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Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report — Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked …
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John Doerr to Step Aside From New Venture Funds at Kleiner Perkins, Become Chair — A change at the storied venture capital firm could usher in an accelerated transition to a new generation of investors. — Venture capitalist John Doerr will step away from some management duties at his firm …
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
FCC votes 3-2 to expand Lifeline program to give low-income Americans $9.25/month subsidy for broadband — America's poor can now get cheaper Internet access — Federal regulators have approved a historic expansion of subsidies for the poor, fleshing out for the first time a set … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon adds about 80 Dash buttons, now covers over 100 brands, says orders up 75% in past three months — Amazon expands Dash Button line-up, top sellers to date include Tide, Bounty, Cottonelle — Amazon this morning announced an expansion of its Dash Buttons product line …
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iFixit teardown finds iPhone SE and iPhone 5S screens are interchangeable, but SE battery connector differs from 5s — iPhone SE Teardown — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. — In Progress — This guide is a work in progress.
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100K batteries from nearly 40 Toshiba laptop models recalled after faulty units overheat and melt — Major Toshiba laptop battery recall issued after faulty units overheat and literally melt — If you bought a Toshiba laptop between 2011 and 2016 you might have a faulty battery pack eligible for a free replacement.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft integrates Xamarin into Visual Studio for free, will open source Xamarin runtime — Microsoft today announced that Xamarin is now available for free for every Visual Studio user. This includes all editions of Visual Studio, including the free Visual Studio Community Edition …
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Microsoft launches preview of Azure Functions, its AWS Lambda competitor for serverless computing, and makes Azure Service Fabric generally available — Microsoft releases preview of new Azure ‘serverless compute’ service to take on AWS Lambda — Microsoft is making available … | Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: FBI worked with Israel's Cellebrite to crack the iPhone in the San Bernardino shooting case — FBI Worked With Israel's Cellebrite to Crack iPhone — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation worked with Israel's Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. to crack the iPhone used …
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Jay Z seeks compensation in his $56M Tidal purchase from Schibsted ASA, claiming subscriber numbers were inflated — Jay Z Says Firm That Sold Him Tidal Inflated Subscriber Numbers — Hip hop mogul says he wants some of his $56 million back — A year after acquisition, Tidal still trails Spotify, Apple
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MIT paper presents tech that lets a single Wi-Fi access point locate users to within tens of centimeters, allowing room occupancy detection, Wi-Fi geofencing — Wireless tech means safer drones, smarter homes and password-free WiFi — System from MIT's Computer Science … | Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune: |
Sidecar co-founder Jahan Khanna leaves General Motors and is joining Uber as the product lead of the Vehicle Solutions growth team — Exclusive: Sidecar Co-founder Leaves General Motors for Uber — In February, General Motors acquired the assets and talent behind ride-hailing startup Sidecar to help it develop its own car service.
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