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Sources: Apple is working on a security upgrade to prevent the exploit method FBI is seeking from working in the future — Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can't Hack — WASHINGTON — Apple engineers have already begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible …
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Tim Cook defends Apple's stance, says company cooperated with FBI, but won't trample civil liberties: full ABC interview — Exclusive: Apple CEO Tim Cook Says iPhone-Cracking Software ‘Equivalent of Cancer’
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Microsoft is buying mobile tool vendor Xamarin — In a move many have been anticipating, Microsoft is buying mobile tool maker Xamarin for an undisclosed amount. — In a move that was expected and rumored for a long time, Microsoft is buying tool maker Xamarin.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out Reactions to all, adding Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry buttons to Like; each button has same impact on News Feed ranking for now — Facebook Enhances Everyone's Like With Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry Buttons — Humanity has been boiled down to six emotions.
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Apple plans Siri for Mac as tentpole feature for this fall's OS X 10.12 launch — Apple currently plans to use its next major release of the Mac operating system, known as OS X 10.12, this fall to continue to expand Siri across its product lines. Last year, Apple implemented Siri …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Google Fiber coming to San Francisco for some apartments, condos, and public housing units, will use existing fiber networks — Google Fiber is coming to San Francisco — Google Fiber is heading close to home for its next location: San Francisco. Google announced this morning that it intends … | Kate Kochetkova / Kaspersky Lab: |
What is known about the Lazarus Group: Sony hack, military espionage, attacks on Korean banks and other crimes — The morning of November 24, 2014 is engrained into the collective memories of Sony Pictures Entertainment employees. On that day, an unknown cybergang hacked the company's server …
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Google to add Chromecast-like features to TV sets, starting with Vizio, could become available as early as spring — Google to Add Casting to TV Sets, Starting With Vizio (Exclusive) — Move could signal shift in company's living-room strategy — Google is getting ready …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com sites now automatically support Google's AMP to speed up mobile page loading; self-hosted WordPress sites can enable AMP with a plugin — WordPress Sites Now Support Google's AMP To Make Mobile Pages Load Much Faster — Google has some big plans when it comes to making the web faster on your mobile phone.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says functionality removed from the Apple Pencil in iOS 9.3 will return in next beta — Apple Pencil Navigation Functionality to Return in Next iOS 9.3 Beta — The early iOS 9.3 betas removed key functionality from the Apple Pencil, an unpopular move that eliminated its ability to be used for navigation.
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| Juan Garzon / CNET: |
OnePlus 3 will launch by end of June, to be sold in US and other markets as unlocked phone — Exclusive: The OnePlus 3 will launch by June … Juan Garzón/CNET| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Andreessen Horowitz Names Nicira And VMware Veteran Martin Casado Its Ninth General Partner — As Andreessen Horowitz looks to ramp up its investing in enterprise software and infrastructure, the venture firm is looking to a past founder who scored it one of its best exits ever for help.| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Google Docs now lets you edit and format text using your voice — Google today announced updates to Google Docs that builds on the speech recognition capabilities it introduced a few months ago. — “We launched Voice typing in Google Docs to help you capture ideas, compose a letter … | Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
New court document confirms FBI subpoenaed Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute for IP addresses captured through its DoD-funded Tor research — Confirmed: Carnegie Mellon University Attacked Tor, Was Subpoenaed By Feds — Update: Kenneth Walters, a spokesperson from CMU …
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