1.Bill Gates named most admired man in the
world<o:p></o:p>
In a recent survey, Bill Gates beat out
former US President Barack Obama, martial artist and actor Jackie Chan and
Chinese President Xi Jinping for the top spot. The poll came from 37000 young
man and women from 35 countries. <o:p></o:p>
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2. Mark Zuckerberg revealed that his data
was harvested <o:p></o:p>
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that his data
was among that harvested in a privacy scandal. Facebook CEO made the disclosure
during his second day of being questioned in Washington. In a related
development, the political consultancy at the heart of the affair has announced
its acting chief executive is stepping down. He also revealed that his firm was
exploring whether to take action against the University of Cambridge.The
institution is where the researcher Aleksandr Kogan, who had collected and sold
personal data to Cambridge Analytica, was based.<o:p></o:p>
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3. Apple hits 40 million subscribers<o:p></o:p>
Apple Music now
has 40 million subscribers, a 2 million increase compared to 2 months ago.
However, it is 30 million fewer than Spotify, the currently most popular music
app in America. Meanwhile, Apple confirmed that Oliver Schusser will overseas
the streaming and becomes the new leader for Apple Music. <o:p></o:p>
4. Uber enters bike industry<o:p></o:p>
Uber is looking to give people more options
for getting around in US cities. The ride-hailing company said it’s expanding
its partnerships with several companies that deal with other types of
transportation. Currently, it’s going into bike industry despite witnessing the
massive failure in China. <o:p></o:p>
5. This is probably the best question from
Zuckerberg’s hearing<o:p></o:p>
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“If a version of Facebook will always be
free, how do you sustain a business model in which users don’t pay for your
service?” Sen. Orrin Hatch, the 84-year-old Republican from Utah asked.
Zuckerberg paused and responded, “Senator, we