Catch up on the weekend’s top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Less than half of Americans trust Facebook (FB) to obey U.S. privacy laws, according to Reuters, citing a Reuters/Ipsos poll illustrating the challenge facing the social media network after a scandal over its handling of personal information. The poll also found that fewer Americans trust Facebook than other tech companies that gather user data, such as Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL, GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), or Microsoft (MSFT), the report added. 2. Tesla (TSLA) has been instructed to “slow down” on car deliveries in Norway this quarter, CEO Elon Musk said, in response to woes it has experienced delivering vehicles, according to CNBC. 3. In its cover story titled “Facebook Comes Under Siege,” Barron’s said Facebook shares may be more tempting to investors following last week’s 14% decline. With more than 2B users, however, Facebook is “almost certain” to not walk away unscathed as the top target for privacy concerns, Jon Swartz wrote. Nonetheless, with nearly $42B in cash and investments, Facebook has the flexibility to diversify into other business lines, as it did with Instagram and WhatsApp, Swartz added. 4. Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK) subsidiary Universal’s “Pacific Rim: Uprising,” the sequel to 2013 science fiction action film “Pacific Rim,” debuted at number one, with $28M from 2,850 theaters. The film scored 47% from Rotten Tomatoes and got a B CinemaScore from movie audiences. 5. Interactive Borkers (IBKR) and Time Warner (TWX) saw positive mentions in Barron’s.
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