Linkfest: April 10, 2018

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What I am reading today

WeChat launches new mini games as external developers vie to create China's next mobile craze (SCMP: China Tech)
Viktor Orban maintains firm control of the Hungarian Parliament (Economist: Graphic Detail)


8 Ideas on Reforming the MDBs for the Eminent Persons Group (Center for Global Development)
A Tale of Two Camera Companies and Tech Change (Andreessen Horowitz)
How to Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testify Before Congress (Wired)
The myth of the false case: what the new Indian Supreme Court Order on the SC/ST Act gets wrong about caste-based violence and legal manipulation (India at LSE)
How to Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testify Before Congress (Wired: Business)
What should I ask Juan Villarino? (Marginal REVOLUTION)
5 Ways to Build a $100 Million Company (Visual Capitalist)
When aiming at Russia, don't hit allies like India (Mint)

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