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privacy Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends: stalled growth, security dumpster-fires, more online education and fear of regulation Cory Doctorow

Business The sad history of Livejournal as a lens for understanding the state of social media today Cory Doctorow

video games Civilization VI has been ported to iPhone and my productivity has died Seamus Bellamy

design Jeff Veen: turning pirates into customers Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Activision Blizzard to buy Candy Crush game maker King Digital for $5.9 Billion Xeni Jardin

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