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| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
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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| 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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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 Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
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.
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| 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.| 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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| 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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| 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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| Moxie Marlinspike / Open Whisper Systems: |
Contrary to Guardian's report, Signal Protocol contains no “backdoor”; WhatsApp's encryption implementation is appropriate given the company's scale — Today, the Guardian published a story falsely claiming that WhatsApp's end to end encryption contains a “backdoor.” — Background
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Tweets: @tankredhase, @fugueish, @licuende, @fredericjacobs, @filosottile, @zeynep, @zeynep, and @fredericjacobs
| Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
Microsoft buys Maluuba, a Canadian AI startup focused on natural language processing — Microsoft is buying Maluuba, a Canadian startup focused on giving software a better understanding of human language. This natural language processing technology is a key underpinning of artificial intelligence (AI.)
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Maluuba, Tech Times, International Business Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Official Microsoft Blog, eWeek, SlashGear, The Register, The Verge, Xconomy, Petri, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, Neowin, GeekWire, The Tech Portal, Seeking Alpha, VentureBeat, ZDNet, BetaKit, On MSFT, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @benbajarin and @fxshaw
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Andy Rubin's new startup, Essential, is working on a suite of consumer hardware products; source says the company aims to launch a smartphone this year — Android's creator is building a high-end smartphone to be the centerpiece of a series of AI-infused consumer gadgets. — by
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Daring Fireball, TalkAndroid.com, Ubergizmo, BGR, Softpedia News, Tech Times, International Business Times, TechnoBuffalo, Droid Life, Digital Trends, Android Central, CNET, AppleInsider, Liliputing, Android Police, PhoneDog.com, 9to5Google, Engadget, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, The Verge, iPhone Hacks, Silicon Valley Business …, and Recode
Tweets: @markgurman, @charlesarthur, @charlesarthur, @greengart, and @amir
| Ryan Mac / Forbes: |
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