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Trump's advisers and career civil servants spawn encryption boom in Washington DC, as they try to conceal communications with employees and press — Both career employees and White House aides have taken steps to conceal their communications with colleagues or the news media.
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Lenovo launches Tab 4, Tab 4 Plus series of Android tablets in 8- and 10-inch editions, starting at $109 and $199, and a $199 10-inch Miix 320 Windows 2-in-1 — If it wasn't already clear that Lenovo is trying to cover every conceivable tablet niche, it is now.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Lenovo launches new Yoga 720 laptops with fingerprint readers, up to 16GB RAM, 4K displays, and stylus support; 13-inch model starts at $860, 15-inch at $1,100 — Lenovo is unveiling its latest Yoga laptops at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Unlike the series 900 Yoga laptops … | Matt Humrick / AnandTech: |
Sony debuts Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia XZs phones with 4GB RAM, 19MP cameras, and IP68 ratings; 64GB XZs on sale April 5 for $699; XZ Premium's price is TBD — Sony announced today at MWC 2017 that it's bringing two new premium phones to the US market: the Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia XZs.| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Xperia XZ Premium hands-on: slightly outdated design, but a powerhouse with Snapdragon 835, 3,230mAh battery, 5.5-inch 4K LCD screen, 960FPS ultrafast camera — All the pixels, top-of-the-line SoC, and camera that can shoot almost 1000 FPS. — BARCELONA, Spain—Mobile World Congress is well underway …
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| Elizabeth Gurdus / CNBC: |
Before Apple earnings in January, Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled its Apple stock holdings to ~$17B or about 2.5% of outstanding Apple shares, says Buffett — Buffett: Bought a big chuck of Apple — Berkshire Hathaway chiefWarren Buffett said Monday he doesn't personally own an iPhone … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says the AT&T/Time Warner deal won't be presented to the FCC for review, meaning it would only require approval of Justice Department — So... it's probably gonna go through — FCC chairman Ajit Pai said today that he doesn't expect the commission to review …
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Twitch will start selling games worldwide this spring; partnered streamers get 5% of each sale originating on their channel while game creators get 70% — It already dominates video game streaming, but Twitch is now getting into a new market: video game selling.
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| Kyle Hill: |
HomeHero, which raised $23M, exits home care industry, blames regulatory changes in part, and raises questions about viability of venture-backed home care — HomeHero hangs up its cape, says goodbye (for now...) — In September, 2016 my family held funeral proceedings in Los Angeles …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Comcast to launch YouTube app on its Xfinity X1 set-top platform later this year; terms of the deal with Google are not being released — Cable operator inks distribution deal with Google-owned video platform — Comcast plans to launch a YouTube video app on the Xfinity X1 set-top platform …
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| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Amazon Studios wins its first-ever Oscars with best foreign language film for “The Salesman” and best original screenplay for “Manchester by the Sea” — Amazon Studios won its first-ever Academy Awards on Sunday night, taking home three Oscar statues …
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| Eliana Johnson / Politico: |
A look at Peter Thiel's deep involvement with the Trump transition, with associates from Thiel's firms helping staff agencies and a close aide appointed to NSC — Billionaire iconoclast Peter Thiel's fingerprints are all over the administration. — In early December, the name of a candidate …
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