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Jul 2019
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Big tech at Capitol Hill, Elon Musk's br...

The Verge
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Nilay Patel invites a cavalry of experts from The Verge (Makena Kelly, Adi Robertson, Liz Lopatto, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller) to discuss the Big Tech hearings that took over Capitol Hill, Elon Musk's Neuralink brain machine interface, and the new Macbook reviews.  Stories this week: Facebook reportedly reaches $5 billion settlement with the Federal …Faceb ... Show More
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