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March 21, 2016, 1:50 PM
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Apple:
Live stream of Apple's media event in Cupertino, viewable in Safari and Microsoft Edge  —  Let us loop you in.  —  10 a.m. PDT to watch the keynote live.  —  Requirements: Live streaming uses Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology.  HLS requires an iPhone, iPad …
The Verge:
Live blog: Apple expected to unveil iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro  —  Live from Apple's iPhone SE and iPad Pro event  —  This may be Apple's last keynote from its current headquarters at One Infinite Loop.  We're expecting a new, small iPhone, a new iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch screen, and new Apple Watch bands.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Johns Hopkins researchers find an iMessage bug that allows attackers to decrypt photos and videos on older iOS versions  —  Johns Hopkins researchers poke a hole in Apple's encryption  —  Apple's growing arsenal of encryption techniques — shielding data on devices as well as real …
Reuters:
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Samsung's appeal in Apple patent case  —  U.S. top court agrees to hear Samsung-Apple patent fight  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the high-profile patent fight between the world's two fiercest smartphone rivals, Apple and Samsung …
Bloomberg:
How the White House, initially receptive to Apple's arguments for strong encryption, came to support the FBI  —  The Behind-the-Scenes Fight Between Apple and the FBI  —  On June 2, 2014, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook took the stage at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The White House TV pool remained suspended as of Thursday evening, as networks awaited a formal White House agreement to let CNN participate again in the pool

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: MGM Resorts is weighing a bid to purchase Barry Diller's People Incorporated, after Diller withdrew People's bid to buy MGM; People holds ~27% of MGM

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount says it is raising another $7.5B in debt to pay for its WBD acquisition and pay down other debt, bringing the total debt it intends to raise to $44.4B

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