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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 …
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| 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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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’
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple strengthening iCloud backup encryption so that it can't access encryption keys, making complying with law enforcement data requests impossible — Apple to boost customers' iCloud encryption — Apple is working on new ways to strengthen the encryption of customers' iCloud backups … | Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
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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
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| 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’| 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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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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 … | Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business: |
Google's DeepMind Forms Health Unit to Build Medical Software — DeepMind Health division builds medical software with doctors — Life sciences is a major initiative of Google parent Alphabet — Google's DeepMind Technologies Ltd., an artificial intelligence company owned by the Web-search provider …
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BlackBerry acquires UK firm Encription, plans to form new cybersecurity consulting unit — BlackBerry Buys U.K. Cyber Security Consulting Business — Smartphone maker looks to bolster sales of mobile security offerings — BlackBerry Ltd. said Wednesday it acquired Encription … | David Morgan / Reuters: |
FAA says it will recommend regulatory framework for drones by April 1 — U.S. aviation regulator starts rule-making process for public drone flights — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced a new aviation rule-making committee to work on a regulatory framework …
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