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    • Mark Zuckerberg on the need for a "privacy-focused platform" focused on messaging to complement "public platforms", the challenge of monetization, and more (Nicholas Thompson/Wired)

    Nicholas Thompson / Wired: Mark Zuckerberg on the need for a “privacy-focused platform” focused on messaging to complement “public platforms”, the challenge of monetization, and more  —  ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, described a sweeping new vision for his platform. Mark Zuckerberg on the need for a "privacy-focused platform" focused on

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    The Bakery That Runs On Emacs

    When it comes to managing ingredients and baking at a professional bakery, we know that most people would turn to an SQL database and emacs.  Really, what else do you need? Okay, so maybe there are a few who would think that emacs couldn’t help you with this, so, here’s how [Piers] uses emacs and

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    • Huawei sues the US government, challenging a law that bans federal agencies from buying the company's products (CNN)

    CNN: Huawei sues the US government, challenging a law that bans federal agencies from buying the company’s products  —  Shenzhen, China (CNN Business)Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the US government, challenging a law that bans federal agencies from buying the company’s products. Huawei sues the US government, challenging a law that bans federal

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    • Sources: Bytedance is planning to launch a Slack-like work collaboration app; Bytedance had a $1.2B loss last year after mixed results of its TikTok expansion (The Information)

    The Information: Sources: Bytedance is planning to launch a Slack-like work collaboration app; Bytedance had a $1.2B loss last year after mixed results of its TikTok expansion  —  In 2017 ByteDance, owner of such popular apps as newsfeed service Toutiao, made a slim profit. Sources: Bytedance is planning to launch a Slack-like work collaboration app;

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    • Nintendo announces VR kits for its Labo line of Switch DIY cardboard accessories; they cost $40 and $80 and will be available on April 12 (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

    Andrew Webster / The Verge: Nintendo announces VR kits for its Labo line of Switch DIY cardboard accessories; they cost $40 and $80 and will be available on April 12  —  Nintendo is getting into the virtual reality game  —  Nintendo’s getting into virtual reality, but not in the way you might expect. Nintendo announces

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    • If Facebook pivots to privacy, News Feed becomes a legacy product, its new business model will likely be commerce, and misinformation will be harder to track (Casey Newton/The Interface)

    Casey Newton / The Interface: If Facebook pivots to privacy, News Feed becomes a legacy product, its new business model will likely be commerce, and misinformation will be harder to track  —  By 2015, Mark Zuckerberg had grown uncomfortable with his messaging history.  His old instant messages had gotten him into trouble in the past

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    • Report: Microsoft says Iran-linked hackers have targeted 2,200+ people at 200+ companies over the past two years, stealing corporate secrets and wiping data (Associated Press)

    Associated Press: Report: Microsoft says Iran-linked hackers have targeted 2,200+ people at 200+ companies over the past two years, stealing corporate secrets and wiping data  —  REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the past two years. Report: Microsoft

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    Fun With A Hydrogen Thyratron

    There’s something oddly menacing about some vacuum tubes. The glass, the glowing filaments, the strange metal grids and wires suspended within – all those lead to a mysterious sci-fi look and the feeling that strange things are happening in there. Add in a little high voltage and a tube that makes its own hydrogen, and

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    • Microsoft becomes the first major cloud provider to open data centers in South Africa, with AWS expected to bring its first data center into the country in 2020 (Yevgeniy Sverdlik/Data Center Knowledge)

    Yevgeniy Sverdlik / Data Center Knowledge: Microsoft becomes the first major cloud provider to open data centers in South Africa, with AWS expected to bring its first data center into the country in 2020  —  Even without local data centers, Microsoft has been the leading cloud provider in the country, according to analysts. Microsoft becomes

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    • Microsoft's policy to give app developers up to a 95% cut of Store revenues, announced in April 2018, is now in effect; games will keep previous 70/30 split (Tom McNamara/CNET)

    Tom McNamara / CNET: Microsoft’s policy to give app developers up to a 95% cut of Store revenues, announced in April 2018, is now in effect; games will keep previous 70/30 split  —  Developers will keep the remaining 95 percent, unless affiliate links are involved.  —  When Epic Games decided to skip … Microsoft's policy

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    • A senior Facebook source says the company has no plans to enter China, after Zuckerberg says Facebook won't build data centers in countries that violate privacy (Ryan Mac/BuzzFeed News)

    Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: A senior Facebook source says the company has no plans to enter China, after Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t build data centers in countries that violate privacy  —  Facebook does not see any path forward in China, a senior source inside the company told BuzzFeed News on Wednesday … A senior

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