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The Verge: Gemini is winning
Gemini is winningCould Siri be the last piece of the puzzle?The VergeDavid Pierce
Being an incumbent and a company with a $4T market cap has its advantages.
CT: Yancey admits to affair, retires.
Yancey was a significant influence on me in my teens and 20s as I wrestled with evangelicalism. This is how his career ends.
I may have to start wearing a watch again.
The ugly Pebble 2 Duo is the smartwatch for meThis is a welcome new-old idea about smartwatchesThe VergeDavid Pierce
Pebble is so back.
WIRED: The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It's a Shit Show.
The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit ShowThe Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.WIREDVittoria Elliott
What a surprise.
One more for the collection, I guess.
Bending Spoons is buying up Eventbrite, too.The Italian software company just announced billion-dollar deals to purchase AOL and Vimeo, and now it has reached an agreement to acquire Eventbrite for $500 million. Bending Spoons has added several other digital businesses to its portfolio in recent years, including Evernote, Meetup,
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