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March 14, 2017, 5:15 PM

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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Teams rolls out as a free, on-by-default feature to Office 365 business users worldwide, with 150 integrations available or coming soon  —  Microsoft's Slack competitor is rolling out to Office 365 business users worldwide starting March 14.  More features are still to come, including guest access, in late June.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds the ability to send and request money in Gmail via Google Wallet on Android in US  —  Google Wallet has been integrated into Gmail on the web since 2013, but today Google is rolling out a new integration on mobile.  Starting today, users of the Gmail app on Android will be able …
Liza Mundy / The Atlantic:
Jason Cipriani / ZDNet:
Samsung to provide monthly security updates for unlocked Galaxy phones in US, a shift from the previous quarterly schedule  —  For owners of unlocked Galaxy devices, the news of monthly security updates is welcome news.  —  According to Samsung Mobile Security, the company has worked through …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Citrix hires Goldman Sachs to find buyers including private equity firms but interest has been limited  —  Cloud-services company said to reach out to buyout firms  —  Citrix spun off GoTo business after pressure from Elliott  —  Citrix Systems Inc. is working with advisers …
Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
Germany's justice minister introduces draft law proposing fines of up to $53M on social media companies that fail to remove hate speech  —  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice minister is proposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) for social networking sites that fail …
Nat Levy / GeekWire:
Documents reveal Amazon is planning grocery pickup service for AmazonFresh in Seattle with signs like “Shop Online. Pick up here”  —  New permit documents reveal “AmazonFresh Pickup” as the planned concept for the next phase in the online giant's physical retail initiatives …
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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple hires respected forensics and security expert Jonathan Zdziarski for its Security Engineering and Architecture team  —  iPhone forensics expert, security researcher, and former jailbreak community developer Jonathan Zdziarski today announced he has accepted a position with Apple's Security Engineering and Architecture team.

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