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Cloudflare discloses 2013 National Security Letter, joins CREDO and EFF to challenge the constitutionality of the FBI's NSLs and their accompanying gag orders — For more than a decade, CEOs of major tech companies have opened innocuous envelopes to find letters from the FBI inside …
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Cloudflare Blog, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cloudflare Blog, TechSpot, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Engadget, Techdirt, theWHIR.com, TechCrunch, and The Register
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| Amar Toor / The Verge: |
Facebook says it will soon expand tools to fight fake news to Germany, will send flagged posts to Berlin-based nonprofit news org Correctiv for fact-checking — Social network introduces fact-checking tools ahead of national elections later this year — Facebook will begin rolling …
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CNNMoney, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Tech Times, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, BuzzFeed, City A.M., Reuters, Engadget, Seeking Alpha, and Associated Press
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Law enforcement has used services like SiriusXM and GM's OnStar to track cars and listen in on conversations since at least 2001, review of court filings shows — The rapid spread of connected devices that can listen and locate has been a boon for law enforcement.
Tweets: @gerzic, @jackshafer, @onstar, @swiftonsecurity, @kashhill, @jackshafer, @weldpond, @uvstaska, and @swiftonsecurity
| Brian Armstrong: |
Coinbase CEO likens IRS subpoena to asking Fidelity or PayPal for all customer records, suggests Coinbase could send 1099-B forms to customers and IRS instead — A few weeks ago the IRS sent Coinbase a subpoena asking us to disclose records on all U.S. customers over a three year period (this covers millions of customer accounts).
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update will include a Game Mode option to maximize gaming performance — Microsoft has started officially testing a new Game Mode feature in Windows 10. Traces of the new option were found back in December, but the most recent test build of Windows 10 … | Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times: |
Corporate PACs associated with Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Amazon donated more money to Republican Congressional candidates than Democratic opponents in 2016 — In 2016, the corporate PACs associated with Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Amazon broke ranks with the traditional allegiance …
| Katie Benner / New York Times: |
Profile of 31-year-old Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital and brother of Jared Kushner; he has told his investors he will strive to stay out of politics — Just days after the 2016 presidential election, a young venture capitalist called an emergency staff meeting.| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
China orders the registration of app stores to combat apps that “spread illegal information”, which can include fraud, malware, and political speech — HONG KONG — In the clearest sign yet that China's government has begun a new push to solidify control over mobile apps …
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The Verge, SlashGear, Engadget, and The Next Web
Tweets: @pstasiatech, @keithbradsher, @greatfirechina, and @suilee
| Justin Baragona / Mediaite: |
In interview with The Sunday Times, Trump says he'll keep using @realDonaldTrump Twitter account — With President-elect Donald Trump on the brink of officially becoming the country's Commander-in-Chief, it appears we are getting the answer to what he will do with his personal Twitter account …
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Gizmodo and The Daily Caller. Tweets: @stevesi, @harrymccracken, @raju, @jacobkornbluh, and @digiphile
| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
HouseCanary, which uses local data to value real estate, raises $33M Series A from Eric Schmidt, Kobe Bryant, and others — The total U.S. housing market is worth $30 trillion, but the data to value individual properties is still imprecise, according to HouseCanary.
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PR Newswire, Inman, and PE Hub Blog
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Hands-on with Nintendo Switch: 720p screen is sharp, using a single small Joy-Con controller with both hands is cramped — Unique Joy-Cons are a mixed bag, and where are all the games? — The Nintendo Switch is trying to be all things to all gamers. This can be a strength in some ways …
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Digital Trends, Wired, TIME, VentureBeat, Engadget, The Guardian, TIME, Wired, Yahoo! Finance, Kotaku, CNET, VG247, Engadget, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Fortune, and Seeking Alpha
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Users say AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming service is plagued with errors and nearly unusable — DirecTV Now has been plagued with errors in the month and a half since the streaming service was launched by AT&T. Subscribers have complained of being unable to watch shows, frequent interruptions …
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Tweets: @directvnowhelp, @silversharehold, and @cubs2008
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