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Facebook can no longer govern itself, UK lawmakers say https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18228707/facebook-uk-parliamentary-report-digital-culture-media-sport

Apple hires failed smart lock startup CEO to help build home products https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18228654/apple-smart-home-sam-jadallah-otto-microsoft-homekit

Samsung quits making new Blu-ray players https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18228584/samsung-stops-producing-blu-ray-players

Peach isn’t dead yet https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18228466/peach-social-network-microblogging-down-but-is-coming-back

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190217/11311741620/funniest-most-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml

LG says it isn’t launching a folding phone https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18228395/lg-wont-launch-folding-phone-mwc-2019

Use these tools to help visualize the horror of rising sea levels https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18223808/climate-change-sea-level-rising-data-visualization-environment

Pikuniku is a weird and whimsical adventure for the Switch https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18224928/pikuniku-nintendo-switch-steam-puzzle-platformer

I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and I’m here to tell you it’s not all that https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18223384/dvorak-qwerty-keyboard-layout-10-years-speed-ergonomics

Electric truck startup announces $700 million funding round led by Amazon https://arstechnica.com/?p=1457691 #electricpickuptruck #Electricvehicles #Biz&IT #Amazon #Rivian #Cars

The golden age of dark web drug markets is over https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/17/18226718/alphabay-takedown-drug-marketplace-federal-arrest

Smartwatches Are Changing the Purpose of the EKG https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/the-apple-watch-ekgs-hidden-purpose/573385/?utm_source=feed

Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod will have proximity shutoff sensors to limit exposure to millimeter waves https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/16/18227951/motorola-5g-moto-mod-fcc-millimeter-wave-proximity-z3-pro

Google to Let you Link Directly to a Word or Phrase in Chrome https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-let-you-link-directly-to-a-word-or-phrase-in-chrome/ #Google

The Week in Ransomware - February 15th 2019 - Attack on MSPs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-february-15th-2019-attack-on-msps/ #Security

Google is reportedly hiding behind shell companies to scoop up tax breaks and land https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/16/18227695/google-shell-companies-tax-breaks-land-texas-expansion-nda

TCL’s first foldable phone could slap-bracelet itself into a smartwatch https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/16/18227585/tcl-first-foldable-bendable-flexible-phone-smartwatch-report

Gaming Like It's 1923: Winners Coming Soon! https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190216/11201841614/gaming-like-1923-winners-coming-soon.shtml

What to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy S10 launch this week https://arstechnica.com/?p=1450799 #samsunggalaxy #Samsung #Tech

LG’s first 5G phone just leaked — here’s the V50 ThinQ https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/16/18227496/lg-v50-thinq-5g-sprint-first-picture-battery-vapor-chamber