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April 6, 2016, 8:45 AM

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Cade Metz / Wired:
WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its service, which now has over a billion users, by default  —  Forget Apple vs. the FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People  —  For most of the past six weeks …
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Source: new higher-end Kindle to come with a rechargeable case for extended battery life, and a solar-powered case is in development  —  Amazon to Release New Kindle With Rechargeable Protective Case  —  Solar-charged Kindle case also being developed  —  Amazon.com Inc. is betting …
Nick Summers / Engadget:
IKEA launches IKEA VR Experience, a kitchen showroom app for HTC Vive now on Steam, as a pilot that runs through August  —  Ikea made a kitchen showroom in VR  —  Don't want to go to the store?  No problem.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter makes it easier to share tweets privately with new button on iOS and Android  —  While nowhere near as big as this morning's news that Twitter will live stream the NFL's Thursday Night Football, the company is announcing another change to its service today aimed at increasing …
The Charlotte Observer:
PayPal drops plan to build $3.6M, 400-worker facility in Charlotte, NC, over recent discriminatory LGBT law  —  PayPal withdraws plans for Charlotte expansion over HB2  —  The technology company opposes North Carolina's new LGBT law  —  The company had announced plans to build …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Starz launches standalone streaming service with apps for Android and iOS at $9/month, less than Showtime's $11/month offering  —  With a Stand-Alone App, Starz Looks Beyond the Cable Bundle  —  The hot and crowded market of subscription streaming services will get yet another entrant …
Daniel Rubino / Windows Central:
Sources: Microsoft's Surface phone slated for 2017, likely to come in three variants for different pricing tiers and markets  —  A Microsoft Surface Phone may come in three versions but not until early 2017  —  Microsoft's plans for a Surface phone still appear to be happening …
Medium / The Story:
Medium launches Medium for Publishers, a suite of branding and customization tools, over a dozen websites migrate over, including The Awl  —  Making Medium More Powerful for Publishers  —  At Medium, we're building out a new corner of the Internet specifically designed for people and publishers …

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