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This week — a well-organised scam on Airbnb, a cybersecurity firm's implosion, inside the Hong Kong protests, and the supply chain behind Amazon Basics batteries.
If you only read one thing — The New York Times on Trump's Twitter habit is worth the time.
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How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets | The New York Times | Politics
An epic narrative and data visualisation of the President's social media activity, and how it has played an outsized role in his administration.
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I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb | Vice | Crime
A journalist has a bad experience on Airbnb - the rental is changed last minute to a far worse property than the glossy one advertised and a full refund proves hard to come by. On examining the experience further, she spots a pattern.
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A Cybersecurity Firm’s Sharp Rise and Stunning Collapse | New Yorker | Business
A start up that began in the early stages of of peer to peer sharing by spotting compromising files that were accidentally being shared on LimeWire, and ended up in internal recriminations, and an FBI raid on their headquarters.
bit.ly/ny-cybersecurity
Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery | OneZero | Business
Delving into the supply chain of a commodity product on Amazon finds a surprisingly complex supply chain.
bit.ly/onezero-batteries
“This Should Be a Wake-up Call to the Whole World”: Inside the Hong Kong Protests | The Ringer | Politics
A look at both how the NBA became embroiled in the Hong Kong protest movement, and the chaotic and complex stories surrounding the protests themselves.
bit.ly/ringer-hk
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