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1. America’s spare bedrooms are worth $6 billion.
By Janna Herron in the Fiscal Times
2. See how public libraries are becoming the new public commons.
By Laurie Putnam in MediaShift
3. Is Russia’s crackdown on Islam breeding more extremism?
By the Economist
4. Siri and other devices are always listening. Is privacy over?
By Stacey Gray at Re/Code
5. Innovation is great, but maintenance — keeping a good thing going — matters more.
By Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel in Aeon
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