Here s what s on the Friday menu.
The EU seems to have sped up its Android probe, signaling that a formal complaint is imminent, Bloomberg reports.
Yahoo filing: Company changes employee-severance terms, which reportedly would make it easier for CEO Marissa Mayer and other execs to get a big payday if the company is sold.
Might Alphabet build a futuristic tech city sometime soon? The Information reports that Sidewalk Labs is preparing for a big talk with CEO Larry Page about it.
President Obama backs FCC effort to open up competition in set-top boxes.
Twitter hires managing director for China despite still being banned there.
Apple and the FBI will appear before Congress again next week to talk encryption.
Starboard to push ahead with effort to replace board of Newark-based brug maker Depomed.
Microsoft builds new AI bot, CaptionBot, that seems to ignore Hitler.
Report: Government agencies are worse than private industries when it comes to cyber security.
Speaking of security, the Department of Homeland Security is telling Windows users to delete Apple s QuickTime because of hacking risks. Apple has pulled support for the program.
Amazon to movie exhibitors: All of its films will be released in movie theaters.
Photo: A person dressed as the Android operating system mascot stands at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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