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March 7, 2018, 1:40 PM

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google releases Android P preview with support for iPhone X-style notch, updates to Quick Settings and notifications, and more  —  But don't install it on your main phone  —  As it has for the last couple years, Google is releasing a developer preview of the next version of Android in March.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft confirms Windows 10 S will no longer be a dedicated operating system and will become a “mode” of Windows 10 in 2019  —  Windows 10 S will no longer be a dedicated version next year  —  Microsoft says its plans to move Windows 10 S from a dedicated operating system to a special …
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Magic Leap raises an additional $461M from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on top of its $502M round in October, bringing total Series D funding to $963M  —  Magic Leap still hasn't released a product, but they're continuing to raise a lot of cash to get there.
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
BlackBerry is suing Facebook, alleging that many of Facebook's messaging services infringe on BlackBerry patents, seeks injunctive relief and damages  —  BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement on its legacy messaging service, the company said Tuesday.
New York Times:
US national security panel, CFIUS, calls for full investigation of Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm as tech companies are increasingly caught in US-China rivalry  —  WASHINGTON — As the United States and China look to protect their national security needs and economic interests …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches a low-cost version of Prime at $5.99 per month for qualifying recipients of Medicaid  —  Amazon announced this morning it will offer a low-cost version of its Prime membership program to qualifying recipients of Medicaid.  The program will bring the cost of Prime …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Interview with Peter Thiel on Facebook's board dynamics, Russian interference in 2016 election, his continued support for Trump, his bid for Gawker assets, more  —  Peter Thiel is Silicon Valley's homegrown Cassandra.  He warned for years that the big tech companies were arrogant and clueless …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
NYT journalist Farhad Manjoo spent nearly two months relying solely on print for his news and concluded that digital has broken how we process information  —  I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch.  Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago …
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Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch:
Coinbase's new asset management unit unveils market cap-weighted index fund for all digital assets on GDAX, available to accredited US investors in a few months  —  When you're the runaway leader in a growing industry, you typically have two opinions: A) Stay in your lane and let other companies pop …
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
EFF FOIA suit findings: FBI relationship with Best Buy's Geek Squad dates back 10+ years; staff would tip FBI on unlawful customer data, in some cases be paid  —  A freedom of information request revealed that the FBI used the Best Buy division's repair staff to flag illegal content.

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