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For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world's hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech.

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TECHNO LOGIC PUFF PIECE PUSHER The Spin Master Behind Facebook, Airbnb And Silicon Valley As You Know It wired.com For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world's hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech. CLEVELAN[---BUFFERING---]D ROCKS! The Tale Of The Free-Net, The Cheap Way Dial-Up Users Got Online motherboard.vice.com In the 80s, a defining online phenomenon — being able to use the internet for free — came from (of all places) Cleveland. Here's the story of the Free-Net. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Why Web 1.0 Nostalgia Will Never Die qz.com What if GeoCities, a famously positive web hosting service, hadn't gone away? The web, and the world, might be a very different place indeed. LITTER WE DIGG | SPONSORED Harvard Grad Ditched Politics To Make The Perfect Cat Litter prettylittercats.com PrettyLitter has a special formula that changes color if it detects any potential health issues. As an added benefit, one 4-pound bag lasts an entire month and gets delivered directly to your door. GOOD QUESTION Should I Have Let My Sister Sleep With Our Dog's Corpse In Her Bed, And Other Advice Column Questions digg.com A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days. LIVE UN-FREE. OR DIE. 'I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN DO THIS' The Man Who Wants Nevada To Kill Him themarshallproject.org More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He's still waiting. 'I NO LONGER BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM' My Brother's Keeper psmag.com When her brother is sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit, one woman takes on the corrosive culture of capital punishment. FINDING YOUR VOICE Forget About Siri And Alexa — When It Comes To Voice Identification, The 'NSA Reigns Supreme' theintercept.com Classified documents from the Snowden archive reveal the NSA has been developing technology to automatically identify a speaker from the sound of their voice. VIDEO OF THE DAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ONLY EVER BREAK THINGS Woah, We Never Thought We'd See The Day The Hydraulic Press Was Used To Make Something digg.com It's been a while since we've checked in with Lauri Vuohensilta and his world-famous hydraulic press, but watching him forge a knife from an old wrench with the power of the press was worth the visit. IN THE NEWS Senate Enters Third Day Of Shutdown Negotiations With No Deal The Full List Of SAG Award Winners Tom Brady, Patriots Beat Jaguars, Advance To 2018 Super Bowl After Injury Scare Inside Amazon's (Opening Soon) Surveillance-Powered No-Checkout Convenience Store FROM THE DIGG STORE This Outdoor Speaker Doubles As A 7,000mAh Power Bank store.digg.com This tough-as-nails speaker is certified shock-proof, dust-proof, and IPX4 water resistant. If you see Blake Bortles, give him a pat on the back. He's earned it. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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