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| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid — Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement for moving people's digital data between the European Union and the United States was invalid. — The decision, by the European Court of Justice …
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Europe's highest court rejects the “safe harbor” agreement used by American tech companies — Europe's highest court just rejected the ‘safe harbor’ agreement used by American tech companies — The European Court of Justice has just ruled that the transatlantic Safe Harbour agreement …
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Apple says it has acquired Perceptio, a startup developing AI tech for smartphones — Apple Acquires Startup Developing Advanced AI for Phones — Apple Inc. acquired Perceptio, a startup developing technology to let companies run advanced artificial intelligence systems on smartphones without needing to share as much user data.
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DraftKings and FanDuel temporarily ban employees from playing on rival sites after accusations about betting on other sites using inside information — Fantasy Sports Employees Bet at Rival Sites Using Inside Information — A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion dollar industry …
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Thanks:@ilamont| Chris Grove / Legal Sports Report: |
Why The Industry's Reaction To The DraftKings Leak Is A Clarion Call For Immediate Regulation Of Daily Fantasy Sports — The nature of daily fantasy sports likely means that the industry fundamentally requires some form of external oversight to function sustainably.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Roku 4 with faster quad-core processor supports 4K video, lets you “follow” favorite shows, available for pre-order now, will ship in October for $129 — Roku 4 supports 4K video and a new way to ‘follow’ favorite shows — Roku, one of the earliest players … | Brian Rakowski / Official Android Blog: |
Google rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, and Nexus Player — Get ready for the sweet taste of Android 6.0 Marshmallow — Today we're starting to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus users. Of course, the new Nexus 5X and 6P will ship with Android 6.0, straight from the factory.
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Big questions for Square now: How will the IPO be affected, who's really running the company, and why doesn't Jack give up the CEO role? — Three Questions for Square Now That Jack Dorsey Is Officially Working Part Time — Johannes Simon / Getty Images via Thinkstock| Ev Williams / Medium: |
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See also Mediagazer| Husain Sumra / MacRumors: |
YouTube iOS App Updated With New Design, In-App Editing Tools — After several months of testing and tweaking, YouTube has finally released the redesigned version of its iOS app, taking cues from its Material Design-inspired Android counterpart. The updated app also comes with in-app video editing tools to make videos.
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Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Engadget, VentureBeat, Fone Arena, SlashGear and AppleInsider
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces issue affecting app slicing has been resolved in iOS 9.0.2, makes WWDC video content searchable by keyword — Apple resolves issue that delayed iOS 9 App Thinning, WWDC content now searchable by keyword — After initially holding back a new iOS 9 feature called App Thinning …
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Engadget, The Next Web, Business Insider, MacRumors, MobileSyrup.com, The Next Web, AppleInsider, The Verge and iMore
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google takes stake in Symphony, valuing messaging startup at $650M — Google Takes Stake in Messaging Startup Symphony Communication Services — New fundraising round values Symphony at $650 million — Google Inc. has invested in a new round of funding for Symphony Communication Services LLC …
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USA Today, Re/code, TechCrunch and Reuters
| Dave Mark / The Loop: |
Apple says YiSpecter iOS malware only affects users who downloaded apps from untrusted sources; issue is fixed since iOS 8.4 — Apple's official statement on the YiSpecter iOS malware — Earlier today, we posted about a report from Palo Alto Networks about YiSpector, iOS malware that was said to attack non-jailbroken iOS devices.
| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
HP unveils OpenSwitch, a Linux-based open source network operating system, and a developer community — HP launching open source network OS, OpenSwitch dev community — The OpenSwitch community, opening up to the public today, is being backed by a number of other open source proponents as well …
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