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Rebecca Heilweil

Rebecca Heilweil

Former Reporter, Recode by Vox

    Latest articles by Rebecca Heilweil

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    Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade CommissionLina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission
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    Democrats and Republicans came together to confirm the antitrust expert to the FTC.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
    Technology
    Sotheby’s is selling a piece of web history, signed by its creatorSotheby’s is selling a piece of web history, signed by its creator
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    The father of the web sees promise in NFTs.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    How Apple helped Trump’s DOJ seize lawmakers’ data without realizing itHow Apple helped Trump’s DOJ seize lawmakers’ data without realizing it
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    Some say it’s an attack on the separation of powers.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    What Facebook’s two-year Trump ban does and doesn’t doWhat Facebook’s two-year Trump ban does and doesn’t do
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    Trump will receive a two-year ban for his actions surrounding January 6.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    The controversy over Bill Gates becoming the largest private farmland owner in the USThe controversy over Bill Gates becoming the largest private farmland owner in the US
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    People are drawing connections between Gates’s vast farmlands and climate change advocacy.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    How a single cloud computing customer caused half the internet to go darkHow a single cloud computing customer caused half the internet to go dark
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    Countless websites, including major news outlets, were offline after an outage at Fastly, a cloud computing provider.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    Jeff Bezos has been training for thisJeff Bezos has been training for this
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    Two weeks after leaving his Amazon CEO post, the billionaire is leaving Earth.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    Why Etsy dropped $1.6 billion on DepopWhy Etsy dropped $1.6 billion on Depop
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    The site famous for handmade goods is going after Gen Z.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    Michael Flynn’s coup comments show how QAnon is evolving in the Biden eraMichael Flynn’s coup comments show how QAnon is evolving in the Biden era
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    Some QAnon followers think a military coup like the one in Myanmar should also happen in the US.

    By Rebecca Heilweil
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    The bipartisan consensus on broadband is a mirageThe bipartisan consensus on broadband is a mirage
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    Biden wants more publicly funded internet. Cable companies and Republicans, not so much.

    By Rebecca Heilweil