The GameStop saga is far from over

After Tim Cook gave a keynote address marking Data Privacy Day, he granted an exclusive interview to my colleague Michael Grothaus. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Good morning! After Tim Cook gave a keynote address marking Data Privacy Day, he granted an exclusive interview to my colleague Michael Grothaus. They talked about current and future threats to privacy—which Cook compared to the threat of climate change—and how to address them. Their wide-ranging conversation also turned to technology’s role in igniting extremism, the problem with lumping large technology companies together as “Big Tech,” and more. Read Michael’s piece for Cook’s frank comments—and to learn why the Apple CEO says he’s ultimately optimistic that the privacy problem is solvable. —Harry McCracken   tech Tim Cook: Privacy and climate change are ‘the top issues of the century’ In an exclusive interview, Apple’s CEO talks about how privacy threats change behavior, tech’s role in igniting extremism, and why “Big Tech” is a misnomer.   impact How Biden’s new Civilian Climate Corps would work Biden wants to pay people to help fight climate change by putting them to work on conservation projects.   tech The GameStop saga feels like class warfare, and it’s far from over The run on GameStop stock is fueled by some of the same populist rage that has spurred people to political action on social networks.

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