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April 20, 2016, 1:05 PM

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EU Press Room:

Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on Android operating system and applications — The European Commission has informed Google of its preliminary view that the company has, in breach of EU antitrust rules, abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions …

James Vincent / The Verge:

EU antitrust complaint against Android focuses on Google's prioritizing of its own services; Google says its business model keeps costs low, flexibility high — EU lodges formal antitrust complaint against Android — The European Union has notified Google of formal antitrust charges …

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

Tech coalitions pen open letter to Burr and Feinstein over bill banning encryption — A group of tech coalitions has written an open letter to Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), concerning their bill requiring all encryption to be breakable on command …

More: Reform Government Surveillance, The Verge, The Verge, ABC News, Android Central, AppleInsider, The Next Web, New York Times, Phandroid, MacNN, Patently Apple, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Neowin, Fortune and The Loop

Tweets: @jzdziarski, @granick and @kevinbankston

Samit Sarkar / Polygon:

Microsoft stops manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles, will continue to sell remaining inventory and support existing consoles — Microsoft ending Xbox 360 production — IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, THOUGH

More: Xbox Wire, Engadget, Business Insider, Windows Central, VentureBeat, The Next Web, The Verge, The Independent, International Business Times, Paul Thurrott, Kotaku, destructoid, VG247, MSPoweruser and Neowin

John Ribeiro / Computerworld:

Mesosphere makes its data center management software, DC/OS, open source — Mesosphere open-sources data center management software — Cloud computing startup Mesosphere has decided to open source its platform for managing data center resources, with the backing of over 60 tech companies …

More: Mesosphere, Wired, The New Stack, BetaNews, Forbes, Mesosphere, Citrix Blogs, Microsoft Azure, TechCrunch, Redmond, FierceCIO News, SiliconANGLE, The Register, OpenStack Superuser, Marketwire, eWeek, EnterpriseTech and TechCrunch. Tweets: @derrickharris

Alex Heath / Tech Insider:

Snapchat comes under fire for ‘digital blackface’ filter that turns you into Bob Marley — Snapchat is facing backlash over a new filter that turns anyone into Jamaican singer Bob Marley. The filter appears to be timed to coincide with April 20, a special day for cannabis enthusiasts.

More: Engadget, Gizmodo, Guardian, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNNMoney, Forbes, Mashable, Mic, The FADER, Wired.co.uk, CBS Sacramento, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine

Tweets: @alplicable, @moneyries, @thegibbles, @tonimacncheese, @alexeheath, @brittonlowe, @mims, @austerityrecs, @asooma and @djbentley

Thanks:@alexeheath

Martyn Williams / PCWorld:

EFF sues Justice Department to uncover govt. demands to decrypt communications, says USA Freedom Act compels DOJ to publish significant decisions of FISC court — EFF sues to uncover government demands to decrypt communications — The group says the USA Freedom Act compels the DOJ …

More: Electronic Frontier Foundation, TechCrunch, BetaNews and ZDNet

Ben Thompson / Stratechery:

How Apple's unitary organizational structure creates great products but subpar services — Apple's Organizational Crossroads — Apple is unique, and I mean that objectively. — Forget about products for a moment, about which reasonable people can disagree.

More: Six Colors. Tweets: @pierce, @chrismessina, @daiwaka, @dovizu, @philipbattin, @drbarnard, @chockenberry and @jsnell

Intel Newsroom:

Intel announces cuts of 12K jobs, or 11% of global workforce, by mid-2017, with most cuts coming in next 60 days — Intel Announces Restructuring Initiative to Accelerate Transformation — Intel Corporation Announces a Restructuring to Speed its Transition to a Company that Powers the Cloud …

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Intel cuts 2016 outlook, beats on quarterly earnings, reports $13.8B quarterly revenue, takes a $1.2B restructuring charge

More: Tech Trader Daily, Softpedia News, Silicon Valley Business …, The Next Web and NBC Bay Area

Gmail Blog:

Google updates Inbox with feature that gathers emails related to specific events, Save to Inbox feature for links, newsletter previews — Inbox by Gmail: a better way to keep track of events, newsletters and links — Life can get really busy. Inboxes too.

More: TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Google, Android Police, The Next Web, VentureBeat, AndroidGuys, WebProNews, Android Beat, Lifehacker and Android Central

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Facebook floats the idea of letting users add a tip jar to profit from posts, among others, in user survey about monetization — Facebook considers letting users add a tip jar to make money from posts — Facebook is exploring new ways for individual users to profit from their posts on the network, The Verge has learned.

More: TIME, Silicon Valley Business …, Social Media Today, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, VatorNews, Consumerist, Guardian, The Daily Dot, Fortune, Business Insider, Digital Trends, Daily Mail and New York Magazine

Tweets: @geoffreyfowler, @lisafleisher and @margarita

Austin Walker / Giant Bomb:

Sources: upgraded PlayStation 4 is codenamed NEO, contains stronger CPU, GPU, and faster RAM to support 4K output; there will be no NEO-exclusive games — Sources: The Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM — Though the NEO will offer greater visual fidelity …

More: The Verge, Eurogamer.net, Pocket-lint, MacNN, BGR, Softpedia News, Fortune, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Tech Times, Redmond Pie, Tech Insider, TechnoBuffalo, Wired.co.uk, Ars Technica, Forbes, Windows Central, Gadgette, Mashable, International Business Times, Geek.com, techPowerUp!, TechSpot, Neowin, SlashGear, bit-tech.net, Engadget, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247, destructoid, Polygon and Kotaku

Tweets: @j_swinbanks, @manvsgame and @iconmaster

Thanks:@brian_johnsonok

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo bidders include Verizon, TPG, and Bain Capital paired with Vista Equity Partners, which involves multiple former Yahoo execs including Ross Levinsohn — Yahoo bidders are few and far between, but include Verizon, TPG and a gang of exes — As Yahoo prepares to release what is widely expected …

Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:

Yahoo reports Q1 revenue of $1.087B, slightly higher than expectations but still down 12% YoY

More: Investor's Business Daily, The Register, Tech Trader Daily, Re/code, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, AdExchanger, TheStreet.com, Reuters and Tech Trader Daily

Tweets: @forbestech and @vindugoel

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