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March 8, 2020, 2:20 PM

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Maria Farrell / The Conversationalist:
When former tech execs reinvent themselves as experts on taming Big Tech, they seize attention and resources, which undermines the work of independent activists  —  The tech executive turned data justice warrior is celebrated as a truth-telling hero, but there's something a bit too smooth about this narrative arc.
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Kang-Xing Jin, friend of Mark Zuckerberg and long-time Facebook employee, is leading efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about coronavirus on the site  —  As the company works to contain coronavirus misinformation, Facebook's head of health steps into the spotlight.
Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Investigation details how a man became a burglary suspect when police used a “geofence warrant” to gather Google location data from devices near a crime scene  —  “I was using an app to see how many miles I rode my bike and now it was putting me at the scene of the crime," the man said.
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
A look at the growing TikTok trend of “sleep-streams”, where users live-stream their sleep to earn digital coins and gain new followers  —  Some TikTok users are going viral, gaining followers and even making cash by live-streaming themselves overnight.
Jake Bright / TechCrunch:
A look at three reports with contrasting stats on 2019 VC investments in Africa, with all of them showing Nigeria and Kenya as top destinations  —  Five years ago, it was hard to come by any formal numbers for annual VC investment in Africa.  These days the challenge is choosing which number to follow.
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Austin cancels SXSW, scheduled for March 13-22, due to concerns over COVID-19  —  - SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.  — The conference had been scheduled to take place between March 13 and 22.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Interview with Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra, who admits the fund made many investment mistakes and denies he smeared other high-ranking SoftBank executives  —  - Rajeev Misra, who leads SoftBank's Vision Fund, has largely been quiet as criticism has mounted.
Yi-Ling Liu / New York Times:
Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism  —  Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q. China …

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