• As the government's standoff with Apple persists, another is on the horizon: A fight with Facebook. Facebook's WhatsApp is finalizing efforts to encrypt all its customer accounts; at the same time, the Feds are looking for more access to the messaging app's data in a criminal investigation. Facebook is facing a similar situation with WhatsApp in Brazil.
  [Matt Apuzzo | The New York Times]

• About that Apple fight: John Oliver explained it last night. And, of course, he made it both entertaining and useful.
  [Amy Keyishian | Re/code]

• Talmon Marco, the man who created the popular messaging app Viber, thinks he can take on Uber and Lyft with his new ride-hailing startup Juno. How? Juno gives its drivers higher rates, classifies them as full employees and hands them equity stakes in the company.
  [Leslie Hook | Financial Times]

• Last year, Micromax was one of the hottest Android companies to watch, surpassing Samsung in the fast-growing Indian market. Now, Micromax's edge on Samsung is gone, its sales are falling and execs are fleeing. Meanwhile, rival Xiaomi is gaining ground.
  [Himank Sharma | Reuters]

• In the last five years, Kyle Vogt started two companies, Twitch and Cruise Automation. Each has sold for around a billion dollars. Seems like a good guy to know more about.
  [Mark Bergen | Re/code]

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