Dropbox Is Finally, Finally Going Public

Recode | The joke surrounding Dropbox for years was that the company was set to go public in the fourth quarter of that year—every year. Joke’s over. The file-storage company filed papers confidentially to go public for a much-delayed and much-anticipated IPO later this year. The listing will test Dropbox’s most recent valuation, $10 billion.

Uber Had a Secret Tool to Shield Data at Remote Offices from Law Enforcement: Report

The Verge | Uber employees based in San Francisco could remotely lock down equipment in the company’s foreign offices to stymie local authorities from obtaining any incriminating data, according to a report. The secret tool, called “Ripley” after Sigourney Weaver’s hero from the Alien franchise, was used over two dozen times to thwart potentially valid information-gathering efforts by local officers.

My Joke Cryptocurrency Hit $2 Billion and Something Is Very Wrong

Motherboard | "When I jokingly tweeted about 'investing in Dogecoin' in late 2013," writes Australian entrepreneur Jackson Palmer, "I never imagined that the tongue-in-cheek cryptocurrency I had just brought into the world would still be around in the year 2018, let alone hit a $2 billion market cap like it just did over the weekend."

11 iPhone Email Tips You'll Wish You'd Known All Along

CNET | "I can't quit the stock iOS Mail app," writes the author of this article. "I've had brief dalliances with the Gmail app and a handful of other email apps that promise to improve my life, but I keep coming back to the Mail app. As a result, this long-time Mail app Gmailer has picked up a few tricks along the way."

Word 2016 Cheat Sheet

Computerworld | Are you getting the most from Microsoft Word 2016 for Windows? Get to know the key features.