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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's ‘Proactive’ to take on Google Now with deep iOS 9 search, Augmented Reality Maps, Siri API — After several years of quiet development, Apple is readying a major new iOS initiative codenamed “Proactive,” which will leverage Siri, Contacts, Calendar, Passbook, and third-party apps …
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| Zachary M. Seward / Quartz: |
Comcast, investor in Vox Media and Recode, could end up buying them both — Vox on the block. — Before Vox Media struck a deal to buy Recode, the two digital publishers already had something in common: Comcast, which has invested in both companies and could end up owning them outright.
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See also Mediagazer| Sydney Ember / New York Times: |
Vox Media acquires Re/code in all-stock deal, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to stay at Re/code after merger — Vox Media Acquiring ReCode — ReCode, the news website led by the veteran journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, is being acquired by Vox Media, a deal that reflects …
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See also Mediagazer| Ezra Klein / Vox: |
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
New iOS bug crashes Messages app and reboots iPhones when a specific string of text is received via iMessage or SMS — New iOS Bug Crashing iPhones Simply by Receiving a Text Message [Includes Fix] — A new bug has been discovered in the Messages app, allowing a string of characters sent …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Obama administration sides with Oracle in Supreme Court fight with Google over copyrighted Java APIs — Let Oracle own API's, Justice Dept tells top court in surprise filing — The right of companies to use key elements of computer code, known as application programming interfaces (API's) …
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| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
Mobile web traffic adds to desktop, which is not in decline as some reports might suggest — Mobile Isn't Killing the Desktop Internet — People are increasingly accessing online content on mobile devices, but that doesn't mean the desktop is in decline.| Andrew Bragdon / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter introduces audience insights dashboard providing info about user demographics, purchasing behavior, interests, occupation, net worth, and more — Introducing audience insights — Insights about people and markets help advertisers create powerful messaging that resonates.
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| Mary Meeker / KPCB: |
Slides: Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report for 2015 — 2015 Internet Trends — KPCB's Mary Meeker presents the 2015 Internet Trends report, 20 years after the inaugural “The Internet Report” was first published in 1995. Since then, the number of Internet users has risen from 35 million in 1995 to more than 2.8 billion today.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Moonves says CBS still in negotiations with Apple over TV service, will “probably” reach deal — Moonves Says CBS Still In Negotiations With Apple Over TV Service — Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS, talked about its negotiations with Apple over its rumored upcoming TV service today at Code Conference.
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Re/code, The Verge, Business Insider, Business Insider, TechSpot and Ubergizmo
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple's Jeff Williams Says Native Watch SDK Will Give Direct Access To Sensors — Jeff Williams, Apple's senior vice president of operations, said that there are over 4,000 apps now available for Apple Watch, a number we've previously heard. Williams also discussed the upcoming native SDK for the Apple Watch.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google and Yahoo have both held early acquisition talks with Flipboard in recent weeks but deal price hasn't yet been discussed — Google, Yahoo Have Had Talks to Buy Flipboard — Twitter's Flipboard discussions have largely stalled since April — Several Internet giants have inquired …
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CNET, Ubergizmo, bizjournals, SlashGear, MobileSyrup.com, The Next Web and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @harrymccracken. See also Mediagazer
| Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal: |
Dell Ventures and Intel Capital Invest $45 Million in DocuSign — Just weeks after closing funding from growth investors at a $3 billion valuation, DocuSign Inc. has raised an additional $45 million from the venture arms of Dell and Intel at the same valuation.
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Interview with Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel: Snapchat is planning an IPO, has 100M daily active users — Snapchat's Evan Spiegel Takes the Stage at Code Conference (Liveblog) — Snapchat considering changing or eliminating push-to-view feature. — Not entertaining any acquisition possibilities.
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See also Mediagazer| TechCrunch: |
Search on iOS in Google and Chrome apps now features content from installed iOS apps that support deep links — Google Search Will Now Also Feature Content From iOS Apps — For the last two years, Google has been showing Android users relevant content from apps they have installed on their phones and tablets.| Wall Street Journal: |
Broadcom is in Advanced Talks to be Bought by Avago Technologies — Deal would be latest in recent string of mergers in semiconductor industry — Broadcom Corp. is in advanced talks to be bought by Avago Technologies Ltd. , in what would be the latest in a recent string of mergers in the semiconductor industry.
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