How should Airbnb handle people with criminal convictions. Should all data be made relevant or just the most recent or the most serious?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
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- (01:20) Samsung Announces First LPDDR5 DRAM Chip, Targets 6.4Gbps Data Rates & 30% Reduced Power | anandtech
- (02:00) Exclusive: Kenya’s Safaricom taking M-Pesa to Ethiopia, sources say | reuters
- (02:20) Telecom Egypt, Liquid Telecom announce MoU on first fibre network from Cape to Cairo | biztechafrica
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- (03:00) IBM seeks $167 million from Groupon in dispute over early internet patents | reuters
- (04:35) The 21st Century Internet Act aims to enshrine net neutrality in law | tech crunch
- (07:15) Microsoft and Walmart team up to take on Amazon | the verge
- (09:25) Netflix shares tank after big miss on subscriber growth | reuters
- (13:50) How Helsinki Arrived at the Future of Urban Travel First | bloomberg
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