03/09 Morning Tech Crawl: Apple co-founder says FBI is 'just wrong' on encryption fight

Good morning, Austin.

Here's a look at some of the stories that are creating buzz around the technology world today:

Not surprisingly, you can count Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak among those who support Apple in its encryption fight with the FBI. "To have Apple make a weak operating system is just wrong," Wozniak said in an interview with Re/Code.

Google's DeepMind chalks up a landmark win for artificial intelligence by beating world champion Lee Sedol in Go — a centuries-old East Asia game known for its strategy and intellectual depth.

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is breaking ground with Amazon Underground, a different kind of app store, writes Wired.com.

Reviewer Dan Seifert at The Verge calls the new smartphone "the most impressive piece of smartphone hardware I've ever held."

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