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Google Photos will automatically suggest new albums, curate what it thinks are the best shots, tag location, and add maps in new update — Albums in Google Photos get smarter, now let you add maps, locations, and captions — Google Photos launched last year with numerous smart features … | Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Microsoft introduces Tay, an AI chatbot that's learned how to behave from young adults' online conversations and is debuting on Kik, GroupMe, and Twitter — Microsoft's New AI-Powered Chatbot Mimics A 19-Year-Old American Girl — Microsoft's new AI-powered chatbot, Tay …
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Intel says in 10-K filing it will move away from “tick-tock” development cycle as it utilizes process technologies for longer — Intel's ‘Tick-Tock’ Seemingly Dead, Becomes ‘Process-Architecture-Optimization’ — As reported at The Motley Fool, Intel's latest 10-K / annual report filing … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts Cloud Machine Learning Platform to assist in developing pre-trained machine learning models and building new models from scratch — Google launches new machine learning platform — Google today announced a new machine learning platform for developers at its NEXT Google Cloud Platform user conference in San Francisco.| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
US Government Charges Three Suspected Members of Infamous Syrian Electronic Army — On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed myriad computer hacking charges against three men for their alleged links to the hacking group Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
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| Joe Pompeo / Politico: |
Blendle launches pay-per-story app in the US with articles from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, and Financial Times, starting at $.09 each — Paid journalism startup Blendle launches in the U.S. — Blendle, the Dutch journalism start-up developing an iTunes-style payment method … | Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
Pornhub launches new channel devoted to VR porn, offers free 180-degree, 360-degree content — Pornhub launches a new channel devoted to VR porn — Pornhub, one of the largest porn sites online, has just launched a new section devoted to VR porn. The company is partnering …
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Report: Apple is developing at least six cloud infrastructure projects, driven partly by the suspicion that servers from third parties can be compromised — Report: Apple developing at least 6 cloud infrastructure projects incl. servers to prevent snooping| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Sources: Google developing third-party iOS keyboard with gesture-based typing, integrated web search, and GIF search — Google is making a keyboard for the iPhone — Google has been developing a third-party keyboard for iOS that would put the company's search engine in a highly used part of the interface, The Verge has learned.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google will kill its Chrome app launcher for Windows, Mac, and Linux in July — Google today announced plans to kill off the Chrome app launcher for Windows, Mac, and Linux in July. The tool, which lets users launch Chrome apps even if the browser is not running, will continue to live on in Chrome OS.
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| Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: |
RIAA report: streaming accounted for more US recorded-music revenue than downloads in 2015, rising from 27% in 2014 to 34% in 2015 — US recorded-music revenues rose slightly in 2015 says RIAA — US music industry body the RIAA has published its figures for 2015, revealing …
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Uber starts bug bounty program with HackerOne, reveals network details to aid researchers, and offers bonuses for multiple discoveries; rewards range up to $10K — Uber Will Pay $10,000 ‘Bug Bounties’ to Friendly Hackers — Uber's business model is based on a simple notion … | Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Square launches Facebook ad integration to let firms buy and target Facebook ads using Square's software, link ad spend to actual sales data — Square Teams Up With Facebook to Offer Ads That Can Be Gauged — SAN FRANCISCO — Square has long pitched itself to small businesses as a one-stop shop …
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