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January 28, 2019, 5:55 PM
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Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Sources: Apple is planning a subscription service for games; it began discussions with game developers in the second half of 2018  —  Apple is planning a subscription service for games, according to five people familiar with the matter.  —  The service would function like Netflix for games …
Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
DOJ unseals charges against Huawei, CFO Meng Wanzhou, and affiliated firms; charges include bank, wire fraud, stealing IP, conspiring to obstruct grand jury  —  - T-Mobile accused Huawai of theft; CFO linked to sactions case  —  U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei Technologies Co. …
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Sources: 2013 “Assembled in USA” Mac Pro was delayed due to custom screw shortage in US, illustrating why Apple is unlikely to move manufacturing out of China  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump …
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Nvidia lowers revenue guidance from $2.7B to $2.2B for Q4 2019 due to “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China”; stock closes down 13%+  —  - The company reports earnings on Feb. 14, and now expects quarterly revenue of $2.20 billion, down from previously stated guidance of $2.70 billion.
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Dropbox is buying San Francisco-based electronic signature startup HelloSign for $230M, in the company's largest acquisition since its founding in 2007  —  Dropbox on Monday said it's acquiring electronic signature start-up HelloSign for $230 million in cash.
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Internal docs and sources describe how Facebook educates moderators about political issues and potential “PR fires” that are particular to different elections  —  Internal Facebook documents obtained by Motherboard show specific steps and strategies taken by the company …
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable mass broadcasting of intimate personal data  —  Male impotence, substance abuse, right-wing politics, left-wing politics, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, mental health.
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Bluetooth 5.1, available to developers today, includes a feature that allows devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal  —  Bluetooth is already a key feature in billions of connected devices, serving as a wire-free way of transferring data over short distances.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook shares draft proposal describing how its new content review board could work, suggesting it have 40 diverse members, none of whom are Facebook staff  —  In November, Facebook announced a new plan that would revamp how the company makes content policy decisions on its social network …

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Washington Post:
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