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Allegations of a new, widespread bulk surveillance program being run on American citizens by the CIA. Apple is planning AirTag updates to curb their use for stalking people. The first Android 13 developer preview is out. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records, Senators Say (WSJ)
• Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking (MacRumors)
• The first developer preview of Android 13 has arrived (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions

• Flexport Is Silicon Valley’s Solution To The Supply Chain Mess—Why Do Insiders Hope It Sinks? (Forbes)
• How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook (Wired)
• Sony's AI Drives a Race Car Like a Champ (Wired)
• Russia’s drone army contains heaps of Western electronics. Can the U.S. cut them off? (Washington Post)
• The Little Streaming Comedy Platform That Couldn’t (Vulture)
• Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power (Vanity Fair)

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