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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Trump is launching a new tech group, the American Technology Council, to “transform and modernize” the US government, led by ex-Microsoft exec Chris Liddell — He'll consult with executives — like the CEO of IBM — in June. — U.S. President Donald Trump intends to huddle …
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| Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Google Maps, Amazon, and eBay have pulled support for Apple Watch from their iOS apps — In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store.
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MacRumors, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tech Narratives, iPhone Hacks, and iDownloadBlog.com
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| Yahoo! Finance: |
Rendering leaks of Fitbit's first smartwatch, coming fall; sources: it will have 1K-nit display, GPS, heart-rate tracking, touchless payments, Pandora streaming — Yahoo Finance has obtained photos of Fitbit's (FIT) first “proper” smartwatch and first-ever pair of bluetooth headphones due out this fall.
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9to5Google, PCWorld, The Next Web, Android Police, CNET, The Verge, Neowin, TalkAndroid.com, TechSpot, Gear | MySmartPrice, Tom's Guide, Mashable, Android Central, TechCrunch, and Cult of Mac. Tweets: @caseynewton. Thanks:@jpmanga
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Alex Hardiman, formerly of the NYT, has been promoted internally to become Facebook's head of news products — Alex Hardiman, formerly of the New York Times, has been promoted internally to take the job. — Facebook made an important hire in its effort to curb false news.
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Facebook: Alex Hardiman and Fidji Simo
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| Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's cash reserve has topped $250B, which is greater than Walmart or P&G's market value, and exceeds the foreign-currency reserves of UK and Canada combined — Tech giant's unequaled stash draws calls for buybacks, acquisitions as corporate tax shift looms| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber's Kalanick cancels Code Conference interview, cites delay on Eric Holder-led company culture report as reason; director Arianna Huffington will go instead — The embattled CEO says he has to stay at the office due to the delayed Holder report on Uber's troubled culture.
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| Charlie Demerjian / SemiAccurate: |
Intel patches remote exploit that affects chips from 2008-2017 with Active Management Technology option enabled — Nehalem through Kaby all remotely and locally hackable — Every Intel platform from Nehalem to Kaby Lake has a remotely exploitable security hole.
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Airbnb and HomeAway settle lawsuit with San Francisco over short-term rental law, will both roll out host registries in San Francisco over next eight months — Home-sharing platforms Airbnb and HomeAway have settled with the city of San Francisco over a lawsuit the companies filed …
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| Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
Analysts predict Amazon will become the largest apparel seller in the US this year, and a source says it is exploring selling custom-fit “on-demand” clothing — SEATTLE — If future anthropologists want to study the rubble of early-21st-century retail, a good place to start … | Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
Cisco says it will acquire Viptela, a software-defined networking startup founded by former executives, for $610M in cash and stock — Cisco Systems on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Viptela, a software-defined networking startup founded and run by several of its former executives.
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| Vice News: |
Chinese gov't recruits 20K people to author online encyclopedia with 300K+ entries, dubbed by an official as the “Great Wall of culture”, to go live in 2018 — The Chinese government is recruiting 20,000 people to create an online encyclopedia that will be the country's own …
Tweets: @stevesi
| Narottam Medhora / Reuters: |
AMD reports server chip business revenue up 5% YoY to $391M, vs $442M estimated, as net loss narrowed to $73M from $109M last year; stock drops 9%+ after hours — Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue in its business that supplies server chips …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook tests “Facebook Rewards” QR codes that appear in app and can be scanned at stores for discounts — Facebook wants to prove it drives brick-and-mortar foot traffic with its latest feature test. TechCrunch has discovered a previously unreported Facebook feature where users …
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| Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter partners with Bloomberg Media to create a 24/7 ad-supported Twitter-exclusive live video news channel, expected to start in fall — New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars — Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg.
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| Owen Bowcott / The Guardian: |
UK parliamentary committee suggests fines for social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, that fail to remove illegal or extremist content — An inquiry by the Commons home affairs committee condemns technology companies for failing to tackle hate speechSponsor Posts
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