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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

According to polling in February by Israel’s Channel 12, only one in four voters support the proposed changes to the judiciary. Israel protests. Undermining the foundations that helped build ‘The Startup Nation’?

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Chuck Todd on why Meet the Press can’t survive on just one platform

The Verge

I have interviewed the president of Iran. And talk about, if you say something long enough, there are liberals who say there’s a liberal bias in the media when you see polling now. I remember one time in 2008, my boss wanted a quick poll in South Carolina. And I said, “Well, we can’t poll on Wednesday nights in South Carolina.”

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Cynicism suggests that the TikTok deal will go through

The Verge

The operation targets domestic dissidents and antigovernment activists abroad, but can also be used to spy on the general public inside Iran. Make a plan to vote and sign up to work the polls if you can. Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi / The New York Times ). Stuff to occupy you online during the quarantine. And finally.

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