Monday freakin’ fun day.
Top trending tech news:
? Facebook said we allowed it to snoop on our calls (TNW)
? Grab acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia operations (TNW)
? Zuck took out newspaper ads to apologize (BBC)
What we’re talking about:
Verge cryptocurrency asked users for $3M to reveal a “potential partnership.” Try using this on your friends next time they bug you about your love life.
Over the weekend, the #MarchforOurLives gun control protest took place across the U.S. Teen Vogue reports the rallies had a Spongebob meme theme:
There’s a SpongeBob theme running through the #marchforourlives.
Madison Kambic, 22, is studying to be a teacher. Her sign is “making fun of the fact that politicians are just saying words and not doing [anything].”
“The kids will get it.” pic.twitter.com/SwiuDQKZoR
— Kayla Epstein ? (@KaylaEpstein) March 24, 2018
Apple proposed new accessibility emoji, including guide dogs, prosthetic limbs, and sign language.
Watch this AI try to place blocks in Minecraft:
Elon Musk deleted a Facebook page he didn’t know he had.
I didn’t realize there was one. Will do.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2018
Egypt now has a WhatsApp hotline for reporting fake news.
P.S. TNW’s Amsterdam Conference is coming up… and the line-up of speakers looks banging. Come say hi.
Tweet of the day:
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Having studied my habits and preferences, my daughter hacked my attention this morning for her political agenda pic.twitter.com/GPlS3gSj5S
— Brendan Greeley (@bhgreeley) March 21, 2018
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