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In letter to Apple's general counsel, Spotify says Apple won't approve app update in move to “diminish competitiveness” of Spotify on iOS — “We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon.” — Spotify says Apple is making it harder … | Jordan Golson / The Verge: |
US NHTSA opens investigation into fatal accident involving Tesla's Autopilot mode; Tesla says it's the first fatality in 130M+ miles driven with Autopilot — A Tesla Model S with the Autopilot system activated was involved in a fatal crash, the first known fatality in a Tesla where Autopilot was active.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service; Tidal held similar talks with Rhapsody last year — Sources say talks are ongoing and may not result in a deal — Apple Inc. is in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, a streaming-music service run by rap mogul Jay Z … | Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
Google reveals Android N will be named Nougat — Google announced on Snapchat today that Android N, the latest version of Android, will now go by Android Nougat. The announcement comes after the company said at I/O last month that users could submit suggestions for the name online.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook is shutting down its Paper newsreading app on July 29th — Facebook is shutting down Paper, a bold reimagining of the company's flagship app for iOS that impressed critics but failed to attract a large audience, the company said today. The app transformed the core Facebook experience … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
After outcry, Microsoft will change its Windows 10 update prompt to make it easier to decline the update — Microsoft is changing the wording of its ‘Get Windows 10’ update prompt to make cancelling the free update easier and clearer. — Microsoft plans to change the Windows 10 update prompt … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: BMW, Intel, and Mobileye are working together on autonomous car technology — Intel Corp. is working with Mobileye NV to develop self-driving car technology for BMW AG, said people familiar with the matter. — Senior executives from each company will hold an event on Friday … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Olympics in VR: NBC to Present 85 Hours of Virtual-Reality Content on Samsung Devices — NBC is leaning into virtual reality — the hot tech flavor of the moment — with plans to pump out some 85 hours of VR programming for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Zenefits cuts its valuation from $4.5B to $2B, will let Series C investors increase stake from 11% to 25% — Zenefits, the HR software startup that has accused its founder and former CEO of regulatory impropriety, is slashing its valuation to $2 billion from $4.5 billion.| Agam Shah / PCWorld: |
Dell discontinues its Android-based Venue tablet line, citing over-saturated market, won't offer OS upgrades to existing Venue tablets — Dell has discontinued Venue tablets with Android, and won't be pushing out OS upgrades to current customers — Dell has stopped selling Android devices … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Samsung launches unlocked Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S. for $670 and $770 — Samsung has announced that unlocked versions of its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge devices are now available in the U.S. — The duo of flagship phones have been available through all major carriers in the U.S. since March this year … | Dan Laycock / Windows Blog: |
1TB Surface Book & Surface Pro 4 available in 10 new markets starting today including Australia, New Zealand, China, UK, and more EU countries — Even more people can get their hands on the most powerful versions of Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 — Ever since Surface Book …
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