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I Owe Ya a Visit, Iowa

The last dash for relevance in Iowa, while three of the top five candidates are stuck in the Senate impeachment trial in D.C., a Republican senator tries to throw shade on Biden and he revels in it, the latest poll, jockeying for senate seats this fall, and the latest impeachment updates.

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Kobe Bryant and His 13-Year-Old Daughter Gianna Passed Away in a Tragic Helicopter Crash Sunday Morning

Kobe Bryant passed away alongside his 13-year-old daughter in a tragic helicopter accident on Sunday morning, The Grammys happened last night, Meghan Markle’s dad went on TV and trashed his daughter and Prince Harry, Selena Gomez said that Justin Bieber emotionally abused her,

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The AI That Spotted the Wuhan Virus Early

Vine has a spiritual successor in Byte, the new razr might have “bumps and lumps,” your anti-virus program might be selling all your clicks, Seamless might be inventing restaurants from whole cloth, and the AI algorithm that spotted the Wuhan virus early.

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Biden and Sanders Vie for the Top

An update on the Democratic candidate campaign narrative, piles of new polls, Yang qualifies for the next DNC debate, Bloomberg speaks out against anti-Semitism, people with disabilities still face significant bars against participating in Iowa’s caucuses...

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The Curious Case of Casper, with Dan Frommer

I needed to delve into the Casper financials in greater detail. But also: scandal marketing! Can brands be “cancelled”? And analysis of this week’s Netflix earnings.

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Are Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott Back Together?

Taylor Swift opened up about overcoming an eating disorder, Julianne Hough got a Goop Exorcism at DAVOS, Kendall Jenner’s getting dog mom shamed for using a pyro collar on her doberman, and Kylie Jenner might be back together with her ex Travis Scott.

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RIP Clayton Christensen

Quick Share is coming to challenge AirDrop, how iOS 13 has blown up location marketing, Google takes the wrapping of Dataset Search, an interesting eSports raise and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Jesse Metcalfe Got Photographed with Two Different Women in One Day

Jessie J and Channing Tatum are BACK TOGETHER, Lena Waithe and her wife Alana Mayo have split up, Cara Santana and Jesse Metcalfe are in the middle of an insanely messy breakup.

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Bernie Sanders Surges in New Hampshire Poll

Three of the top five Democratic candidates are stuck in D.C. while the other two campaign in Iowa, a fresh New Hampshire poll puts Bernie Sanders well ahead of the pack, Hillary Clinton clarifies she’ll support any nominee, an update on the impeachment, and a couple of corrections.

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Security Features As A Feature

More Samsung phone rumors, Match Group invests in safety features as a feature, the Bezos phone hack story gets a lot murkier, and everyone seems to have noticed that Google search has gotten crufty.

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Jessica Simpson Opens Up About Her Recent Struggle with Alcohol and Pills

A track from Lady Gaga’s new album leaked, Jessica Simpson opened up about addiction, Ozzy Osbourne opened up about his Parkinson’s diagnosis, and Vanessa Hudgens went on a date with Lakers player Kyle Kuzma.

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The Bezos Phone Hacking Thing

The whole Jeff Bezos phone-got-hacked thing blows up into something crazy. That rumored “cheap” iPhone might be mere weeks away. Is Amazon Music almost as big as Apple Music? Cruise unveils the Origin self-driving car. And the first test of voting via smartphone in the US.

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No Surprises, Yet

Two new national polls show the race remaining about the same, Buttigieg takes advantage of absent senators in campaigning in Iowa, the latest impeachment update as the Senate trial commences, and Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton over podcast comments.

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The Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Body Language Experts Have ARRIVED

Pamela Anderson got secretly married in Malibu, DJ Khaled had another baby, Courtney Stodden’s officially divorced, Taylor Swift opened up about her mom’s cancer and brain tumor, and the body language experts have arrived and are here to explain the Jen and Brad HUG from Sunday night’s SAG awards.

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Can the Dems Sing Kumbaya?

Democrats link arms at a MLK, Jr., march, Sanders apologizes to Biden over corruption accusation by a surrogate, how the first four primary states cast ballots, Hillary Clinton disses Sanders, the New York Times splits the endorsement baby, and your impeachment update.

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Why Didn't Apple Encrypt iCloud Backups?

Apple could have encrypted iCloud backups but didn’t? Getting an Uber from the airport is about to get more expensive. Digital media is actually making money?! Is IGTV on the way out? Some interesting raises and (potentially) the most consequential lawsuit in Silicon Valley history.

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🚨 Emergency Episode: Brad and Jen HUGGED

I’m on vacation in Miami still but I am duty bound to record an emergency episode for you because we HAVE to talk about Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s moment at the SAG awards last night. We also discuss the bombshell Megxit update from Saturday.

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(Bonus) Sports Tech With Will Martin

As I said on Friday, we’re going to delve into Sports Tech in a meaningful way for the first time.

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Karlie Kloss Talks About Being Married to a Kushner and Voting Democrat

Karlie Kloss opened up about being a Democrat in the Kushner family, one final Megxit update for the week, Lindsay Lohan might have a new album dropping for us next month, and we have to talk about how Hugh Grant set his dad up on a date with Matthew McConaughey’s mom!

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Jack Dorsey Asked Elon Musk How To Fix Twitter

No ads in WhatsApp… for now. We have all the details on the Peacock streaming service. The other streaming wars are taking their toll on Twitch. Jack Dorsey asked Elon Musk how to fix Twitter. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Legislative Flips and Literal Push-ups

Democrats plan to flip state legislature before redistricting, the impeachment update, how senators plan to campaign during the impeachment trial, Tulsi Gabbard challenges a voter to a push-up contest, and a Republican Senate group announces record-breaking fundraising.

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Gigi Hadid WON’T Serve on the Weinstein Trial Jury

Halsey and Evan Peters have moved in together, Gigi Hadid GOT dismissed from jury duty for the NY Harvey Weinstein trial, a Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Gianulli college scam update, Kendall and Kylie are getting sued, and Logan Paul is dating Josie Conseco.

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Apple Acquires Xnor.ai

Apple has acquired a pretty interesting AI startup, the Chromium-based Edge browser is here, but there is trouble in Mozilla land, Fitbit is first to market with blood oxygen monitoring, the state of the app economy and ‘instant’ weather forecasts from Google.

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Here Comes a Hot Mess in Iowa

The impeachment update, the Elizabeth Warren/Bernie Sanders exchange, Andrew Yang’s staff has unionized, Joe Walsh protests Republican primary cancellations at RNC headquarters, and a change in Iowa caucus rules might make the outcome confusing.

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@Jack On An Edit Button: ‘We’ll probably never do it’

More juicy details about the Galaxy S20 lineup, Google Smart Lock lets you do 2FA on your iPhone, proof that no-code development is the new hotness, why do the Feds even need Apple to unlock those iPhones, and Jack Dorsey says we are never, ever, ever going to get… a Edit Tweet button. Probably.