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February 1, 2016, 1:40 PM

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John Markoff / New York Times:

Microsoft's Project Natick is an effort to develop a self-contained, underwater data center that could eliminate cooling costs and shorten deployment time — Microsoft Plumbs Ocean's Depths to Test Underwater Data Center — REDMOND, Wash. — Taking a page from Jules Verne …

Jay Yarow / Business Insider:

Twitter shares are jumping on news that Marc Andreessen and Silver Lake thought about buying it out — Twitter shares are jumping in pre-market trading on speculation that Marc Andreessen could partner with private equity group Silver Lake to buy the company. — The speculation comes from Jessica Lessin of The Information.

More: The Information, Bloomberg Business, CNNMoney, SiliconBeat, New York Post, USA Today, Tech Trader Daily, Investor's Business Daily, ValueWalk, Telegraph and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @stevecheney, @jyarow, @jyarow, @jessicalessin, @quoththeravensa and @joshuatopolsky

Dan Seifert / The Verge:

Samsung updates Android browser for its devices, adds support for third-party ad blocking plugins — Samsung's Android browser gets ad blocking capabilities — Samsung is today adding support for content and ad blocking plugins to the web browser preinstalled on its Android phones.

Kif Leswing / Tech Insider:

Report: Google seeking Apple-like control of Nexus phone manufacturing process, reducing involvement of hardware partners — Google's got a case of iPhone envy (GOOG, AAPL) — Google is planning to take more control over the design of its Nexus smartphones, taking steps to make the line …

More: The Information, Engadget, The Next Web, Android Beat and Phandroid

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

New technologies like connected TVs, cars, bulbs, wearables, and more give government ample means to track suspects, Berkman Center study finds — New Technologies Give Government Ample Means to Track Suspects, Study Finds — WASHINGTON — For more than two years the F.B.I. and intelligence agencies …

More: cyber.law.harvard.edu, Techdirt, SecurityWeek, Lawfare, PCWorld, Politico and TechCrunch

Tweets: @pomeranian99 and @dangillmor

Adam Ewing / Bloomberg Business:

Nokia and Samsung settle patent dispute; analysts say the deal could result in €200M annual revenue for Nokia — Nokia's Samsung Ruling Is Sign of Challenging Patent Contest — Samsung patent revenue falls short of analysts' estimates — Getting royalty revenue from phone makers is more challenging

More: Nokia, Tech Trader Daily, Seeking Alpha, Reuters, SamMobile, Light Reading, FOSS Patents, The Verge and The Next Web

Kim Zetter / Wired:

Rob Joyce, head of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations, explains how to protect your networks from hacker teams like his — NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System — It was the talk most anticipated at this year's inaugural Usenix Enigma security conference …

More: Computerworld, Schneier on Security and Tech Times. Tweets: @motherboard

Mark Scott / New York Times:

US and EU negotiators miss the February 1 deadline to agree on rules for transferring data between the regions after “Safe Harbor” decision — U.S. and Europe Fail to Meet Deadline for Data Transfer Deal — American and European officials failed on Sunday to reach an agreement …

More: AppleInsider, Business Insider, Ars Technica UK, Engadget, The Next Web and Ars Technica

Paul Adams / Inside Intercom:

Why “mobile first” is outdated, and big screens are still the most important for some tasks — Why Mobile First Is Outdated … For a number of years now, we've been hit over the head time and again with “mobile first” and “mobile only”. Those of us building software since …

Tweets: @laxgani and @cameronmoll

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to unveil cost-cutting plan that includes up to 15% staff reduction, closure of some units — Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to Unveil Cost-Cutting Plan — Chief executive is expected to announce a cost-cutting plan that includes the closing of several units …

More: USA Today, Seeking Alpha and Vox. See also Mediagazer

Joseph Cox / Motherboard:

Tech Firms Are Unclear on New UK Surveillance Laws, Warns Government Committee — The wording of the UK's proposed surveillance law is so vague that tech companies have little idea what data it would require them to store, a new government report has said. Companies are also concerned …

More: UK Parliament, TechCrunch, Engadget, Forbes, Business Cloud News, Boing Boing, Inquirer and Business Insider

Tweets: @privacyint, @josephfcox and @ukparliament

Alex Dobie / Android Central:

Samsung announces February 21 “Unpacked” event in Barcelona; Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge unveiling expected — Samsung Galaxy S7 day is February 21 in Barcelona — ‘Unpacked’ event expected to showcase Galaxy S7 series ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

More: The Verge, Android Police, SAMSUNG NEWSROOM, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Fone Arena, Android Police, Ausdroid and SlashGear

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