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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
Sources: Google Home, Google's voice-activated Amazon Echo competitor, will be unveiled at I/O and ship this fall — SAN FRANCISCO — Google will introduce its much-anticipated entry into the voice-activated home device market on Wednesday, according to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Report: Google introducing software tools at I/O to help developers build chat bots that run in messaging apps, in strategy similar to Microsoft's — SAN FRANCISCO — Google is creating tools for software developers to build chat bots that run inside messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger …
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
T-Mobile adds NBC, Spotify, Google Play Music, Tidal, other streaming services to Binge On — Customers of T-Mobile can now stream more than 80 video services without chewing up their cellular data. — by , Lance Whitney — T-Mobile is bent on retaining subscribers and winning …
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon's Lab126 hardware unit is working on an Alexa-powered device featuring a tablet-like computer screen, known internally as “Knight” — The retailer is pushing to incorporate its robotic voice assistant in daily tasks like opening garage doors
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sources: iTunes 12.4, released on Monday, addresses widely reported music deletion issue — Apple rolled out a new version of iTunes this week which introduced an updated design, including modified navigation and the return of the left sidebar. However, under the hood … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
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| Jose Pagliery / CNNMoney: |
Tor developer Isis Agora Lovecruft moves to Germany amid uncertainty about potential FBI subpoena — In its mission to hunt criminals, the FBI has been keen to hack Tor, the Internet browser that hides your true location. — The FBI's attempts to break into Tor are starting to manifest in strange ways.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Uber debuts Trip Tracker so you can view a family member's ride in real-time — Uber today announced a new tool that will allow family members and other loved ones to track each others' trips using its service. Called simply “Trip Tracker,” the addition is a feature connected to Uber's Family Profiles …
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| Liana B. Baker / Reuters: |
Pandora faces pressure to sell itself from Corvex Management, a hedge fund run by Keith Meister, which has disclosed it owns 9.9% stake in the company — Corvex Management LP disclosed on Monday that it owns 9.9 percent of Pandora Media Inc and urged the internet music streaming company … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
BitTorrent debuts Live multichannel video streaming app for Apple TV, comes to mobile and OS X in June — BitTorrent today launched BitTorrent Live, a multichannel video streaming app for Apple TV. Think of it as the company's take on live TV, with initial coverage spanning five areas: news, sports, music, tech, and youth culture.| Shaun Walker / Guardian: |
Russian FindFace app compares photos to profile pictures on social network Vkontakte and works out identities with 70% reliability — FindFace compares photos to profile pictures on social network Vkontakte and works out identities with 70% reliability — If the founders of a new face recognition app …
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| Joe Durbin / UploadVR: |
Disney releases free VR app on Steam, puts its VR movie offerings in a single location; app works with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive — Disney seems to be on a mission to take over the world. — The gargantuan media juggernaut currently owns such high profile properties as ABC, ESPN, Marvel, and Lucasfilm.| Knight Foundation: |
Knight Foundation, Columbia University launch First Amendment Institute, a $60M project to help in legal fights over online privacy and free speech — Project will support litigation, research and education on threats to freedom of speech and the press, and help shape First Amendment law in digital media
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Sketchfab now supports all VR headsets for its 3D model sharing platform — You saw it coming, right? 3D model repository Sketchfab just added support for all major virtual reality headsets out there. You can now view your pretty 3D models in your VR headset.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Nest adds new integrations with August, LIFX, Belkin WeMo, Misfit, SkyBell, others — Nest products just got a whole lot more powerful thanks to a suite of integrations with third-party products, software, and services. Starting today, Nest devices can link up to products from August, LIFX, Misfit, WeMo, and others.
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| Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft's UK CEO says Britain should remain in the EU, cites membership as a reason for economic investment in the country — U.K. CEO says EU membership important for future investment — Company employs 5,000 people in the U.K. since opening in 1982
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| Lucas Mearian / Computerworld: |
HP is now taking orders for its first 3D printer, the Jet Fusion 3D, which starts at $130K and HP says is 10X faster than rivals; orders will ship in late 2016 — ORLANDO — Hewlett-Packard today began taking orders for its first 3D printer, the HP Jet Fusion printer, which it said will be …
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| Mark Bergen / Recode: |
Google brings shopping ads to image searches to fend off Amazon — The search giant is adding new offline perks for retailers, too. — As people use mobile phones more to shop, Google is doing more and more to make sure it's not cut out of the process. Its latest move …
| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft and SAP expand partnership: Office 365 integrations, HANA on Azure — Microsoft is announcing today that it has deepened its partnership with fellow enterprise software vendor SAP. The HANA in-memory database from SAP will become available on top of Microsoft's Azure public cloud on top of machines packed densely with RAM.| Lora Kolodny / TechCrunch: |
Dedrone raises $10M Series A led by Menlo Ventures to detect when drones enter your airspace — As civilian drones become more affordable, sophisticated and common around the world, a company called Dedrone Inc. has raised $10 million in venture funding for systems that monitor the skies …
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Twitter begins off-platform monetization by testing MoPub ads in Twitter Kit timelines — Twitter has begun testing an integration that pairs its MoPub marketing offering with its Twitter Kit. Developers can now display tweet ads right in timelines featured within third-party iOS and Android apps.
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The Twitter Blog, The Next Web, MobileSyrup.com and SocialTimes
Tweets: @selviano and @johnsheehan
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Sony to build up AI as key business pillar, invests undisclosed sum in US start up Cogitai — Japan's Sony Corp said it plans to build up its artificial intelligence (AI) business and eventually turn it into a major revenue source, beginning with an investment in a U.S. start-up.
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