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Security experts say Burr-Feinstein draft encryption bill is flawed and dangerous — The Senate's Draft Encryption Bill Is ‘Ludicrous, Dangerous, Technically Illiterate’ — As Apple battled the FBI for the last two months over the agency's demands that Apple help crack its own encryption …
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Thanks:@a_greenberg| John Everington / The National: |
John Chen says BlackBerry will release two mid-range Android smartphones this year, one of them with physical keyboard, admits Priv was too expensive — BlackBerry switches focus back on mid-range smartphone market — BlackBerry has switched its focus back to the mid-range smartphone market …
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| Jamal Eason / Android Developers Blog: |
Google releases stable version of Android Studio 2.0, which includes Instant Run, new emulator, Cloud Test Lab integration, and more — Android Studio 2.0 — Android Studio 2.0 is the fastest way to build high quality, performant apps for the Android platform, including phones and tablets … | Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
In a letter to the court, DoJ says it still needs Apple's help to crack iPhone in Brooklyn case — Now the battle between Apple and the government turns on a Brooklyn iPhone — Although the Justice Department withdrew its request for Apple to help it hack into an iPhone used …
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| Tim Peterson / Marketing Land: |
Facebook updates policy to let publishers post and tag paid-for content on verified pages — Facebook drops branded content restrictions for publishers — Facebook is letting publishers and other verified pages distribute branded-content for free, but it's unclear whether its labeling system is...
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| Hannah Miller / GroupLens: |
Researchers show how variations in the way the same face emoji is depicted on different platforms can lead to miscommunication — Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji — Hey emoji users: Did you know that when you send your friend on your Nexus, they might see on their iPhone?| Barry Abrahamson / WordPress.com News: |
WordPress.com enables HTTPS with Let's Encrypt for new hosted sites with custom domains, will soon expand support to 1M+ sites currently using custom domains — HTTPS Everywhere: Encryption for All WordPress.com Sites — Today we are excited to announce free HTTPS for all custom domains hosted on WordPress.com.
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BMW leads $11.7M Series A in RideCell, launches car-sharing service ReachNow in Seattle in partnership with the startup — BMW just jumped into the U.S. car-sharing biz, with the help of YC alum RideCell — BMW just launched a new car-sharing service called ReachNow that will enable Seattle residents …
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Yahoo Gives Bidders Another Week, Moving Deadline to April 18 — Yahoo has moved the deadline for its bids out another week to April 18, according to sources close to the situation and the blabby bankers they talk to. — The process to sell Yahoo has been churning on as a variety …
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
FCC chairman seeks new regulations to increase competition in the market for “special access” broadband for businesses — How banks, hospitals and universities buy broadband could soon see big changes — Every time you swipe your credit card at a store, withdraw money from an ATM … | Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
How tech companies are using poets, novelists, playwrights, and TV writers to engineer the personalities of AI virtual assistants — SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, Robyn Ewing was a writer in Hollywood, developing TV scripts and pitching pilots to film studios.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers: hard-to-detect malicious Firefox add-ons can hijack very popular add-ons like NoScript and Firebug to execute malicious code and steal data — NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack — Unlike many browsers, Firefox doesn't always isolate an add-on's functions.Sponsor Posts
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