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April 16, 2019, 8:20 PM

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CNBC:
Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation between the two companies, as Apple makes a payment to Qualcomm; Qualcomm's stock closes up 23%  —  - Apple and Qualcomm have settled a royalty and patent dispute that went to trial this week in San Diego, California.
Intel Newsroom:
Intel says it is exiting the 5G smartphone modem business  —  Intel Corporation today announced its intention to exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices.
Wired:
Interviews with 65 current and former employees on the meltdown inside Facebook over the last 15 months as the Cambridge Analytica scandal unfolded  —  Scandals.  Backstabbing.  Resignations.  Record profits.  Time Bombs.  In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DOJ staffers have told T-Mobile and Sprint that their planned merger is unlikely to be approved as currently structured  —  DOJ staff told wireless rivals deal is unlikely to be approved as structured, according to people familiar with the matter  —  Justice Department staffers …
BuzzFeed News:
Overview of high-profile male executives in tech who were accused of sexual misconduct and are now getting second chances  —  Silicon Valley says it's committed to improving diversity, but high-profile male executives accused of sexual misconduct are getting second chances.  Some advocates are wondering why.
NBC News:
About 4,000 pages of leaked Facebook documents from 2011-2015 shed light on its approach to sharing and selling data, giving more access to friendly companies  —  Facebook's leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought.
Twitter:
Twitter to test option to hide a tweet's replies in June, suspends 3x more abusive accounts reported within 24 hours than last year, relies less on user reports  —  We want people to feel safe on Twitter.  Last year, we shared that building a Twitter free of abuse, spam and other things …
Ian Sherr / CNET:
Microsoft announces Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, a disc-free Xbox One S launching May 7 for $249 with a 1TB HDD and three games; preorders open now  —  Microsoft is preparing to sell a new Xbox unlike any it's offered before.  The gadget is missing a disc drive.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Report: Sony says it made rules that limit sexual content in its games globally; sources: the effect of sexual material on Sony's brand in the US worried execs  —  Many have suspected that Sony was implementing strict rules on sexual content in PS4 games, and those hunches have just been validated.
Peter Rubin / Wired:
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q1 revenue surpassed $4.52B, up 22% YoY, vs $4.50B est.; net subscriptions grew 9.6M, up 16% YoY, with 1.74M in the US and 7.86M internationally  —  - The company reported $4.52 billion, vs. $4.50 billion expected, per Refinitiv consensus estimate.
Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac:
Sources: Apple is planning a desktop extension feature for macOS 10.15 that allows users to send any window of any app to an external display, including an iPad  —  It's undeniable that one of the best characteristics of every Apple product is its display.  Apple ships computers …
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Apple iMac (2019) review: both models received a notable performance boost but a comprehensive design refresh is needed, especially for the 21.5-inch version  —  The design is still the same, but the performance jump is real  —  There isn't much I can tell you about the new iMacs that you likely don't already know.
Brady Dale / CoinDesk:
Report: blockchain startup incubator ConsenSys' pitch deck forecasts $100M burn rate for 2019, says it had $21M in revenue in 2018, projecting $52.3M in 2019  —  ConsenSys believes it can become a valuable company, provided it can get through the next year.
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Uber says it recently modified some of its JUMP electric bikes after finding a braking problem like the one that prompted Lyft to recall its electric bikes  —  Uber acknowledged Monday that it had modified some of its electric bikes recently after the company encountered a braking problem similar …

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