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La Colombe is rolling out its popular Draft Latte to the rest of the world—in a can. For this development, you have a 4-year-old to thank.

Todd Carmichael, the founder of La Colombe Coffee Roasters and the inventor behind the cold-draft latte craze, is sitting in a booth in the company’s Noho cafe in New York City. It’s 24 degrees Fahrenheit outside, but the picture windows opening onto East 4th Street have a solarium-like effect, and jackets are quickly shrugged off as patrons line up at a quick clip for the frothy, barely sweet beverages—no ice—pulled straight from a tap at the bar.

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Meet the “un-store,” Samsung’s vision for the future of stores.

On Monday, Samsung opened a new 40,000-square-foot store in New York’s Meatpacking District. Across the street from the High Line and a block away from the Whitney Museum of American Art, it’s a prime piece of retail space. But one pursuit “the flagship” is not focused on, says Zach Overton, its general manager, is retail.

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Pens emotional op-ed laying out the government’s case to the public.

It’s been less than a week since a federal judge ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone, and in that time we’ve seen everyone from Tim Cook (penning a letter to express his opposition to the ruling) to the heads of major tech companies and presidential candidates weigh in on the matter. It has become increasingly clear that besides being played out in the courts, the final resolution may rest heavily on public perception of the issue.

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Calls for commission on intelligence, technology, and civil liberties and also launches public FAQ about the case.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an internal email to every Apple employee to lay out more details on the company’s stance regarding its battle with the government over unlocking the accused San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The company has also launched a public FAQ page answering questions it has received about the government’s request and Apple’s security measures and stance on the issue.

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Would you wear it?

In 2009, aspiring sneaker designer Christopher Dixon got to peek into Serena Williams’s closet and check out her personal shoe collection. “She was like, ‘Those hurt my feet, but I love them. And those hurt my feet, too,'” Dixon recalls. The tennis superstar was a cousin of Dixon’s best friend and had hired him to help with a clothing line.

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