Linkfest: April 05, 2018

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What I am reading today

Sleeping in Car and Visiting Gun Range: How YouTube Attacker Spent Final Hours (NYT Technology)
Chinese media watchdog orders Toutiao and Kuaishou to remove inappropriate content (SCMP: China Tech)


Netflix, Jio in talks for a deal to reach millions of Indian phone screens (FactorDaily)
Law and Autonomous Systems Series: The Day After Tomorrow of Banking - On FinTech, Data Control and Consumer Empowerment (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
Clear the insurance myths… (Subramoney)
When Fun Goes Digital: Creating the Theme Park of the Future (Knowledge@Wharton)
What is an undeclared intelligence officer? (Economist Explains)
Welcome To The Trade War Bounce (BRIC Breaker)
Founder Field Trip: Tuft & Needle (Bryce Roberts)
Why a trade war with China would hurt the U.S. and its allies, too (Brookings: Economics)

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