Recode Daily: Trump picks Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court and sets up a Senate battle

President Trump nominated conservative Denver appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Democrats promised a tough hearing. Earlier, Trump postponed signing a cyber security order, and decided to retain Obama-era LGBTQ workplace protections. — [Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Mark Landler / New York Times]

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is exploring possible legal options as it continues to press the Trump administration to rescind the president’s immigration ban. — [Ina Fried / Recode]

Apple sold a record 78.3 million iPhones and posted record revenue in its holiday quarter, returning to growth after a sluggish few quarters. Apple said its weak China business was getting a little better, but iPad sales continued to shrink. — [Ina Fried / Recode]

Facebook is developing an app for TV set-top boxes, part of its efforts to become a home for long-form, television-quality videos and attract more ad dollars. — [Deepa Seetharaman and Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal]

Those set-top boxes will remain under the control of the cable companies, thanks to new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The Trump appointee effectively killed a proposal to “unlock” the boxes and allow third parties to build their own. — [Peter Kafka / Recode]

Slack, the work team messaging service, released a new version tailored specifically for big companies: Slack Enterprise Grid. — [Dan Frommer / Recode]

Top Stories From Recode

Amazon is building a $1.5 billion hub for its own cargo airline

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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg says Trump’s immigration ban defies ‘the heart and values’ of America

“This harsher immigration climate is particularly unforgiving for women,” she added.

Uber is now telling people Trump’s travel ban is ‘wrong’ as they try to #deleteUber

The company now says the ban is “unjust, wrong and against everything we stand for as a company.”

Snap says its automated ad sales are finally ready — just in time for the IPO

Any advertiser can now use the ad tech to buy Snapchat ads.

Elaine Chao is now the U.S. secretary of transportation

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Daimler is the latest company offering self-driving cars through Uber

Daimler will use Uber’s platform to get consumers into their self-driving cars.

Watch James Corden’s quiet, powerful argument against Trump’s travel ban

If you’ve got 90 seconds, you have time for this.

How travel tech evolved over three decades during my three trips to Russia

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It’s official: Flipagram has been acquired by Chinese news aggregator Toutiao

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This Is Cool

A mind-reading device that lets totally paralyzed patients communicate

Researchers have come up with a non-invasive brain interface that allows patients with “locked-in syndrome” to answer yes-or-no questions.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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