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June 16, 2017

Amazon has a patent to keep you from comparison shopping while you’re in its stores - The Washington Post

This could be a huge deal as Amazon seeks to buy Whole Foods.

Telegram founder: U.S. intelligence agencies tried to bribe us to weaken encryption

Pavel Durov, the Russian founder of the popular secure messaging app Telegram has revealed in a series of tweets that U.

Leveraging Open Source as a Public Institution — New analysis reveals significant returns on investment in open source technologies | The Data Blog

Examples abound of leading tech companies that have adopted open source strategy and contribute actively to open source tools and communities.

Dell now sells 7 different Ubuntu-powered premium laptops (and an all-in-one desktop) - Liliputing

There are a few other niche computer vendors that sell computers that come with Linux pre-loaded, including ZaReason, System76, and ThinkPenguin. But Dell is one of the only major PC companies to offer Ubuntu versions of high-end laptops that it also sells with Windows.

The secret American origins of Telegram, the encrypted messaging app favored by the Islamic State - The Washington Post

The app, which has become popular with terrorists, was once run in part from a Buffalo, N.Y., office.

Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years | Ars Technica

Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007.