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Facebook Stops ‘September 11th Anniversary’ From Trending Due To Hoax Story
Facebook’s trending news module is making headlines again, and this time it’s for propping up 9/11 truther nonsense as “news”. Instead of simply removing the offending article, however, the platform has now dropped the trending topic — broadly titled “September 11th Anniversary” — altogether.
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The Emails I Received From People Who Think I’m Friends With Jeff Bezos
About a year ago, I wrote a blog post with a tricky headline. I now receive lots of emails from people who either think I’m pals with or am Amazon CEO and Star Trek: Beyond extra Jeff Bezos. It would be funny, if the messages weren’t so heart-breaking.
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Popular Torrent Search Engine Shuts Down Without Explanation
The torrenting community has been tumultuous these past few weeks. First, Kickass Torrents was seized by the government after the owner’s arrest. Now, one of the largest search engines has vanished.
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Kanye West Tweets Out Hot Tech Gossip
In June, Apple was rumoured to be in talks to purchase Tidal, although a Tidal spokesperson denied those claims. This afternoon the king of tech, Kanye West, suggested those claims might be true on his Twitter account, urging Apple to “give Jay his check for Tidal”.