The U.S. government kills the Broadcom/Qualcomm merger, Apple buys a magazine subscription service, and Facebook and YouTube take stands of a sort against questionable posts on the Internet.

The U.S. government kills the Broadcom/Qualcomm merger, Apple buys a magazine subscription service, and Facebook and YouTube take stands of a sort against questionable posts on the Internet.


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Links and Show Notes Trump issues order blocking Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm, citing national security - The Verge Broadcom Drops Qualcomm Bid, Pledges to Pursue U.S. HQ - Bloomberg Qualcomm, National Security, and Patents – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Qualcomm Outspent Broadcom About 100 to 1 in Lobbying - Bloomberg Apple to acquire digital magazine service Texture - Apple Marines’ Love Affair With 3D Printing: Small Is Cheap, & Beautiful « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary Facebook finally suspended the anti-Muslim political group that President Trump retweeted last year - Recode Taking Action Against Britain First | Facebook Newsroom Facebook bans Britain First pages - BBC News YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to videos about conspiracies - The Verge Out of the Doghouse, Into the Bed - The New York Times