Daily Pulse: Apple Gets Plenty of Tech Support, An Obamacare Milestone, Yahoo Yard Sale

Shaping Up: A Who's Who of the tech industry filed briefs in support of Apple, which is resisting a order to bypass security in an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. But perhaps the most poignant support came from the husband of an attack victim: Salihin Kondoker, whose wife, Andies, was shot three times and survived. Kondoker writes that he was initially frustrated by Apple’s stance. But in a letter to Judge Sheri Pym — and posted online by Apple — Kondoker said he now believes “this software the government wants them to use will be used against millions of other innocent people.”

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"We believe the issues raised by the Apple case are too important to rely on a narrow statute from a different technological era to fill the Government’s perceived gap in current law. Instead we should look to Congress to strike the balance needed for 21st century technology."

— Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, on a blog post explaining his company's amicus curiae brief in support of Apple

Yahoo might raise up to $3 billion by selling some non-core assets like patents and property, CFO Ken Goldman said. This is a side issue from the main question: Whether Yahoo sells (or keeps) core assets or sells (or keeps) its massive investment in Alibaba.

Labor Pains: Economists will be looking for evidence that “solid hiring has become entrenched” and wage growth is now steadily improving in February’s US jobs report Friday morning, writes Bloomberg’s Sho Chandra. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the headline unemployment number to remain at an eight-year low of 4.9% with an increase of 195,000 jobs.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise topped analyst expectations as it reported as a post-split company for the first time. Shares jumped in after-hours trading.

Cover Art: Sarah Foster, 21, looks at the Ali 'split glove' from the 1963 fight v Henry Cooper when Ali's (at the time known as Cassius Clay) glove split in the forth round - at the preview of the 'I Am The Greatest' Muhammad Ali exhibition on March 3, 2016 in London, England. The exhibition showcases the life and career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali and features over more than 100 artefacts including personal memorabilia, unseen footage and photographs. It is open to the public from Friday March 4, 2016 at the O2 in London.

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