A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- Yahoo delays closing Verizon deal until Q2 due to work required to meet closing conditions, beats on Q4 earnings with $1.47B in revenue vs. $1.38B expected (Anita BalakrishnanCNBC)
- Alphabet re-hires former UW robotics professor Yoky Matsuoka as new Nest Labs CTO
- Original “patent troll” law firm is shutting down
- Enabling Xbox One to be accessible for everyone
- Review – Acer Chromebook 14 CB3 – An All Around Fantastic Chromebook
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires Meta, promises free AI search tool for scientists
- Federal judge in a ‘dilemma’ over Microsoft’s legal case against government secrecy orders
- Exploit kits remain a cybercrime staple against outdated software – 2016 threat landscape review series
- Tech Moves Expedia co-founder joins talent management startup; Life Science Washington taps new board chairman; and more
- Latest Sketchable update includes grids, jitter control and support for Surface Dial
- Trump designates net neutrality critic as FCC chairman; Ajit Pai has pledged to revisit 2015 rules
- When You Should Ask Your Users to Pay for Premium Content
- Nielsen Social Content Ratings, Week of Jan. 16 NFL Conference Championships Rule Facebook, Twitter
- TFS over the years and upgrade cycle
- Build an Inexpensive Learning Machine
- Virulent Android malware returns, gets 2 million downloads on Google Play
- As PC sales shrink, the gaming PC market grows faster than expected
- Tucows expects $20 million EBITDAyear from “opportunistic” eNom acquisition
- CES 2017 Qmadix's NANO Technology Protects Your Phone or Tablet Screens Without a Screen Protector
- IdeaUSA AtomicX V201 Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
- Alexa Skills Have a Celebrity like Alec Baldwin Wake You Up
- Review – Snocru – The Ultimate Tracking App for Skiers
- Tronc has acquired the Spanfeller Media Group for an undisclosed sum, gaining The Daily Meal and The Active Times (Ken DoctorPolitico)
- First Wave Of New Xbox Update Features Ship To Select Xbox Insiders Today
- AT&T to offer day pass for international travelers – CNET
- New Feature Delivery Plans for Visual Studio Team Services
- NASA TV to Broadcast Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station
- Microsoft’s HoloLens joins the military
- Introducing Windows Defender Security Center
- Hey, Seattle Stop being so humble and tout your city’s innovative companies
- Microsoft Asserts Clients’ Rights in FBI E-Mail Searches Fight
- Snapchat Updates Guidelines for Discover Publishers to Thwart Fake News, Clickbait
- Huh No RDNH in Maaji.com case
- How Seattle’s office market became a ‘modern day gold rush’ thanks to Amazon and other tech giants
- First group of startups joins the new Shanghai Accelerator program
- Seattle’s ‘thriving’ indie game community gets creative at the Global Game Jam
- America’s newest weather satellite sends glorious pictures of Earth (and the moon)
- SanDisk Launches A1-Class microSDXC Card
- Ringing in 2017 with updates to our Google Voice apps
