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Bill Gates, Linux and internet pet feeders - the most fascinating tech tales to read this weekend

Alexei Oreskovic   

Bill Gates, Linux and internet pet feeders - the most fascinating tech tales to read this weekend

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of the Insider Tech weekly newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including:

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Happy 4th of July! In honor of the holiday weekend, we're doing things a bit differently in this week's newsletter and rounding up some our best long reads from the past month. So whether you're at the beach, in the mountains or just plotzing on your in-laws' lawn, you've got an unimpeachable excuse to relax and read - if anyone gives you any guff about it, tell'em to talk to me!

Better yet, share your favorite story with your friends and family and boost your cachet as the in-the-know tech cognoscente with the best links.

A tale of two Bills

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For years, Bill Gates has enjoyed a squeaky clean reputation as a quirky-but-friendly billionaire philanthropist, and one half of the perfect couple working to save the world through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Some of that reputation began to unravel earlier this year, following news of the couple's divorce. In this story, $4 the side that's been been assiduously effaced by an army of PR handlers over the years.

Read the full story here:

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Why a broken internet-connected pet feeder is a warning we should all take seriously

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What happens when the startup that makes your internet-connected pet feeder goes kaput?

Insider's Becky Peterson learned the hard way when her cat Dewey launched a noisy revolt against the device's decision to withhold his rations of morning kibble.

After appeasing the ill-tempered feline, Becky decided to investigate and discovered a $4

Read the full story here:

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The Linux aging crisis and the re-education of Linus Torvalds

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I proposed a phone interview instead. "Heh, no, my abhorrence covers phone calls too. Nasty things, phones. Except as quick email devices."

We would have to talk by email. $4 with the world's most influential, and famously irascible, programmer.

Read the full story here:

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How the "Jason Show" is rocking venture capital

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Insider spoke with more than 50 people close to Calacanis, including portfolio-company founders, accelerator alumni, current and former colleagues and rival investors, to learn what it's like for a generation of young aspiring entrepreneurs heeding his call to change the world.

Read the full story here:

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OK, that's going to do it for this week. Thanks for reading, and if you like this newsletter, $4.

- Alexei

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