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May 29, 2015, 12:55 PM
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Selena Larson / The Daily Dot:
Diversity in Google I/O keynote featuring women and people of color onstage raised the bar for other technology companies  —  On Google, Apple, and Silicon Valley's Homeric struggle with diversity  —  It's time we talk about our expectations—and think about why we continue to congratulate companies …
Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:
iPhone text crash bug also works via Snapchat text chats and Twitter DMs or mentions  —  iPhone text crash bug hits Twitter and Snapchat  —  Unfixed iOS bug allows booby-trapped messages to break Snapchat text chat and can be sent via Twitter direct messages or mentions
Sébastien Page / iDownloadBlog.com:
Apple releases temporary fix for iMessage-crashing text bug, says update coming soon
CNBC:
Sources: Snapchat in the process of raising $650M in equity at $16B valuation  —  Snapchat stock sale values company at up to $16B  —  Snapchat is in the process of raising $650 million in equity, which would value the company at 16 billion, sources told CNBC.
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Hola Better Internet sells users' bandwidth and resources to turn its VPN into a botnet  —  Hola VPN Sells Users' Bandwidth, Founder Confirms  —  Faced with increasing local website censorship and Internet services that restrict access depending on where a user is based …
Dave Morin / Path Blog:
Path and Path Talk acquired by Daum Kakao; services to continue  —  A New Chapter for Path  —  In 2010 a small team of us set out to build a company focused on quality products that bring you a source of happiness, meaning, and connection.  Five years later, Path continues to follow …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google SVP Sundar Pichai lays out his plan to deliver computing capabilities to billions through Project Loon and improve products through machine learning  —  Chasing the next billion with Sundar Pichai  —  Inside the mind of the man behind Google's most important products
Reto Meier / Android Developers Blog:
Google Play services 7.5 includes Smart Lock for Passwords, App Invites beta, Google Cast, Remote Display API, Google Fit, more  —  A Closer Look at Google Play services 7.5  —  At Google I/O, we announced the rollout of Google Play services 7.5 that deliver new capabilities and optimizations to devices across the Android ecosystem.
TechCrunch:
Apple Acquires Augmented Reality Company Metaio  —  Apple has acquired Metaio, an augmented reality startup that launched way back in 2003 as an offshoot of a project at Volkswagen.  The company's site said it stopped taking new customers, and now a legal document shows Apple has bought it.
Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal:
Used car marketplace Beepi raising at least $300M at a valuation of more than $2B, a year after its Series B valued company at $200M  —  Beepi Is Raising a ‘Monster Round’ to Expand the Used-Car Marketplace  —  Beepi Inc. is raising at least $300 million in a funding round that would value …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Nvidia launches Shield 4K Android TV set-top box for $200 with 16GB of flash storage, $300 with 500GB hard disk drive
Sean O'Kane / The Verge:
Google announces Jump, an ecosystem for creating and sharing virtual reality content, includes camera rig, software, and YouTube-based player  —  Google Jump is an entire ecosystem for virtual reality filmmaking  —  Near the end of the opening keynote at Google's I/O developer conference …

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Kanis Leung / Associated Press:
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is found guilty of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring to publish seditious articles

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Major brands were replaced by direct-response advertisers during commercial breaks of CBS News' December 13 town hall with Erika Kirk, moderated by Bari Weiss

Chris Morris / Variety:
Acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer were found dead in their home; LAPD is investigating the deaths as a homicide

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