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May 18, 2015, 1:55 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple readies “TVKit” SDK for Apple TV, and Apple Watch updates like “Find my Watch”, irregular heart beat notifications, 3rd-party watch face complications — Apple readies first significant Apple Watch updates, ‘TVKit’ SDK for Apple TV

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Andrew Chung / Reuters:

Appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930M win against Samsung, upholds patent infringements, not trade dress dilution, $382M in damages to be reconsidered — U.S. appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930 million verdict vs Samsung — A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part …

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Steve Dent / Engadget:

Google researchers create amazing timelapses from public photos — There are uncountable digital photos in the public domain and scientists have now figured out something very cool to do with them. Researchers from Google and the University of Washington have developed a fully automated …

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Tom Dotan / The Information:

Facebook is in active talks with game developers about games for Messenger app platform — With Messenger Apps Sluggish, Facebook Eyeing Games — The first suite of apps that Facebook announced for Messenger were all for lightweight communication: sending people emojis, sound clips, gifs and the like.

More: The Verge, Pocket-lint, Ubergizmo and WebProNews

Brett LoGiurato / Fusion:

Politicians are using Snapchat to attract young supporters ahead of the 2016 election, presenting a challenge to regulators — Snapchat is going to be huge in 2016 — and regulators have no idea how to handle it — As he gears up for a presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley held …

Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal:

Booze On-Demand Service Drizly Lands $13 Million to Expand — Getting booze delivered from your smartphone has never been easier. — A half-dozen startups have built apps allowing users in certain cities nationwide to order alcohol and get it delivered in as little as 20 minutes.

More: PandoDaily, BetaBoston, TechCrunch, bizjournals, BevNET.com, Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Xconomy and socalTECH.com

Brian Merchant / Motherboard:

Interview: MakerBot CEO Jonathan Jaglom discusses recent layoffs, retail store closures, future roadmap, more — Remaking MakerBot — MakerBot Industries is the public face of 3D printing. And whenever the public face of a nascent, closely-watched consumer technology undergoes …

More: Wall Street Journal

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Appeals court reverses its earlier decision, allows Google to keep “Innocence of Muslims” on YouTube — Controversial ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Ruling Reversed By Appeals Court — The 9th Circuit now rules against an actress who attempted to get YouTube to remove the film.

More: Reuters

John Ribeiro / PCWorld:

FTC recommends conditions for sale of RadioShack customer data — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has weighed in on the contentious issue of the proposed sale of consumer data by bankrupt retailer RadioShack, recommending that a model be adopted based on a settlement the agency reached with a failed online toy retailer.

More: Federal Trade Commission, Washington Post, VentureBeat, Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg Business and Reuters

John Paul Titlow / Fast Company:

Inside InnerTube, Google's three year old project to overhaul YouTube's internal development platform, recommendation engine, and search — To Take On HBO And Netflix, YouTube Had To Rewire Itself — The war over our eyeballs is heating up, and that's mostly a good thing for people who like to look at screens.

More: TIME and Gizmodo. Tweets: @tcarmody

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:

Chinese ride hailing app Yidao Yongche posts vague image on Weibo that hints at deal with Uber to be announced on May 21 — Chinese Taxi App Yidao Yongche Hints At Deal With Uber — Uber appears to be on the cusp of a deal with a rival ride-sharing app in China that could boost its presence in the country.

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