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December 26, 2019, 10:05 PM

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Chuin-Wei Yap / Wall Street Journal:
Huawei got ~$46B in loans from Chinese state lenders, saved $25B in taxes from state incentives, $2B in land discounts, and $1.6B in grants in the last 25 years  —  China's tech champion got as much as $75 billion in tax breaks, financing and cheap resources as it became the world's top telecom vendor
William Feuer / CNBC:
FAA proposes new rule requiring most drones to implement remote ID systems that allow tracking by law enforcement, envisions compliance within three years  —  - The rule will implement a remote ID system to identify and track drones in real-time.  — Such a rule has long been in the works.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube gives creators more ways to handle copyright disputes with a YouTube Studio update that includes an Assisted Trim tool to edit out claimed content  —  An automatic trim feature helps directly tackle the problem  —  YouTube's recent Studio update is finally giving people an easier way to deal with copyright claim disputes.
Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research:
iPhone XR has been the top-selling model globally in every quarter since Q4 2018 and contributed to over one-quarter of total Apple sales in Q3 2019  —  According to Counterpoint Research's Market Pulse, the iPhone XR was the top-selling model globally in Q3 2019, capturing 3% market share.
Associated Press:
Turkey's top court rules that a two-year ban on Wikipedia violates freedom of expression; it remains unclear when access to the site will be restored  —  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's highest court on Thursday ruled in favor of Wikipedia, saying the Turkish government's two-year ban …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Sources: building on tactics deployed during 2018 midterms, US Cyber Command is exploring additional strategies to counter Russian 2020 election interference  —  Military cyber officials are developing information warfare tactics that could be deployed against senior Russian officials …
Sean O'Kane / The Verge:
NY governor has vetoed a bill that would have legalized e-bikes/scooters citing safety concerns; bill was overwhelmingly passed in June by the NY legislature  —  He just vetoed a bill that was overwhelmingly passed in June  —  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill …
Kim Zetter / Politico:
How VR Systems, a small FL-based election tech company that Mueller suggested was hacked by Russia, could be a weak link in maintaining US election integrity  —  On November 6, 2016, the Sunday before the presidential election that sent Donald Trump to the White House, a worker in the elections office …
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