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May 19, 2017, 6:15 PM

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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
New tool decrypts WannaCry-infected computers running Windows XP, 7, and 2003, if they have not been rebooted  —  A tool released on Friday decrypts PCs running a fuller suite of Windows versions.  —  New hope glimmered on Friday for people hit by last week's virulent ransomware worm …
Kim Hart / Axios:
Uber threatens to fire Anthony Levandowski if he does not cooperate with a court's order to return any files he has back to Waymo  —  Uber has asked Anthony Levandowski, the executive at the center of a major lawsuit with Waymo, to cooperate with a court's order to return any files he has back to Waymo …
Christina Farr / CNBC:
Source: Tim Cook was spotted at the Apple campus test-driving a prototype glucose-tracker connected to his Apple Watch  —  - Tim Cook has been test-driving a glucose monitor to understand how his blood sugar responds to factors like food and exercise  — CNBC reported last month that Apple …
Evan Blass / VentureBeat:
Images leak of Microsoft's refreshed Surface Pro ahead of May 23 event in Shanghai  —  EXCLUSIVE:  —  Microsoft is holding an event on Monday, May 23 in Shanghai, China where it will unveil a widely anticipated refresh of its Surface Pro 4 laptop-class Windows 10-powered tablet, known simply as the Surface Pro.
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber's head of product Daniel Graf talks about the route-based pricing used in some cities, and how Uber will deal with driver discontent about pricing changes  —  The ride-hailing giant is using data science to engineer a more sustainable business model, but it's cutting drivers out from some gains.
Phil Wahba / Fortune:
Walmart online sales grew 63% YoY in Q1 as the number of items sold on Walmart.com increased to 50M from 10M a year ago  —  Walmart's wmt massive e-commerce investments are starting to pay off.  —  The discount chain reported on Thursday that U.S. online sales rose a staggering 63% …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple told WeChat and other Chinese social apps to disable “tip” functions, says tips are in-app purchases, entitling Apple to a 30% cut  —  Apple's challenges have multiplied in the all-important China market over the past year or so and its effort to wring more revenue …

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