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August 6, 2018, 6:55 AM

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Apple has removed the entire libraries of five of InfoWars' six podcasts from iTunes, saying they violated its hate speech guidelines  —  Apple has removed the entire library for five of Infowars' six podcasts from its iTunes and Podcast apps, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
TSMC, after shutting down some chip fabs on Friday due to a computer virus, says it's recovered 80% of the impacted tools and expects a full recovery by Monday  —  - TSMC expects full recovery Aug. 6 after suffering virus attack  — Incident to delay shipments, affect third-quarter revenue
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
As 20 cities pitch multi-billion incentive packages for Amazon HQ2, secrecy shrouds the terms offered by unelected officials, which are outside reach of FOIA  —  Jared Evans, a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council, is proud that the city is among 20 finalists for one of the most coveted prizes …
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Mike Volpi talks about Index Ventures' investment strategy that led to six $1B+ exits for its startups this year, investments in Europe, fintech, and more  —  Index Ventures is quietly encroaching into the top tier of American investors.  Here are five questions with them.
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Bucking trends of rising nationalism, services like Airbnb and BlaBlaCar still find success across 190+ countries, with total strangers sharing homes and cars  —  The nation state is trumpeted.  The nation state is redundant.  —  I was chatting earlier this year with Brian Chesky, the co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb.
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Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
HR startup Namely, which fired its founder and CEO Matt Straz for alleged “inconsistent behavior” this year, hires new CEO Elisa Steele and raises $60M Series E  —  Namely, a 400-person, six-and-a-half-year-old company, has mostly had the kind of trajectory that other startups envy.
Jessica Dolcourt / CNET:
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South China Morning Post:
Profile of Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip, a Nasdaq-listed Chinese online travel firm valued at $23B, on gender inequality and fighting internet platforms like Meituan  —  Ability to attract top talent seen as mission critical for specialist companies like Ctrip, which are facing increasing competition …
Washington Post:
Facebook's increased scrutiny of ads targeting ethnic groups is delaying the approval of political ads for Hispanics and Spanish-speaking audiences  —  Political strategists say recent moves by Facebook to secure its powerful advertising engine are hampering their ability to communicate …

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