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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close November 7 – November 14, 2020 182 stories · Vol. 20 · Catalogue 46 · Issue 319 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snubbed government leaders

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Business 4 stories

  1. Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snubbed government leaders

  2. Marketers are addicted to bad data

  3. Gig economy companies spent more than $200M to bankroll Proposition 22

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  1. Startups that have hit more than $1K MRR in about 12-24 months

Sports 11 stories

  1. Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

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  1. Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health

  2. SpotifyKeyDumper – Dump song decryption keys from the Windows Spotify client

  3. Apple blocks game streaming services unless individual games are approved

Technology 148 stories

  1. Will R Work on Apple Silicon?

  2. Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection

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  1. Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says

  2. EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf]

  3. Your Computer Isn't Yours

  4. Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon

  5. Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

Entertainment 7 stories

  1. Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server

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  1. Show HN: A Stargate in 140 chars of JavaScript

  2. Show HN: Etebase – An open source and end-to-end encrypted Firebase alternative

  3. RIP Google Music

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