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Tech billionaire Vinod Khosla is fighting to make a beach near his $37 million estate off-limits to the public. In an interview with The New York Times, Khosla said he wished he had "never bought the property," but he will continue to fight for his privacy based on "principle." Khosla also said he realizes how the controversy has forever changed his legacy: "A billionaire is a bad word in this country now," Khosla told the Times. "And that pains me."

Tech billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has spent a decade fighting to keep a beach near his $37 million estate off-limits to the public. It's an exhausting thing — the 63-year-old tech legend has become known as California's "beach villain" — but he's not giving up the battle.

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The SEC charged a cloud executive with insider trading after he allegedly saved his brothers from $600,000 in losses (QYLS)

The SEC charged a former cloud security executive with insider trading on Thursday. Amer Deeba, chief commercial officer at Qualys, allegedly gave his two brothers advanced warning of poor financial results in Q1 2015 and encouraged them to sell all of their shares in the company.  The financial results ultimately tanked the company's stock 25% the day after earnings, and saved the brothers a total of $581,170, according to the SEC complaint.


'Best PR I've had in a while': Elon Musk celebrates that Steve Bannon called him 'an immature man child' (TSLA)

Elon Musk is welcoming the criticism of Steve Bannon, who called the Tesla CEO "an immature man child" in an interview with CNN. "Can Steve Bannon please insult me some more? Best PR I've had in a while," Musk quipped on Thursday night. Bannon, a one-time strategist for President Donald Trump who was ousted from the White House last summer, has been rebuking Silicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook, echoing Trump's unsubstantiated claims that the companies are biased against political conservatives. Bannon accused Musk of lying during a weeks-long tarry over a proposal to take Tesla private and called the company "out of control."

Elon Musk would like Steve Bannon to criticize him some more.

Responding to a CNN interview in which the one-time strategist to President Donald Trump


Conservative Facebook employees are reportedly complaining internally about the company's "intolerant" liberal culture. According to The New York Times, more than 100 have joined the internal group "FB'ers for Political Diversity." Facebook has grappled with dissenting conservative employees before, and banned an anonymous group used by them in 2016.



President Trump attacked Google on Tuesday for using its power over search to supposedly suppress conservative outlets and positive news about him. He did not provide any evidence to back up those charges. But the president wasn't wrong to take aim at Google's control. Google dominates search and has become a major provider of traffic to news sites. As such, it shapes what news and information we are aware of and have access to.  It's long past time to limit the company's power and force it to be more transparent.

As president, Donald Trump has often been right for the wrong reasons.

His broadside Tuesday morning against Google is yet another example.

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It's not just Facebook: Customer confidence in social media companies has deteriorated overall (FB, TWTR)



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Say Media let go of 17 staffers as the company merges with Maven and HubSpace to create one digital publishing entity. Maven recently cut $5 million in operating costs but says that it's on track to hit a $30 million run rate this year. Matt Sanchez will not stay on with Maven's leadership, according to CEO Jim Heckman.

Serial entrepreneur James Heckman wants to create a healthy alternative outside of Facebook for small publishers — and is making cuts to do so.

In March, Maven announced plans to acquire Say Media. The company also acquired HubPages in January and said that the combination of Maven, Say Media and HubPages "will bring together former competitors to create a dominant platform for professional, independent publishers," according to a press release.

Trump has accused Google of rigging search results against him — but here's what actually happens when you search for Trump news on Google (GOOG)

President Donald Trump on Tuesday made a bold accusation: that Google is intentionally promoting negative news stories about him in its search results, and "silencing" conservative voices. 

That assertion, which Trump posted on his Twitter account, is backed up by scant evidence, and Google quickly responded by saying that "Search is not used to set a political agenda, and we don't bias our results toward any political ideology." 

'Mass shooting' leaves multiple dead at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida

A "mass shooting" at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida has reportedly left at least four people dead, including one suspect. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said in a press conference the shooter died at the scene and there are no other outstanding suspects.  Williams did not specify a number of victims, but said there were deceased victims at the scene and those injured were receiving hospital treatment.  The shooting comes two days after a gunman killed one person and left two injured at a high school football game in Jacksonville.

A shooting at a video game tournament Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville, Florida has reportedly left at least four people dead, including one suspect.

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The new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ supercar made its debut on Thursday in Monterey, California.  The SVJ is the latest update to Lamborghini's flagship Aventador. It's powered by a 770 horsepower, naturally aspirated V12 and boasts a top speed of more than 217 mph. The most significant updates to the Aventador is the addition of Lambo's ALA 2.0 active aerodynamic system. The Aventador SVJ retails for $517,770 in the US.

Lamborghini's flagship Aventador supercar has been around since 2011. Since then, the Italian supercar maker has been steadily improving the big V12 bruiser while burnishing its reputation as a track weapon. 

On Thursday, Lamborghini introduced the latest version of supercar dubbed the Aventador SVJ in Monterey, California.

The Aventador SVJ follows in the footsteps of