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Facebook responds to former VP who said social media is destroying societyThe Verge Facebook Responds After Former Exec Suggests It’s Destroying Our Minds and SocietyGizmodo Another Ex-Facebook Executive Rips the CompanyU.S. News & World Report I’m an ex-Facebook exec: don’t believe what they tell you about adsThe Guardian Sean Parker unloads on Facebook “exploiting” human […]

The Nintendo Switch Is Selling Exactly As Fast As Sony’s PS4Forbes Nintendo owned 2017, and all it took was a series of bad mistakesPolygon Give Us More Underpowered Switch Games; I Don’t Care How Last-Gen They LookTwinfinite Nintendo Switch Has Sold 10 Million Units to DateVariety Nintendo Switch Sells 10 Million WorldwideBusiness Wire Full coverage

Apple’s iMac Pro will be available starting ThursdayThe Verge Apple’s iMac Pro arrives December 14, starting at $4999TechCrunch Apple’s $4999 all-in-one iMac Pro launches Thursday, Dec. 14AppleInsider (press release) (blog) Exclusive interview: Apple’s Phil Schiller on how the iPhone X ‘seemed impossible at the start’T3 Full coverage

Facebook Is ‘Ripping Apart’ Society, Former Executive WarnsFortune Former Facebook Exec: ‘You Don’t Realize It But You Are Being Programmed’Gizmodo Man who became rich from Facebook criticizes social network for ‘destroying how society works’Mashable I’m an ex-Facebook exec: don’t believe what they tell you about adsThe Guardian Sean Parker unloads on Facebook “exploiting” human psychologyAxios […]

Apple buys music-recognition app ShazamLos Angeles Times Not just music: Apple’s purchase of Shazam will aid augmented reality pursuitsAppleInsider (press release) (blog) Apple buys the music discovery app ShazamWashington Post Apple is buying Shazam at a big discountRecode Apple confirms Shazam acquisition; Snap and Spotify also expressed interestTechCrunch Full coverage