Apple to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro, not Air 3; Smart Keyboard & Apple Pencil support likely
Apple will further differentiate the next-generation 9.7-inch iPad from its predecessor by making it part of the new iPad Pro line, according to sources. Much like the MacBook Pro comes in 13-inch …
Sources: Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft, and at least one more tech firm to file joint amicus brief supporting Apple; Twitter to also back Apple in FBI fight
Tech Companies to Unite in Support of Apple — Google, Facebook and Microsoft among the companies that will back Apple in its iPhone fight with the U.S. government
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company “wholeheartedly” supports Apple in FBI case, will file amicus brief next week
Microsoft takes Apple's side in iPhone dispute with FBI — Microsoft is “wholeheartedly” siding with Apple in its battle with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone.
Apple Files Motion To Dismiss The Court Order To Force It To Unlock iPhone, Citing Free Speech Rights
and They Still Want Apple to Comply Mike Masnick / Techdirt : We Read Apple's 65 Page Filing Calling Bulls**t On The Justice Department, So You Don't Have To Timothy B. Lee / Vox : Here's Apple's best...
Facebook rolling out live video streaming to Android in US, expanding to over 30 countries on iOS
Bringing Facebook Live to Android and More Countries — Facebook Live enables you to share your experiences and perspectives in real time, with the people who matter to you …
Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell and FBI Director James Comey to testify at House Judiciary Committee hearing about encryption on March 1
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Microsoft cancels Project Astoria for porting Android apps to Windows 10, still working on tools for porting iOS and Win32 apps
Microsoft: Our Android Windows 10 bridge is dead, but iOS, Win32 ones moving ahead — Microsoft's iOS bridge will be the only Microsoft toolkit …
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov resigns amid concerns foundation wasn't transparent about plans for a search engine
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Resigns Amid a Community Revolt — Many Wikipedia editors finally got what they wanted Thursday.
Zenefits lays off 17% of its workforce, about 250 employees, mostly from sales
Zenefits Lays Off 17% of Workers to ‘Refocus’ — Insurance software startup Zenefits has laid off approximately 250 employees from its sales and recruiting organization, representing around 17% of he...
US appeals court overturns $120M jury verdict against Samsung, ruling two patents covering iPhone's slide-to-unlock and auto-correct invalid
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple — A U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung …
YouTube launches tool that allows creators to blur any moving object in their videos
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Sources: Obama administration set to permit NSA to share its raw surveillance information with other US intelligence agencies
Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That N.S.A. Intercepts — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge of permitting …
iPhone 5se drawings: nearly identical to 5s slightly curved edges
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Snapchat teams up with Nielsen to measure video ad reach for Live Stories and Discover, also signs deal with ad tech firms Innovid and Sizmek
Snapchat Enlists Nielsen to Track Ad Campaigns — Move should please ad buyers, who have been clamoring for more data from fast-growing mobile app
Amazon releases its first ad-supported original show, season three of reality series The Fashion Fund, available on Amazon.com without a Prime subscription
Amazon Debuts Its First Original Show With Ads, Hinting at a New, Free Video Business — Amazon has spent billions to create …
Airbnb admits it removed roughly 1,500 NYC listings controlled by commercial operators before releasing data to regulators
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Facebook Officially Launches Canvas Ads That Load Full-Screen Rich Media Pages In-App
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Following Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Yahoo open sources its AI engine, CaffeOnSpark
Don't Laugh: Yahoo's Open Source AI Has a Secret Weapon — Yet another tech giant is sharing its artificial intelligence know-how with the world. Today Yahoo published the source code …
Samsung announces 256GB NAND flash chips for phones and tablets that use the faster Universal Flash Storage 2.0 interface
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Toshiba scraps Wearvue TG-01 smart glasses a week before launch
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Google's DeepMind Forms Health Unit to Build Medical Software
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FAA says it will recommend regulatory framework for drones by April 1
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