Friday, March 4, 2016

Top Stories of the Day // March 4, 2016

Facebook Messenger adds music, starting with Spotify song sharing | Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for its Fire Tablets | The SkyWall 100 bazooka captures drones with a giant net | San Bernardino DA claims Syed Farouk’s iPhone may house ‘cyber pathogen’ | It’s the end of “euphoric times” for custom app developers | FBI forcing Apple to weaken iOS security could endanger lives, warns UN | Comparably launches Glassdoor competitor for salary data |
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FRIDAY, MARCH 4 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine

Facebook Messenger adds music, starting with Spotify song sharing

First came the Transportation hub with Uber, and now Facebook Messenger is launching "its very first music integration" with Spotify. Inside the Messenger... Read More…
Natasha Lomas

Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for its Fire Tablets

Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption. Read More…
Matt Burns

The SkyWall 100 bazooka captures drones with a giant net

The SkyWall 100 is one of the latest device promising to protect the world from the impending drone takeover. It’s essentially a smart bazooka that fires... Read More…
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Amazon Expands Echo Line With Tap and Dot

Facebook Messenger gets music integration with Spotify, Instagram blocks links to Snapchat and Telegram, Mapillary crowdsources photos to create open sourced street views, YouTube announces two programs that focus on funding and highlighting women. Watch Now
Jon Russell

San Bernardino DA claims Syed Farouk’s iPhone may house ‘cyber pathogen’

On Thursday, the San Bernardino District Attorney speculated that the phone in question may be housing a "dormant cyber pathogen" that threatens the county. The... Read More…
CRUNCH NETWORK | Ashwin Ramasamy

It’s the end of “euphoric times” for custom app developers

For the first time in about eight years, we saw a decline in the small business customer base of app developers (in terms of revenue and per-project value). The... Read More…
Natasha Lomas

FBI forcing Apple to weaken iOS security could endanger lives, warns UN

The legal tussle between Apple and the FBI over a locked iPhone, and the security weakening measures the security services want the iOS maker to take to help it... Read More…
Katie Roof

Comparably launches Glassdoor competitor for salary data

With $6.5 million in funding from Crosslink Capital, Upfront Ventures, 500 Startups and others, Comparably is launching a platform for employment and salary... Read More…
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