Tech News Weekly 117

• First, we talk with Joseph Menn over at Reuters about his exclusive report. Apple reportedly dropped plans for encrypting iCloud backups after the FBI complained.
• Then, we chat with Joseph Cox of Vice about the alleged hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's iPhone by the Saudi crown prince.
• Afterward, we have a chat with Tanya Basu of MIT Technology Review about the Human Screenome Project — would you want to take a screenshot of your phone every five seconds for science?
• Finally, Jason and Mikah round things out with a discussion of fly brains and Microsoft's Surface Neo and Duo.

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Links

• Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources
• Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia’s Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’ Phone
• The Human Screenome Project will capture everything we do on our phones
• The Most Complete Brain Map Ever Is Here: A Fly's 'Connectome'
• Improving Connectomics by an Order of Magnitude
• Here’s a first look at Android on Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo
• This is Microsoft’s vision for dual-screen apps on Windows 10X and Android
• Microsoft "Courier" secret tablet