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Weekend Brunch: News and algorithms, auto-deleting email and paying it forward

Lizzie O'Leary Aug 22, 2014
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Weekend Brunch: News and algorithms, auto-deleting email and paying it forward

Lizzie O'Leary Aug 22, 2014
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Shani Hilton, deputy editor for Buzzfeed and Shannon Bond, media correspondent for FT, join the show to talk about what’s on their plate this week.

This weekend’s reading list:

Washington Post: How Facebook and Twitter control what you see about Ferguson

The Atlantic: Daimler Employees Can Set Emails to Auto-Delete During Vacation

Buzzfeed: Nearly 400 people paid it forward at a Starbucks in Florida

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