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February 29, 2016, 4:50 PM

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Srivatsan Sridhar / Fone Arena:

Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35 — Months after introducing its most affordable Raspberry Pi Zero, the company has introduced the Raspberry Pi 3, successor of the Raspberry Pi 2 that was introduced back in February last year.

Peter Bright / Ars Technica:

$3,000 HoloLens dev kit available for pre-order now, shipping March 30 — Futuristic hardware finally gets into developers' hands. — If you want to get your hands on Microsoft's holographic headset, the company is now taking pre-orders for the HoloLens Development Edition.

Justin Pritchard / Associated Press:

Google's self-driving car may have caused its first accident, hitting public bus in California, according to company's report to DMV — Google self-driving car strikes public bus in California — LOS ANGELES (AP) — A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a city street …

More: The Verge, Re/code, Gizmodo, Computerworld, AppleInsider, ABC News, Ars Technica, Engadget, TechCrunch, Reuters, Reuters, Fusion, AndroidGuys, Independent.ie, Inquirer and Android Central. Tweets: @zpower

Alex Heath / Business Insider:

Apple's general counsel Bruce Sewell submits opening statement for his testimony before Congress tomorrow, summarizing Apple's position in FBI case — Here's what Apple's top lawyer will tell Congress tomorrow — The battle between Apple and the FBI over hacking the iPhone that belonged …

More: The Verge, Motherboard, CSO, BGR, Engadget, Daring Fireball, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog and iLounge. Tweets: @benbajarin

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Largely undetected Mac malware suggests disgraced HackingTeam has returned — Researchers have uncovered what appears to be newly developed Mac malware from HackingTeam, a discovery that's prompting speculation that the disgraced malware-as-a-service provider has reemerged since last July's hack …

More: Reverse Engineering Mac OS X, Objective-See's Blog and Motherboard. Tweets: @patrickwardle

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Snapchat brings Live Stories to the web for the first time during Oscars — Snapchat brings Live Stories to the web for the first time — Some of last night's most entertaining Oscars coverage was on Snapchat, but this year you didn't have to be inside Snapchat's app to see it: you could watch it all on the web.

More: snapchat.com, TechCrunch, Business Insider, ZDNet, Tubefilter, The Drum, Engadget, Tech Times, Mashable, AndroidHeadlines.com, Ubergizmo, STASHED and The Next Web

Lauren Goode / The Verge:

Brita Infinity $45 Wi-Fi connected water pitcher automatically orders filter replacements via Amazon's Dash Replenishment Service — Amazon and Brita team up for Wi-Fi water pitchers — Back when Amazon first revealed plans for its Dash Replenishment Service, its automatic-reordering system …

More: Gizmodo, Re/code, Digital Trends, The Next Web, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Engadget, BGR, Business Wire, BetaNews, PCWorld, PC Magazine, Consumerist, TIME, Gizmodo UK and Fortune. Tweets: @delrey

Brian Ashcraft / Kotaku:

Sony stops shipping PlayStation TV in Japan — Sony Is Killing the PlayStation TV in Japan — The PlayStation Vita TV (aka PlayStation TV) launched in Japan back in November 2013. Today, via AV Watch, Sony confirmed that it will cease shipping the hardware (in Japan, at least) at the end of February.

More: GameInformer.com, DualShockers, Tech Times, Polygon, IGN, TechnoBuffalo, GamesIndustry.biz, SlashGear, iDigitalTimes.com, Game Revolution, MacNN, Digital Trends, VG247, GamePolitics, TechSpot, Engadget, Ubergizmo and destructoid

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Re/code hires Quartz tech editor Dan Frommer as editor in chief, replacing Ken Li, who's leaving the company — Meet the New Boss: Dan Frommer Is Re/code's Editor in Chief — As Re/code has grown and morphed, we have always been on the lookout for great talent to take the site to a new level.

More: Daring Fireball. Tweets: @ivanthek, @hblodget, @lock, @rafat and @gaberivera. See also Mediagazer

Gregory T. Huang / Xconomy:

IBM buys Resilient Systems cybersecurity firm focused on incident response, source says for $100M+ — IBM Confirms Resilient Systems Acquisition; No Terms Yet — In a deal that Xconomy was first to report on last week, IBM Security confirmed it plans to acquire Resilient Systems …

More: ZDNet, TechCrunch, The Register, PCWorld, PR Newswire, Boston Business Journal, eSecurity Planet, Opptrends, Reuters, Forbes, Schneier on Security, Investor's Business Daily and BetaBoston. Thanks:@gthuang

Mark Scott / New York Times:

EU and US trans-Atlantic data transfer deal, Privacy Shield, has stricter rules on data transfer, new limits on surveillance — E.U. and U.S. Release Details on Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Deal — American and European officials released details on Monday about a new trans-Atlantic data …

More: EU Press Room, BetaNews, Ars Technica, Motherboard, EU Press Room, Re/code, TechCrunch, Investor's Business Daily, Department of Commerce, InfoWorld, MacNN, Fortune, Politico, Engadget, Morning Consult, Marketing Land, The Next Web, Business Insider and Ars Technica UK

Saabira Chaudhuri / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon strikes deal with UK grocer Morrisons to sell fresh food to Amazon Prime Now and Pantry customers — Amazon Strikes Deal With U.K. Grocer Morrisons — Web retailer moves step closer to becoming a serious player in Britain's online grocery market — LONDON— Amazon.com Inc …

More: BBC, Morrisons, ZDNet, Engadget, Guardian, Reuters, TechCrunch, Telegraph, CNBC, Reuters, Guardian and GeekWire

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