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May 21, 2015, 9:55 PM
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPad roadmap: dual-app viewing mode that may debut at WWDC, with multi-user login support and 12-inch “iPad Pro” models to follow  —  Future of iPad: Dual-app viewing mode, then J98/J99 ‘iPad Pros,’ multi-user support  —  Facing slowing growth for the first time since the iPad's 2010 debut …
Amir Efrati / The Information:
Google developing Internet of Things OS called Brillo, designed to run on devices with perhaps as little as 32MB RAM  —  Google Developing ‘Brillo’ Software for Internet of Things  —  Google wants its software to power any electronic device that connects to the Internet, whether or not it has a digital screen.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple readies Transit subway, train + bus guides for iOS 9 Maps, deploys robots for indoor mapping  —  Having originally planned to add a new transit directions feature to Maps last year, only to pull the feature before WWDC 2014, Apple now hopes to launch its Transit service with iOS 9, according to sources.
CBC News:
US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand planned to hijack Google and Samsung app stores to implant spyware on smartphones  —  Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware  —  Users of millions of smartphones put at risk by certain mobile browser gaps, Snowden file shows
Chris Sacca / LOWERCASE capital:
Major Twitter shareholder Chris Sacca bemoans his outsider status, turns critic, says he's still bullish  —  I Bleed Aqua.  —  Disclaimers: 1) I own a lot of Twitter stock personally and in my funds.  2) I definitely do not speak on behalf of Twitter.  3) I do not have any inside information about Twitter.
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Ev Williams' Obvious Ventures closes $123,456,789 fund  —  Obvious Ventures, the venture capital firm cofounded by Twitter's Evan Williams, announced the close of its very first fund today.  —  Guess how much it raised?  $123,456,789.  No joke.  —  The close of this fund follows …
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Medium refines strategy, emphasizing network value over Total Time Read, considers tying contributor bonuses to metrics like follows and recommendations  —  What's Going On At Medium?  —  The publisher/publishing platform is rejiggering itself as a social network for readers and writers …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android will display biographical info of non-friends sending messages, like job title and location, in US, UK, France, and India  —  Facebook Messenger Eyes Non-Friend Conversations With Chat ID  —  Is that a message from some rando, a spammer, or the nice guy you met yesterday?
Eugene Kim / Business Insider:
Dropbox isn't growing its enterprise business fast enough to be worth $10B  —  The clock is ticking for Dropbox, valued at $10 billion more than a year ago  —  Dropbox's rise has been impressive: Since its launch in 2007, it has added 300 million new users across 200 countries.
More: Index Ventures and PE Hub Blog.  Tweets: @semil.  Thanks:@mattrosoff
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Google, Samsung, and 16 others receive FIDO certification for products and services designed to replace passwords  —  Google, Samsung, and 16 others receive post-password certification  —  This morning, the plot to kill the password got a little stronger. 18 different companies received …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft overhauls Outlook.com with new interface, “Clutter” email filtering, add-ins, improved Skype integration, more; rolls out to test group today  —  Microsoft is overhauling Outlook.com with a new look and features  —  Microsoft is migrating its Outlook.com email service …
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
Apple's new MacBook, with its shallow keyboard and Force Touch trackpad, makes major usability compromises for thinness  —  Mistake One  —  MacBook “One”, 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, and Hops for scale.  —  I've had mixed luck with impulse buys.  —  As a kid, I impulse-bought Marble Madness for my Sega Genesis.
Tweets: @dhh
Brent Dirks / App Advice:
Adobe to discontinue Photoshop Touch May 28, previews new retouching app, Project Rigel, to be released late 2015  —  Adobe announces plans to pull Photoshop Touch from the App Store next week  —  Adobe has announced today that it is discontinuing its Photoshop Touch apps for the iPhone …
Madeline Stone / Business Insider:
Brit Morin, the Martha Stewart of Silicon Valley, just raised $23 million for her DIY site  —  Brit Media, best known for its lifestyle site Brit + Co., has raised $23 million, according to a form filed Thursday with the SEC.  —  A spokesperson for founder and CEO Brit Morin confirmed the round with Business Insider.
More: VentureBeat and Fortune
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Google gives retailers reports on store visits that follow clicks on mobile ads to encourage ad spending; select retailers including Target get purchase data  —  Google Says New Store Data Help Mobile Ads  —  Google says its technology shows better link between mobile ads, retail purchases

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CNN:
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, dies at 58

Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Analysts say Neflix's NFL deal marks a “natural evolution” of the company, which had avoided traditional live sports investments, helping boost its ad business

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The NFL knows it provides must-see TV, earning $75M/game from Netflix and showing games across Amazon, YouTube, Disney, Comcast, Fox, and Paramount

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