James Fontanella-Khan and Richard Waters:

Dell is in talks with banks to line up $40bn in financing for an acquisition of storage company EMC, according to people familiar the matter, marking what could become the tech industry's biggest-ever acquisition.

A deal would mark the most significant realignment yet seen in the IT sector as traditional hardware companies reposition themselves for the cloud era.

Maciej Ceglowski:

No one knows what will become of sites like Twitter in five years or ten. But the data those sites own will retain the power to hurt for decades.

The promise is that enough data will give you insight. Retain data indefinitely, maybe waterboard it a little, and it will spill all its secrets.

I hope to make you believe data collection is a trade-off. It hurts the people whose data you collect, but it also hurts your ability to think clearly. Make sure that it's worth it!

Jaron Lanier:

If you love a medium made of software, there's a danger that you will become entrapped in someone else's recent careless thoughts. Struggle against that!