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Composer claims Apple deleted 122GB of music from his laptop and replaced some songs with more widely available versions after he subscribed to Apple Music — Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously. — “The software is functioning as intended,” said Amber.
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Microsoft says Windows 10 is now on 300M active devices, free upgrade to end July 29th, full version of Windows 10 Home to cost $119 — Windows 10 Now on 300 Million Active Devices - Free Upgrade Offer to End Soon … We're pleased to see Windows 10 become one of the largest online services in less than a year.
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GM, Lyft to begin testing fleet of self-driving electric taxis on public roads within a year — GM, Lyft to Test Self-Driving Electric Taxis — Move aimed at fighting off Silicon Valley giants amid a reshaping auto industry — General Motors Co. and Lyft Inc. will begin testing a fleet …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Music's new student membership option discounts the service by 50% — Amid news that Apple Music is getting a makeover come this summer, Apple today launched a new plan to boost subscribers to its streaming music service and competitor to Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal and others.
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Netflix adds cellular data usage setting on iOS and Android that lets users restrict bitrates to help avoid exceeding data caps — Netflix Introduces New Cellular Data Controls Globally — As we have launched Netflix around the world, we have seen big differences in how much people …
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| Aaron Ricadela / Bloomberg: |
SAP partners with Apple, will create iOS apps and SDK for its HANA Cloud Platform — Apple and SAP to Develop iPhone, iPad Apps for Businesses — Development kit will let SAP users write native iOS apps — SAP to build its own software for health care and industry
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Mary Lou Jepsen, Facebook executive director of engineering and head of display tech at Oculus, resigns to work on curing diseases using MRI, wearables — Facebook loses Mary Lou Jepsen, key player in VR push — Departure comes amid explosion in interest in taking headset-wearing users to computer-generated environments| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Google and Honeywell resolve patent dispute over Nest's thermostats — Google and multinational manufacturer Honeywell have resolved their long-running patent dispute over the thermostats produced by Nest Labs, the two companies announced today. Honeywell first filed a patent infringement suit …
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Microsoft Research video shows off sensing tech that reacts to fingers before they touch the screen — Microsoft's hover gestures for Windows phones are magnificent — Microsoft had been planning to introduce a unique 3D Touch feature with a flagship Windows phone back in 2014.
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| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
eBay acquires AI and machine-learning company Expertmaker to help organize its listings — eBay boosts its big-data brain with Expertmaker buy — Expertmaker's AI and machine-learning software could help eBay organize its 900 million listings.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook tests temporary reactions with a flower for Mother's Day — It's the Thursday before Mother's Day, which makes it the last day you can comfortably order flowers for your mom without freaking out that they won't arrive in time. But if you forget, or are simply too cheap to spring …
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| Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal: |
FireEye CEO Dave DeWalt to step down, will be replaced by president Kevin Mandia as company posts earnings short of expectations — FireEye Names Mandia as CEO, Loss Widens — Revenue is at low end of its expectations, and the cybersecurity company cut its sales view for the year
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