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Today

• Apparent leadership changes at google

https://www.blog.google/inside-google/alphabet/letter-from-larry-and-sergey

• The AI Arms index

https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/12/03/global-ai-index/content.html?sig=zrv_2APk-pArLwoI2dhta6CnXR-Z3S3cs-8udIU7ZIY

• Business lessons from the Amish

https://www.kauffman.org/currents/2016/07/what-can-entrepreneurs-learn-from-the-amish

AND

• Census cybersecurity news

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-census-technology-specialreport/special-report-2020-u-s-census-plagued-by-hacking-threats-cost-overruns-idUSKBN1Y81H8

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Today

•   T-Mobile launches 5G

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/2/20991566/tmobile-nationwide-5g-600mhz-launch-samsung-oneplus

https://mashable.com/article/iphone-2020-5g-mmwave/?europe=true

• The Russian Wikipedia

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-wikipedia/russia-to-upgrade-homegrown-encyclopedia-to-counter-unreliable-wikipedia-idUSKBN1Y61DA

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50570838

• What words can Amazon partners now say?

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-eases-restrictions-words-microsoft-google-reinvent-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

AND

• CIOs talk security – does it differentiate?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cios-concerned-it-not-providing-enough-of-an-edge/

Today

• T-Mobile launches 5G

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/2/20991566/tmobile-nationwide-5g-600mhz-launch-samsung-oneplus

https://mashable.com/article/iphone-2020-5g-mmwave/?europe=true

• The Russian Wikipedia

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-wikipedia/russia-to-upgrade-homegrown-encyclopedia-to-counter-unreliable-wikipedia-idUSKBN1Y61DA

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50570838

• What words can Amazon partners now say?

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-eases-restrictions-words-microsoft-google-reinvent-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

AND

• CIOs talk security – does it differentiate?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cios-concerned-it-not-providing-enough-of-an-edge/

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Today

•   EU and US government moves

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-alphabet-antitrust-exclusive-idUSKBN1Y40NX

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/5g-security-czar-us

• Cybersecurity employment data and lessons for employers

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-talent/workforce-labor-shortage/

AND

• Microsoft adds some stickiness to the Edge

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3481642/microsoft-touts-edges-new-tab-page-connection-to-office-365.html

Today

• EU and US government moves

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-alphabet-antitrust-exclusive-idUSKBN1Y40NX

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/5g-security-czar-us

• Cybersecurity employment data and lessons for employers

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-talent/workforce-labor-shortage/

AND

• Microsoft adds some stickiness to the Edge

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3481642/microsoft-touts-edges-new-tab-page-connection-to-office-365.html

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 Today

•   IBM wants to stop theft by drone

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-patents-blockchain-stop-drones-081000276.html

• HSBC goes blockchain with big assets

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-hldg-blockchain/hsbc-swaps-paper-records-for-blockchain-to-track-20-billion-worth-of-assets-idUSKBN1Y11X2

• Justice Department changes the Drone rules

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/27/20986092/justice-department-drone-policy-doj-faa-cybersecurity-risks

AND

• Black Friday grows on smartphones

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/01/39-percent-black-friday-purchases-made-with-phones

Today

• IBM wants to stop theft by drone

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-patents-blockchain-stop-drones-081000276.html

• HSBC goes blockchain with big assets

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-hldg-blockchain/hsbc-swaps-paper-records-for-blockchain-to-track-20-billion-worth-of-assets-idUSKBN1Y11X2

• Justice Department changes the Drone rules

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/27/20986092/justice-department-drone-policy-doj-faa-cybersecurity-risks

AND

• Black Friday grows on smartphones

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/01/39-percent-black-friday-purchases-made-with-phones

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Today

•   All the political moves of the week

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/top-senate-democrats-unveil-new-online-privacy-bill-promising-tough-penalties-data-abuse/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/senate-democrats-reveal-new-copra-digital-privacy-bill.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/apple-emphasizes-user-privacy-lawmakers-see-it-an-effort-edge-out-its-rivals/

https://www.ft.com/content/5ea156d8-1057-11ea-a7e6-62bf4f9e548a

• Did the Russian trolls tweets work?

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614756/russia-disinformation-twitter-internet-research-agency-social-media-politics/

https://onezero.medium.com/russian-trolls-arent-actually-persuading-americans-on-twitter-study-finds-d8fd6bcacaba

AND

• PC Makers blame intel for revenue problems

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/27/intel-chip-shortage-pulls-down-pc-makers-revenue-expectations.html

Today

• All the political moves of the week

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/top-senate-democrats-unveil-new-online-privacy-bill-promising-tough-penalties-data-abuse/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/senate-democrats-reveal-new-copra-digital-privacy-bill.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/apple-emphasizes-user-privacy-lawmakers-see-it-an-effort-edge-out-its-rivals/

https://www.ft.com/content/5ea156d8-1057-11ea-a7e6-62bf4f9e548a

• Did the Russian trolls tweets work?

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614756/russia-disinformation-twitter-internet-research-agency-social-media-politics/

https://onezero.medium.com/russian-trolls-arent-actually-persuading-americans-on-twitter-study-finds-d8fd6bcacaba

AND

• PC Makers blame intel for revenue problems

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/27/intel-chip-shortage-pulls-down-pc-makers-revenue-expectations.html

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Today

•   5G, Weather, and government protections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/11/22/global-g-deal-poses-significant-threat-weather-forecast-accuracy-experts-warn/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/us-sets-out-procedure-for-barring-threats-to-telecom-networks-idUSKBN1Y01MP

• Google fires four employees and why to be focused on it

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/tech/google-fires-employees-protests/

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/25/20982649/google-fired-rebecca-rivers-employee-questioned-work-customs-and-border-protection

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-google-military-contract-dilemma/

AND

• Multiple Privacy stories

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614768/feroza-aziz-tiktok-makeup-video-went-viral-for-discussing-the-uighur-crisis

https://www.wsj.com/articles/grandsharenting-when-grandparents-get-carried-away-on-facebook-11574764204

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7x5nnz/nso-employees-take-legal-action-against-facebook-for-banning-their-accounts

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/smarter-living/privacy-online-how-to-stop-advertiser-tracking-opt-out.html