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New York Times:
Sources: Apple is working on a security upgrade to prevent the exploit method sought by FBI from working in the future  —  Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can't Hack  —  WASHINGTON — Apple engineers have already begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible …
The Seattle Times:
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company “wholeheartedly” supports Apple in FBI case, will file amicus brief next week  —  Microsoft takes Apple's side in iPhone dispute with FBI  —  Microsoft is “wholeheartedly” siding with Apple in its battle with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple Files Motion To Dismiss The Court Order To Force It To Unlock iPhone, Citing Free Speech Rights  —  In a discussion with Apple executives today, TechCrunch was informed that Apple had filed a Motion to Vacate in the case of the FBI compelling Apple to assist in unlocking an iPhone belonging to Syed Farook.
Enjoli Francis / ABC News:
Tim Cook defends Apple's stance, says company cooperated with FBI, but won't trample civil liberties: full ABC interview  —  Exclusive: Apple CEO Tim Cook Says iPhone-Cracking Software ‘Equivalent of Cancer’
Wall Street Journal:
Sharp accepts Foxconn's takeover offer, but Foxconn says it won't yet sign deal, sources say due to about $3B in previously undisclosed contingent liabilities  —  Foxconn's Deal for Sharp Now in Question  —  Taiwanese assembler of iPhones said it is delaying the signing of takeover agreement
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Apple, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, and MTV executives offered advice on how to combat ISIS online in a meeting at the Justice Department on Wednesday  —  First on CNN: Government enlists tech giants to fight ISIS messaging  —  Apple CEO: Complying with FBI a ‘dangerous precedent’
Nick Statt / The Verge:
IDC: Wearables grew 172% in 2015 to 78.1M units, Fitbit shipments up 93.2% to 21M, Apple shipped 11.6M Watches  —  Apple shipped 11.6 million Apple Watches last year, says IDC  —  In its first nine months selling wearables, Apple has shipped an estimated 11.6 million Apple Watches …
Kristen V. Brown / Fusion:
Airbnb admits it removed roughly 1,500 NYC listings controlled by commercial operators before releasing data to regulators  —  Airbnb admits that it purged 1,500 unflattering New York listings right before data release  —  In a pair of letters sent to state legislators and Airbnb users in New York …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 5se drawings: nearly identical to 5s, relocated power key + slightly curved edges  —  We have been reported since earlier this year that Apple is preparing to launch a new 4-inch iPhone called the iPhone 5se.  Our sources have said that the new device is essentially the 2013 iPhone 5s …
Quentin Hardy / New York Times:
With Xamarin deal, Microsoft aims to solidify Azure as cloud of choice for developers as competition with AWS, Google heats up  —  What Microsoft's Xamarin Purchase Says About the Cloud Computing Fight  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it was buying Xamarin …

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