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Sources: Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft, and at least one more tech firm to file joint amicus brief supporting Apple; Twitter to also back Apple in FBI fight — Tech Companies to Unite in Support of Apple — Google, Facebook and Microsoft among the companies that will back Apple in its iPhone fight with the U.S. government
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Tweets: @jim_gresham, @johnpaczkowski, @johnpaczkowski, @gassee and @kurtwagner8
| 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.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro, not Air 3; Smart Keyboard & Apple Pencil support likely — Apple will further differentiate the next-generation 9.7-inch iPad from its predecessor by making it part of the new iPad Pro line, according to sources. Much like the MacBook Pro comes in 13-inch …
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Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @viticci and @johnwilson
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft cancels Project Astoria for porting Android apps to Windows 10, still working on tools for porting iOS and Win32 apps — Microsoft: Our Android Windows 10 bridge is dead, but iOS, Win32 ones moving ahead — Microsoft's iOS bridge will be the only Microsoft toolkit …
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Tweets: @gcaughey and @tomverhoeff
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Samsung announces 256GB NAND flash chips for phones and tablets that use the faster Universal Flash Storage 2.0 interface — Samsung is making fast flash chips for 256GB phones and tablets — The UFS 2.0 interface will provide speed similar to today's SATA SSDs for PCs.
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| Klint Finley / Wired: |
Following Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Yahoo open sources its AI engine, CaffeOnSpark — Don't Laugh: Yahoo's Open Source AI Has a Secret Weapon — Yet another tech giant is sharing its artificial intelligence know-how with the world. Today Yahoo published the source code …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Officially Launches Canvas Ads That Load Full-Screen Rich Media Pages In-App — Instant Articles, meet Instant Ads. Facebook wants to give advertisers an immersive way to reach people without making them leave the social network. So today it officially launched its ad Canvas for all advertisers.
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Tweets: @codeblue87, @jackmarshall and @joshconstine
Thanks:@joshconstine| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov resigns amid concerns foundation wasn't transparent about plans for a search engine — Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Resigns Amid a Community Revolt — Many Wikipedia editors finally got what they wanted Thursday.
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The Register, Business Insider, The Verge and New York Magazine. Tweets: @codinghorror. See also Mediagazer
| Amanda Conway / YouTube Creator Blog: |
YouTube launches tool that allows creators to blur any moving object in their videos — Blur moving objects in your video with the new Custom blurring tool on YouTube — In 2012, we launched the ability for creators to blur all faces in their video as a first step toward providing visual anonymity tools on YouTube.
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Engadget, Wired, Tech Times, TechSpot, MacNN, Phandroid, Tubefilter, 9to5Google, WebProNews, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, SlashGear, The Verge, Lifehacker and Android Central. Tweets: @zalzally
| Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: |
Snapchat teams up with Nielsen to measure video ad reach for Live Stories and Discover, also signs deal with ad tech firms Innovid and Sizmek — Snapchat Enlists Nielsen to Track Ad Campaigns — Move should please ad buyers, who have been clamoring for more data from fast-growing mobile app
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Nielsen, Fortune, Adweek, Marketing Land and Business Insider. Tweets: @taylor_soper. See also Mediagazer
| 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’| Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
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