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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 …
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See also Mediagazer| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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.
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Thanks:@alexeheath| 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.
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| 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 …
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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 …
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| 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.| 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 …
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Tweets: @j_swinbanks, @manvsgame and @iconmaster
Thanks:@brian_johnsonok| Chelsea Diana / Albany Business Journal: |
Apple settles years-long Siri patent infringement lawsuit with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Dynamic Advances for $24.9M — Apple settles Siri lawsuit with Rensselaer, Dallas company for $25 million — Apple has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle a years-long lawsuit alleging …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
GitLab-Digital Ocean partnership to provide free hosting for continuous online code testing — GitLab.com users have always had free access to the Gitlab programmer's toolset including GitLab Runner. Today it announced a new feature called Gitlab Runner Autoscale that allows continuous code testing …
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| 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 …
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