, like how much control to give machines to kill on the battlefield (Zachary Fryer-Biggs/Washington Post)

Zachary Fryer-Biggs / Washington Post: As autonomous war tech advances, the US military must confront complex ethical issues, like how much control to give machines to kill on the battlefield  —  Maybe the autonomous weapons being developed by the Pentagon will be better than humans at making moral decisions.  Or maybe they’ll be a nightmare

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Profile of Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, who has made millions of dollars by selling and auctioning his digital art on marketplaces for non-fungible tokens (Mickey Rapkin/Esquire)

Mickey Rapkin / Esquire: Profile of Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, who has made millions of dollars by selling and auctioning his digital art on marketplaces for non-fungible tokens  —  He’s a dad from Wisconsin who drives a “piece of shit” Corolla.  And his brilliantly absurd artwork has made him the face of a crypto market

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Katana, which builds manufacturing-specific ERP software for SMBs, raises $11M Series A led by Atomico, bringing its total raised to $16M (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Katana, which builds manufacturing-specific ERP software for SMBs, raises $11M Series A led by Atomico, bringing its total raised to $16M  —  Katana, an Estonian startup that has built manufacturing-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for SMBs, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Katana, which builds manufacturing-specific ERP software

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