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• Mark Zuckerberg has been talking about privacy since 2003 — here's a reminder of what he's said

  By: Sara Salinas, Anita Balakrishnan

  Though the frequency of the Facebook CEO's statements has picked up in recent months, Mark Zuckerberg's been talking about privacy, and apologizing for breaching it, for years. His statements have been remarkably consistent.

• US hits China's ZTE with $1 billion penalty in deal to end crippling sanctions, Wilbur Ross says

  By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Anita Balakrishnan

  Ross says the deal includes a $1 billion penalty against ZTE and a U.S.-chosen compliance team to be embedded at the Chinese telecom giant.

• Amazon reportedly had discussions about offering home insurance

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  The report said, "There's nothing that suggests Amazon has any concrete plans for insurance."

• WhatsApp co-founders reportedly gave up $1.3 billion as Facebook merger devolved to 'low class' spat

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  The Journal reported on Tuesday that WhatsApp co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum gave up $900 million and $400 million, respectively.

• At Apple, hardware is no longer king — a big shift from the Steve Jobs era

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  Apple is known as a hardware company, but none of its strengths —health and safety, privacy, augmented reality, education, enterprise and music— is tied to a single piece of hardware.

• Apple reveals MacOS Mojave and desktop dark mode

  By: Anita Balakrishnan, Sara Salinas

  The update comes as Apple has vowed to refocus its desktop "pro" line for power users, as graphic-heavy fields like virtual reality become more popular.

• Apple unveils a revamped operating system for the Apple Watch

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  Apple on Monday updated the software for its Apple Watch.

• Apple's Stocks app is getting a big update with interactive charts and news stories

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  Apple said on Monday it would expand its standard "Stocks" app to include business news and other business metrics, like extended trading.

• Coders have now earned $100 billion through the App Store, Tim Cook says

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  Apple chief executive Tim Cook addressed the company's global gathering of coders and computer scientists on Monday.

• Silicon Valley is scrambling for talent, and now Microsoft owns two of the top professional networks

  By: Anita Balakrishnan

  Both GitHub and LinkedIn offer tools to help professionals stay competitive.