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Microsoft announces Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which will also come to Xbox One along with UWP apps; available for free in the summer — Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Anniversary Update — At its Build 2016 developer conference event in San Francisco today, Microsoft shared details on its Anniversary Update for Windows 10.| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Ubuntu's bash and Linux command line coming to Windows 10 — Rising from the ashes of Project Astoria. — Microsoft built a Linux subsystem for Windows for Project Astoria, its system for running Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile. — But in February the company confirmed that Astoria was dead …
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg Business: |
Microsoft is building a variety of AI chatbots that manage tasks via discussion, as part of a “conversation as a platform” strategy — Clippy's Back: The Future of Microsoft Is Chatbots — Predictions about artificial intelligence tend to fall into two scenarios.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Skype to let you book trips, shop, more by chatting with third-party chatbots, with conversations brokered by Cortana — Skype is getting Cortana and crazy bot messaging — You'll soon be able to use Skype to books trips, shop, and plan your schedule, just by chatting with Cortana.
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Foxconn to pay $3.5B for a 66% controlling stake in Sharp — Foxconn Takes Control of Sharp in Reduced Buyout — Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou finally clinched a deal to buy Sharp Corp. after years of pursuit, bringing together the main assembler of Apple Inc.'s iPhones …
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| Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal: |
ACLU finds 63 instances since 2008 where US government sought court under All Writs Act to compel tech companies to extract data from smartphones — Google Also Has Been Ordered to Help Unlock Phones, Records Show — Advocacy group finds 63 cases where government sought orders to have phones opened under 1789 law
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| Stan Schroeder / Mashable: |
Tay chatbot briefly returns to Twitter, makes duplicate and offensive posts; Microsoft says its re-activation was mistake during testing — Microsoft's Tay chatbot returns briefly, swears a lot and brags about smoking weed — Oh, Microsoft. Last week, the company pulled its Tay chatbot …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple launches Safari Technology Preview, a new browser aimed at web developers — Apple today announced it's expanding its efforts in the area of web development, with the launch of a new version of its Safari web browser, designed specifically for developers.| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
Apple's 29W USB-C power adapter charges an iPad Pro to 80% in just 1.5 hours, compared to 3.5 hours with the included 12W adaptor — Testing Apple's 29W USB-C Power Adapter and iPad Pro Fast Charging — When Apple refreshed its online store with a new USB-C to Lightning cable with support …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Task management app Asana raises $50M Series C at a $600M valuation led by YC's Sam Altman, other investors include Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, Founders Fund — Task management app Asana raises $50M at a $600M valuation led by YC's Sam Altman — Asana, an enterprise app that lets people set …
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KLM passengers will soon be able to check in, get flight updates, make travel changes, and more in Facebook Messenger — Facebook's Messenger lands first airline as chat app pushes into commerce — SAN FRANCISCO — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers will soon be able to check in … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong eyes deal for Verizon to buy Yahoo in plan to build an ad empire that competes with Facebook and Google — AOL's Tim Armstrong Aims to Build Digital-Ad Empire at Verizon — Executive eyes Yahoo deal and courts marketers, planning to take on Facebook and Google
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Sources: Spotify raises $1B in convertible debt, led by TPG and Dragoneer — Spotify Raises $1 Billion in Debt Financing — TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group lead the Spotify debt deal — Music-streaming site Spotify AB has raised $1 billion in convertible debt from investors …
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