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More fallout and analysis of Amazon ghosting NYC, more signs of blockchain actually taking hold on Wall Street, Samsung’s lineup of gadgets leaks and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses (The Washington Post)
• Amazon’s Escape From New York (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
• Copyright Office Refuses Registration for 'Fresh Prince' Star Alfonso Ribeiro's "Carlton Dance" (The Hollywood Reporter)
• HSBC forex trading costs cut sharply by blockchain - executive (Reuters)
• Samsung leaks entire new wearables lineup through its own app (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads:

• The Strong Web (podcast suggestion)
• Why data, not privacy, is the real danger (NBCNews)
• Uber’s Secret Gold Mine: How Uber Eats Is Turning Into A Billion-Dollar Business To Rival Grubhub (Forbes)
• Zillow Wants to Flip Your House (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
• The Strange Experience of Being Australia’s First Tech Billionaires (NYTimes)
• The Secret History of Women in Coding (NYTimes Magazine)