This week, Jawbone UP is down and out, Intel busts out 10-core chips, does the Hulk Hogan/Gawker suit threaten journalistic free speech?, Google vs Oracle is a victory for fair use, how European hate speech laws will affect US social media ...and much more!
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Jawbone has stopped slowed producing its fitness trackers Jawbone Is Trying to Sell Its Speaker Business Intel's Broadwell-E gaming CPU is a stunner, offering 10 cores for a whopping $1,723 Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlightAudible Book of the Week
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Hot Topic: Tech in Court
Gawker's Nick Denton challenges Peter Thiel to a public debate in open letter, says decade-long campaign by Thiel is out of proportion, asks about ultimate intent Tech Titans Raise Their Guard, Pushing Back Against News Media Peter Thiel just gave other billionaires a dangerous blueprint for perverting philanthropy How Google’s big court win just made history Why the Very Silly Oracle v. Google Trial Actually Matters Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft agree to EU hate speech rules New Online Hate-Speech Rules Threaten Free SpeechThe Drill Down Video of the Week
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