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April 23, 2016, 12:40 PM

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Christie Smythe / Bloomberg:

US Department of Justice drops appeal seeking Apple's help in unlocking iPhone in Brooklyn case after it obtains passcode — U.S. Drops Appeal Seeking Apple Help in Brooklyn IPhone Case — The U.S. government said it no longer needs Apple Inc.'s help to get into an iPhone used by a drug dealer …

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Juli Clover / MacRumors:

All Apple Watch Apps Must Be Native Apps Starting on June 1 — Apple today informed developers that starting on June 1, 2016, all watchOS apps submitted to the App Store must be native apps built with the watchOS 2 SDK or later. — When the Apple Watch first launched …

More: Apple Developer, The Verge, TechSpot, VentureBeat, iPhone Hacks, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice.com Latest, SlashGear, MobileSyrup.com, AppleInsider, Engadget, iMore, Neowin and iPhone in Canada Blog

Tweets: @tapbot_paul and @overcastfm

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Windows Ink, Cortana improvements and more arrive in the latest Windows 10 build out now — It's going to be a good Friday for those testing the latest releases of the Windows 10 operating system, as Microsoft is today rolling out a new build of its PC and mobile OS, which will allow users …

Jenna McLaughlin / The Intercept:

Boston district court judge rules FBI hacking in child porn sting was illegal because magistrate judge that issued the search warrant was in another district — FBI Mass Child-Porn Hack Ruled Illegal on a Technicality — When the FBI hacked over 1,000 computers to ensnare consumers …

More: Motherboard, TechCrunch, Reuters, The Register, SC Magazine, Lawyer Herald, SiliconANGLE, Motherboard, Engadget, Reuters, ZDNet, Techdirt and Naked Security

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Reuters:

$81M hack of Bangladesh central bank made possible by second-hand $10 switches linking computers connected to SWIFT global payment network, and no firewall — Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: police — Bangladesh's central bank was vulnerable to hackers …

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Ina Fried / Re/code:

Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other — Microsoft and Google say they have recently reached an agreement under which they will drop pending regulatory complaints against one another across the globe. The pair have also agreed that they will try …

Wall Street Journal:

Monthly data limits by home broadband providers increasingly forcing consumers to cut back or cancel streaming video services in the US — Broadband Data Caps Pressure ‘Cord Cutters’ — Monthly limits by home Internet providers like Comcast and AT&T force people who stream Netflix or Sling TV to ration Web use

More: Multichannel News, DSLreports, The Hill, Consumerist, FierceCable and BGR

Jordan Golson / The Verge:

Baidu is building a 100-person autonomous car team in Silicon Valley — Chinese search giant Baidu has formed a team dedicated to its self-driving car efforts in Silicon Valley, taking its autonomous car ambitions to Google's home turf. The team, which Baidu announced in a press release …

More: Marketwire, Seeking Alpha, Pocket-lint, Silicon Valley Business … and VentureBeat

David Scammell / VideoGamer.com:

Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying some popular video games like GTA 5 directly from the company, still lets you buy through Marketplace sellers — Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video games — GTA 5, Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin's Creed Syndicate now available exclusively to Prime members.

More: PCWorld, Engadget, Business Insider, Geek.com, TechSpot, Digital Trends, Forbes, BGR, Eurogamer.net, Ars Technica UK, GeekWire, bit-tech.net, Tech Times, Inquirer, SlashGear, VG247, TWICE and Gizmodo UK

Tweets: @videogamercom and @videogamercom

Jessica Conditt / Engadget:

Twitch launches Friends feature in limited beta to let users add up to 500 friends, see when they're online, and send private messages — Twitch transforms into a social network with new ‘Friends’ feature — It's been happening in subtle increments, but the transformation is nearly complete.

More: Twitch Blog, Windows Central, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, Tech Times, The Next Web, VentureBeat and PAX East

Office of Inadequate Security:

An unsecured database with 93.4M Mexican voter records found hosted on AWS, now taken offline — Personal info of 93.4 million Mexicans exposed on Amazon (UPDATED) — In today's installment of “Epic Infosecurity #FAIL,” more than 93.4 million Mexican citizens have had their voter …

More: MacKeeper™ Reviews, International Business Times, The Daily Dot, Motherboard and Softpedia News

Alec Muffett / Facebook:

Number of users accessing Facebook over Tor reached one million in the last 30 days — 1 Million People use Facebook over Tor — People who choose to communicate over Tor do so for a variety of reasons related to privacy, security and safety. As we've written previously it's important …

More: TechCrunch, Wired, SlashGear, TechSpot, Nextgov, Digital Trends, Naked Security, Business Insider, The Hill, VentureBeat, The Next Web, ZDNet, Fortune, SiliconBeat and Motherboard

Andrew J . Hawkins / The Verge:

Victory for Uber hinges on district court judge approving settlement, and could later be offset by legislation — Uber drivers lost the battle, but they may still win the war — In the end, the price tag to maintain the status quo on Uber's gig economy was $100 million.

More: The Verge, Quartz, New York Times, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, Digital Trends, Computerworld, InvestorPlace and TechCrunch

New York Times:

Uber reaches settlement in class-action suit in CA and MA; drivers in those states to remain independent contractors; firm to pay drivers as much as $100M

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