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By The Atlantic, December 2016 The country has become repressive in a way that it has not been since the Cultural Revolution. What does its darkening political climate—and growing belligerence—mean for the United States? What if china is going bad...

Today’s tales from the worlds of economics, politics and the environment — plus added Fukusihmapocalypse Now! — opens with hope for modest relief for some via the Guardian: Sallie Mae and Justice Department in $60m deal over military...

By Eric Jackson, Forbes, This is the 4th year in a row I’ve curated an annual prediction list for Forbes. Last year’s list is here. It’s gotten bigger and better every year with a fantastic collection of participants – and this year is no exception...

Baidu has a figure for Apple’s revenues in the past quarter – based on smartphone movement data. Photo by kwramm on Flickr. A selection of 8 links for you. Spongy. I’m charlesarthur on Twitter. Observations and links welcome. What does Brexit mean...

Search vs Native Ads Google owns search, but are they a one trick pony? A couple weeks ago Ben Thompson published an interesting article suggesting Google may follow IBM and Microsoft in peaking, perhaps with native ads becoming more dominant than...