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1. Startups — not big industry — will jumpstart global productivity.
By Ganesh Rasagam and Victor Mulas at CNBC
2. Blaming social networks for fake news takes the heat off real media’s shortcomings.
By Jessi Hempel in Backchannel
3. Could hypothermia save gunshot victims?
By Nicola Twilley in the New Yorker
4. This is why kids need recess.
By Alia Wong in the Atlantic
By Dennis Fisher in On The Wire
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