Mid-day Update

Oculus Rift founder apologizes for funding pro-Trump group

David Brancaccio Sep 26, 2016
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Mid-day Update

Oculus Rift founder apologizes for funding pro-Trump group

David Brancaccio Sep 26, 2016
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about Rolling Stone’s decision to sell 49 percent of its stake to a music startup based in Singapore; why the U.S. Department of Education will no longer recognize the largest accreditor of for-profit colleges; and an apology from Palmer Luckey, the CEO of Oculus Rift, for funding a group that supports Trump.

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