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MIT Technology Review / Angela Chen / Jan 31

“But the real draw for Column, which appears to be meant as a paid, invitation-only version of Facebook, is the people it wants to head up their own private communities. Thiel, who is also on the board of Facebook, is listed as “committed” in the company’s presentation. He is joined by Rob Hayes, one of the earliest investors in Uber, while Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram are listed as being in talks to participate.”

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