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All Things Tech Top Economists Study What Happens When You Stop Using Facebook, Cal Newport ’s blog . See also More Evidence of Facebook’s Negative Impact. Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra Has a 100X Zoom Camera. So We Tested It With a Private Eye. Samsung’s new high-end flagship phone has a camera with unprecedented digital zoom…so is it crazy cool, super-creepy, or both? Wall Street Journal . Personally, I am waiting for the Note20! YouTube will stream its annual pitch to advertisers instead of hosting an in-person event because of the Covid-19, Wall Street Journal . And YouTube limits video streaming to SD quality to compensate for surge in bandwidth usage, TechCrunch , WIRED . The EU warns of broadband strain as millions work from home . Former Google engineer charged with trade-secret theft from Google’s self-driving car project, reached a deal with U.S. prosecutors in which he will plead guilty to one count and the remaining charges will be dropped. Wall Street Journal . Go...

All Things Tech IKEA’s Meatball Supply Chain Goes Digital, Wall Street Journal . IKEA wants to bring the supply-chain precision behind its flat-pack furniture business to the way it manages meatballs and lingonberry jam. How to take control of all those notifications and still stay in the loop, New York Times , here . Why the coronavirus outbreak may hasten the demise of the smartphone as we know it. It’s about the supply chain. South China Morning Post , here . Apple also sounds a similar warning in the New York Times , as it cuts sales estimates. Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free. The story of Jessica Lessin and The Information , New York Times , here . About time! Facebook starts fact-checking partnership with Reuters, Express Tribune . The US is not very good at convincing Europe to ditch Huawei, as Germany plans to follow Britain in letting the Chinese company develop the next generation network, New York Times . And Bezos takes on Trump over the $...