Nick Bilton's Top Stories

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1. The Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a hard-nosed negotiation

   qz.com ❘ Shared by Quartz, Hunter Walk and 2 others

   The US government’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple goes to trial next month in New York. Ahead of its court date, the US released emails that purport to show Apple was the “ringleader” in a scheme to set artificially high ebook prices with some...

   

2. Lawrence Wright: How I Write

   thedailybeast.com ❘ Shared by The Daily Beast, Michael Luo and 1 other

   Where do you live and why? I live in Austin, Texas. I came in 1980 to work for Texas Monthly, but I only lasted on the staff for six months. I just never left. Austin has a kind of specific gravity that’s hard to escape once you’re here. It has a...

   

3. Could the Fast 5 Safe Heist Happen in Real Life? -- Vulture

   vulture.com ❘ Shared by Jason Brush, Kevin Roose and 1 other

   Ask a Physicist: Could You Pull Off the Fast 5 Safe Heist in Real Life? In the past decade, the Fast Furious series — known for its cheesy acting, NOS, and of course, ridiculous implausible-but-awesome stunt driving — has graduated from simple...

   

4. Twitter Launches Lead Generation Twitter Cards

   thenextweb.com ❘ Shared by Chris Sacca, Josh Grau and 1 other

   Twitter unveiled the Lead Generation Card today, a new expandable tweet format which allows users to show their interest in a particular discount or offer that’s being promoted by their favorite brand. When a user expands the tweet, they’ll see a...

   

5. Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Heroism and Bravery

   abcnews.go.com ❘ Shared by Good Morning America, David Muir and 1 other

   Transcript for Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Heroism and Bravery Pi thomts, abc news, washington. Now the latest tonight on the big story we've been covering this week, the direct hit twister outbreak in oklahoma. Tonight an abc news exclusive,...