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Apple executives talk product development, encryption, taxation, labor, and more in wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview — What's next for Apple? — The technology giant's CEO, Tim Cook, addresses issues concerning his company — including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in China
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Nielsen: Facebook Remains The Top App Of 2015, But Messenger Was The Fastest-Growing — Facebook this year continued to hold the number one position as the top app installed on U.S. smartphones based on the average number of unique users, according to a new report out this week from Nielsen … | Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Secret Code Found in Juniper's Firewalls Shows Risk of Government Backdoors — Encryption backdoors have been a hot topic in the last few years—and the controversial issue got even hotter after the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, when it dominated media headlines.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg Business: |
Qualcomm's board rejects calls to split its licensing and chipmaking businesses after completing strategic review announced in July — Qualcomm Rejects Split After Completing Strategic Review — Board backs keeping licensing and semiconductor units together — Stock slump, slower sales, investigations drove push for split| Sophia Pearson / Bloomberg Business: |
Court says FAA can require that pilots have commercial licences to offer flight sharing in exchange for expenses, in blow to services Flytenow and AirPooler — Uber-Style Flight-Sharing Service Shot Down by U.S. Court — FAA was ‘justified’ in rule-making, appeals court rules
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Nexus 6P review: best use of Snapdragon 810, camera is among the best, hits sweet-spot for price-performance in US, but expensive in other regions — The Google Nexus 6P Review — As we have come to know, Google has opted to simultaneously release two Nexus smartphone devices this year.| The Intercept: |
An internal US government catalogue details dozens of cellphone surveillance devices used by the military and intelligence agencies — A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear for Spying on Your Cellphone … THE INTERCEPT HAS OBTAINED a secret, internal U.S. government catalogue of dozens …
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FAQs on encryption: how terrorists use messaging apps, what big tech is doing, and what the government is proposing — Fact-Checking the Debate on Encryption — As politicians and counter-terrorism officials search for lessons from the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California … | Nicola Clark / New York Times: |
Axel Springer executives talk about digital transformation, learning from Silicon Valley, international plans, investments in Business Insider, Airbnb, more — An Old-Media Empire, Axel Springer Reboots for the Digital Age — BERLIN — When Mathias Döpfner, chief executive of Axel Springer … | Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Huawei is bringing its flagship Mate 8 to US next year, in addition to a mid-range Honor 5X — China's Huawei Hopes to Connect With U.S. Smartphone Market — World's third-largest smartphone maker plans to sell its flagship phone in the U.S. for the first time next year| John Goglia / Forbes: |
FAA Finally Admits Names And Home Addresses In Drone Registry Will Be Publicly Available — The FAA finally confirmed this afternoon that model aircraft registrants' names and home addresses will be public. In an email message, the FAA stated"Until the drone registry system is modified, the FAA will not release names and address.
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| Allegra Frank / Polygon: |
League of Legends developer Riot Games is now owned entirely by Tencent — Riot Games now owned entirely by Tencent — The League of Legends studio's remaining shares have been bought up Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, has sold its remaining equity to Chinese online company Tencent Holdings.
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