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Google unveils GBoard in US, an iOS keyboard app that lets you search the web, find GIFs, emojis, places, and more from the keyboard — iPhone users—this one's for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard.
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| Sam Thielman / Guardian: |
Leaked documents show human intervention at almost every stage of Facebook's news operation — Exclusive: Leaked internal guidelines show human intervention at almost every stage of its news operation, akin to a traditional media organization — Leaked documents show how Facebook …
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Facebook explains how Trending Topics works, publishes internal guidelines, reiterates that discrimination against sources of any political origin isn't allowed — At Facebook, we stand for connecting every person — for a global community, for bringing people together, for giving all people a voice …
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Google open sources SyntaxNet, a neural network framework for parsing natural language, and releases Parsey McParseface, a SyntaxNet-trained English parser — At Google, we spend a lot of time thinking about how computer systems can read and understand human language in order to process it in intelligent ways.
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| Alex Webb / Bloomberg: |
Apple's average app review time has fallen from 8.8 days a year ago to 1.95 days in the past two weeks — Average approval times reduced to two days from about nine — Apple is trying to keep developers loyal to iOS projects — Apple Inc. has cut the approval time for new submissions … | John Ribeiro / Computerworld: |
Mozilla court filing asks government to turn over details of Tor browser flaw to protect Firefox users before making details of vulnerability public — Mozilla says it wants to check if the vulnerable code is found in Firefox code — Mozilla has asked a court that it should be provided information …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Western Digital officially completes acquisition of SanDisk for around $16B — Western Digital has now officially purchased flash memory manufacturer SanDisk after regulator approval was passed earlier this week. The agreement between the two storage companies was originally announced last October in a deal worth nearly $19 billion.
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
A look at Snapchat's secretive culture and the controlling leadership style of CEO Evan Spiegel — It's Evan Spiegel's world — we're all just snapping in it — Before Evan Spiegel was Evan Spiegel, there were times he wanted to fit in. — Like in June 2012, when Spiegel walked across … | Mark Bergen / Recode: |
Sources: Google's answer to Amazon Echo is code-named “Chirp” and expected to launch this year — ‘Okay, Google,’ your turn. — A product team at Google is working on a hardware device that would integrate Google's search and voice assistant technology, akin to the Amazon Echo, Recode has learned.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
What's at stake in Google and Oracle's $9.3B fair use fight over Java APIs — Gather round tech folks, it's time for an epic rematch between two industry giants. At stake is not just billions of dollars in copyright claims, but also a controversial legal concept that could roil the entire software industry.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Tencent-backed music-streaming service China Music Corp. plans US IPO as soon as this year, could raise $300M-$600M — China Music Corp. could raise $300 million to $600 million — HONG KONG—A music-streaming service backed by Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd …
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Kantar: Android marketshare in Q1 grew 7.3% YoY in US, 7.1% in top five European markets, and 6% in China; Galaxy S7 said to be selling well in the US — As if Apple wasn't facing enough headwind this year, now comes word that Android smartphones are making big market share gains around the world.
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| Neil Cybart / Above Avalon: |
Apple's R&D spend is $10B+, 6.8% of revenue in 2016, up from 2.6% of revenue in 2013, hinting at major new products, pivot from iPhone-dependent business model — People are focusing on the wrong thing when analyzing Apple's path forward in the face of slowing iPhone sales.
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