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Andrew Ng / Medium:
Google Brain founder and Baidu's chief scientist Andrew Ng resigns from Baidu  —  I will be resigning from Baidu, where I have been leading the company's AI Group.  Baidu's AI is incredibly strong, and the team is stacked up and down with talent; I am confident AI at Baidu will continue to flourish.
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
How iCloud account data helped police identify the attacker who allegedly tweeted seizure-inducing strobe, despite his use of a prepaid SIM bought with cash  —  An anonymous SIM card in a non-anonymous iPhone  —  In theory, it was the perfect setup: an anonymous Twitter account on a prepaid SIM card, bought with cash.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 review: small, light tablet with bright screen and tight stylus integration, but keyboard is cramped and multitasking is limited  —  I am in productivity hell.  For the past week, I've been using Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 to read Twitter, correspond on Slack, and write articles for this website.
Deanna Ting / Skift:
Airbnb rebrands as Aibiying in China, plans to triple workforce and double investment in the country in 2017, integrates with Alipay and WeChat  —  But the bigger question remains: Can it successfully compete with the reigning “Airbnb of China,” Tujia?  —  Continuing on his global tour of six cities …
TechCrunch:
Google Maps now lets you share your location with friends and family for a specific period of time  —  Mar 22, 2017, 7:00 amMar 22, 2017, 7:00 am  —  Google Maps has today launched a new feature to allow you to share your location with others.  While that might seem creepy, it's not the first to add this type of functionality.
Sarah Kessler / Quartz:
As IBM continues its drive to bring remote workers back into offices, some employees theorize that the company is using “co-location” as a downsizing effort  —  Less than a year into her tenure as IBM's chief marketing officer, Michelle Peluso prepared to make an announcement …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google releases Android O to developers, touting better battery life through improved background app management and more organized notifications with “channels”  —  Developers can start work on it today  —  For the second year in a row, Google is making a developer preview …
Blaise Zerega / VentureBeat:
Uber board member Arianna Huffington, head of N. America operations Rachel Holt, and HR officer Liane Hornsey take questions on sexual harassment investigation  —  Uber today provided an update on its investigation into alleged sexual harassment and discriminatory practices at the company.
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Tumult at Uber, including the departure of president Jeff Jones, has complicated the COO search; source says Tim Armstrong and ex-Walt Disney COO in contention
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon adds “Send to Kindle” feature to its Kindle iOS app, letting users send articles for reading later  —  Amazon has quietly rolled out the “Send to Kindle” feature to its Kindle for iOS application that allows you to save to the app articles and documents found on the web.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Outlook, Skype, Xbox issues resolved, but OneDrive still experiencing problems after Microsoft services hit by account authentication issue earlier today  —  Two weeks ago, a widespread authentication issue prevented a number of Microsoft users from accessing their cloud services.
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple announces new 9.7-inch iPad with A9 chip to replace iPad Air 2, starting at $329 for 32GB and $429 for 128GB, available to order on March 24

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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Q&A with Scott Pelley on his last days at 60 Minutes, CBS News' Bari Weiss era, “Black Thursday massacre” firings, confronting Nick Bilton publicly, and more

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount Skydance is open to selling some children's TV network assets to help win EU approval of its $110B bid for WBD ahead of a July 7 deadline

Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases iTunes 12.6 with feature allowing rentals to be watched across multiple devices using iOS 10.3 and tvOS 10.2, which are in public/dev beta
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Twitter nixed 636k+ accounts between mid-2015 and end of 2016 in its effort to tackle extremism
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google updates its iOS, Android, and web app with tappable icons for sports, entertainment, weather, and more
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter debuts Periscope Producer API in private beta, letting publishers stream from more devices and services
BBC:
Following US ban, UK announces cabin baggage ban on electronics, which includes laptops, tablets, and phones over a certain size, for flights from six countries
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