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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
What to expect at WWDC 2016: Siri SDK, Siri on the Mac, next versions of iOS and MacOS previewed, Apple Music revamp, refinements to tvOS and watchOS — WWDC is almost here — and this year, Apple has more to talk about than ever. That's because WWDC is Apple's software show …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Image of Xbox One S leaks online: 40% smaller, 2TB HDD, 4K video playback, HDR support — In less than 24 hours, Microsoft will host its E3 press conference. The software maker is expected to launch a smaller, slimmer version of the Xbox One, and a fresh leak on the NeoGAF forums today is providing our first look at the new console.| Andrew Marantz / New Yorker: |
How HBO's “Silicon Valley” accurately portrays and satirizes Silicon Valley: extensive research and expert consultants — When Dick Costolo attended the University of Michigan, in the nineteen-eighties, his major was computer science, but he was surprised to find that he also had a knack for improv comedy.
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| Andrew Nusca / Fortune: |
Inside the transformation of Microsoft, as its bets on the cloud, open source, and a more open and agile culture start paying off — Microsoft Will Serve You Now — The newly customer-friendly tech giant is bulking up on data centers, betting its future on cloud computing, and learning to be agile again.
Tweets: @fortunemagazine, @microsoft and @fortunemagazine
| Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed: |
With just the last 4 digits of @deray's SSN, a hacker rerouted texts to another device, bypassing two-factor authentication protecting the activist's accounts — Did you know that someone only needs your name and the last four digits of your Social Security number to hack your phone number?
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| Konstantin Kakaes / MIT Technology Review: |
Why no high tech, high volume gadget like the iPhone can be made entirely in the US: cost, manufacturing capacity, and China's hold on rare earth elements — Political candidates opposed to free trade say Apple should make phones in the United States. Let's see what that would look like.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Symantec plans to buy Blue Coat Systems for $4.65B; Blue Coat CEO Greg Clark to become Symantec CEO after deal closes, which will likely be before October — Computer-security company to gain portfolio of cyberdefense technologies along with a new CEO — Symantec Corp. plans … | Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
After growing the service to 280M monthly users and 710K paid subscribers, Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor steps down — Vimeo Chief Executive Officer Kerry Trainor is leaving his post atop IAC/InterActiveCorp's video website after building a niche outlet for filmmakers into a destination for high-end internet TV series.
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| Aza Wee Sile / CNBC: |
Domino's to test feature to delay cooking for takeout orders until your phone's GPS alerts the restaurant that you're nearby — Domino's CEO: We can deliver pizza in under 10 minutes — Domino's Pizza CEO Don Meij explains how the pizza chain is trying to make ordering and delivery easier with technology.
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Digital Trends and The Verge
| Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair: |
Founders of Lyft Logan Green and John Zimmer on autonomous cars, Uber, Carl Icahn, and the global ride-hailing alliance with Ola, Didi, and Grab — The founders of Lyft talk about Uber, Carl Icahn, and driverless cars. — When Logan Green visited Zimbabwe, in 2005, he was taken aback …
Tweets: @lyft
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
What to expect from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, and others at E3 2016 — Keep track of the press conference madness and more with our rundown. — The Electronic Entertainment Expo may be a bit smaller this year, thanks to some high-profile publisher departures.| Leslie Picker / New York Times: |
SMS Assist, which connects property managers with outside vendors like landscapers and window washers, raises $150M from Goldman Sachs at a $1B valuation — Chicago's latest unicorn is all about grit. — Unicorns - or private, venture capital-backed companies that are valued above $1 billion … Sponsor Posts
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