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Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:
Apple said to develop 4.7 and 5.5 inch curved iPhones for late 2014 release, pressure-sensitive screens for later models  —  Apple Said Developing Curved IPhone Screens, Enhanced Sensors  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) is developing new iPhone designs including bigger screens with curved glass …
Cam Simpson / Businessweek:
An iPhone Tester Caught in Apple's Supply Chain  —  Beneath the spotlight in a San Francisco performing arts theater, Apple (AAPL) marketing chief Phil Schiller was about to stage-manage one of the most anticipated product unveilings of the year.  It was the first post-Steve Jobs reveal of a new iPhone.
Michael McWhertor / Polygon:
A sometimes true, sometimes false history of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4  —  Next week begins what many will consider the official roll out of next-generation consoles when the PlayStation 4 launches in North America.  The following week sees the debut of Microsoft's Xbox One.
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Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Early Xbox One delivery reveals 500MB initial update, 17 second startup — then banned (update 3)
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams hopes Medium will surface rationality in the cacophony  —  A Founder of Twitter Goes Long  —  Between downtown San Francisco and the new Twitter offices six city blocks to the west, things get sketchy.  There is a strip club, a budget motel with weekly rates and …
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Microsoft shouldn't hire any CEO who wants to kill Bing and Xbox  —  According to “people with knowledge of his thinking,” Bloomberg is reporting that, should Stephen Elop become Microsoft's next CEO, he would consider shutting down or selling parts of the company to “sharpen its focus.”
Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
More Business Graduates Opt for Tech Over Wall Street  —  Harvard and Other Elite Schools Look Elsewhere as Finance Loses Its Lustre … A record number of business school graduates from top schools are choosing jobs in the technology sector, as interest in finance continues to show marked declines.
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
New iWork: Another Missed Opportunity To Set Expectations  —  With the 5.0 iWork suite we revisit Apple's propensity to make lofty claims that fall short of reality.  The repetition of such easily avoidable mistakes is puzzling and leads us to question what causes Apple executives to squander the company's well-deserved goodwill.
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David Meyer / Gigaom:
Smartphone cameras can give away PIN codes, researchers warn  —  Correction: This article originally said the user's eyes were what gave away the code, but it is in fact the orientation inferred from captured images that do so.  —  Researchers at the University of Cambridge have come …
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Vox Media buying Curbed Network (including Curbed, Eater, and Racked) for $20-$30 Million  —  Vox Media Buying Curbed.com Network of Sites  —  Vox Media, a company with three strong digital brands, including the technology site The Verge, is adding to its portfolio.
Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge:
Three 20-year-olds build their own version of Healthcare.gov  —  A trio of programmers in San Francisco have built their own version of Healthcare.gov, the federal insurance marketplace that has had serious technical issues since launching on October 1st, over the course of “a few late nights.”
Esha Chhabra / New York Times:
Ubiquitous Across Globe, Cellphones Have Become Tool for Doing Good  —  The cellphone has become more of a tool and less of a toy, especially among the poor, and those trying to help them, in emerging markets.  It helps deliver, via text message, water, energy, financial services, health care and even education.

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A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

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