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January 7, 2017, 2:35 PM
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New York Times:
Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn From Local App Stores  —  WASHINGTON — Smartphone users in Russia can no longer download the LinkedIn app on iPhone or Android devices, following a similar move in China to block The New York Times app on iPhones.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Facebook hires Campbell Brown, ex-NBC News reporter and CNN prime-time host, to lead News Partnerships team, says she won't be involved in content decisions  —  Facebook is turning to a former television news journalist to help smooth over its strained ties to the news media …
Austen Hufford / Wall Street Journal:
Apple missed internal revenue and profit goals in 2016, company's SEC filing says, the first miss since Tim Cook became CEO  —  Executives miss out on part of cash incentives as annual sales, operating profit fall short of goals  —  Apple Inc. said Chief Executive Tim Cook …
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Intel's 94.5x55x5mm Compute Card with laptop level CPU can be inserted into all-in-one PCs, smart TVs, other devices; more details will be announced in June  —  Compute Card is intended as a more versatile replacement for the Compute Stick.  —  Intel mostly missed the boat on smartphones …
Mehedi Hassan / MSPoweruser:
Leaked screenshots show Project Neon, an upcoming incremental upgrade to Windows 10's design that will focus heavily on animations  —  Late last year we reported on Project NEON - the upcoming UI upgrade for Windows 10.  Recently we managed a closer look at Microsoft's internal plans …
Michael Cooney / Network World:
FTC sues D-Link over lax security in its routers and IP cameras, says D-Link used hard-coded logins, left private software sign-in key code online for 6 months  —  FTC: D-Link failed to take reasonable steps to secure its routers and Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, potentially compromising sensitive consumer information
Lauren Goode / The Verge:
Fitbit CEO says the company plans to launch a wearable app store “as soon as possible”  —  Another giant sign that a smartwatch is in the works  —  Fitbit wants to launch its own wearable app store “as soon as possible,” the company's co-founder and CEO James Park said in an interview at CES earlier today.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Kanvas releases SDK to allow third parties to integrate its photo and video effects; the app now has 5M users, up from 1M when acquired by AOL in 2015  —  The rise of apps like Instagram and Snapchat has put photo effects front and center in the world of picture messaging …

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From Mediagazer

Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
A UK jury convicts two Iranians of assisting Iranian intelligence in a plan to “eliminate” journalists at London-based Persian broadcaster Iran International

Bloomberg:
A look at Disney's AI push; sources: it is testing AI-powered suggestions and could add chats with characters on Disney+, and execs saw AI demos at Amazon MGM

The New York Times Company:
NYT promotes Paige Cowett to EIC of The Daily; Nazanin Rafsanjani, who previously worked at NPR and WNYC Radio, joins The Daily in a new role as managing editor

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Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Renault-Nissan is the first customer for Microsoft's Azure-based, rebranded Connected Vehicle Platform
TechCrunch:
Sources: DJI acquires majority stake in Hasselblad, the iconic Swedish camera company

Earlier Picks

Nancy Watzman / Internet Archive Blogs:
Internet Archive launches Trump Archive, a searchable repository of Donald Trump TV appearances, with 520+ hours of video from 2009 until now
Lauren Goode / The Verge:
Misfit unveils Vapor, a touchscreen smartwatch with 1.4-inch full AMOLED display, GPS, and optical heart-rate sensors, expected to ship in late 2017 for $199
Se Young Lee / Reuters:
Samsung forecasts Q4 profits of $7.8B, up 50% YoY to its highest level in more than three years
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