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Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Mark Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges facebook privacy social media Article 985 words 11 votes
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China almost three years, now on plane home. Chinese tech executive Meng Wangzhou left Canada earlier Friday evening. Article 28 words 15 votes
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple apple.app store Article 261 words 28 votes
Peter Thiel's origin story: His ideology dominates Silicon Valley. It began to form when he was an angry young man. Article 4396 words 11 votes