Linkfest: May 03, 2018

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What I am reading today

Hostile Takeover Regimes in Asia: A Comparative Approach (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
"There is a need now for a systemic change for dealing with judicial accountability. This is a time for institutional articulation" – Dr Aditya Sondhi (India at LSE)


Five disruptive trends are triggering changes that will profoundly affect healthcare for years to come:pic.twitter.com/bccFiotNwS (Bain Alerts)
Why Empathy Is More Than Standing in Another's Shoes (Knowledge@Wharton)
A brutal attack in Afghanistan is a grisly reminder of the dangers reporters face (Economist: Graphic Detail)
TSB's new owners should have seen this computer catastrophe coming (Spectator: Martin Vander Weyer)
Urban youth unemployment: A looming crisis? (Brookings: Economics)
China's Tencent, Alibaba locked in battle to back next AI superstar (SCMP: China Tech)
Scientists: Two Spaces After Periods Reads Faster (Discover Magazine)
TSB's new owners should have seen this computer catastrophe coming (Martin vander Weyer)

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