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| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
Judge in Waymo-Uber suit rejects Uber's bid for private arbitration, sends the case to DOJ for investigation — A judge has denied Uber's request to force Waymo's case against the company into arbitration. — Judge William Alsup's denial is the first major decision in the case since …
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Apple awards Corning a $200M investment from its new Advanced Manufacturing Fund for R&D, capital equipment, and glass processing — $200M Investment Supports Revolutionary Glass Production Methods — Harrodsburg, Kentucky — Apple today announced Corning Incorporated will receive $200 million … | Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
Announcements at Build show Microsoft is fully embracing iOS and Android's domination on mobile by focusing on extending Windows experiences to those platforms — An awful lot of people own a Windows PC and an iPhone or Android phone. Rather than being unhappy with that, Microsoft now sees it as an opportunity.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with better syncing across devices, including clipboard sharing, resuming sessions and apps, more — Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is the next major update that Microsoft is planning to release in September.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts its Fluent Design System, rolling out gradually in Windows 10 and Windows apps, as a successor to its Modern UI design language — Microsoft is officially unveiling its Fluent Design System today at its Build developers conference, known previously as Project Neon.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Study by UCSF and Cardiogram app shows Apple Watch paired with deep neural network detects atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, with 97% accuracy — New research conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, in collaboration with Apple Watch app Cardiogram …
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TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Engadget, CNET, Mashable, BuzzFeed, CNBC, MobiHealthNews, O'Grady's PowerPage, Cardiogram, Macworld, Apple News aus Cupertino, iPhone in Canada Blog, WatchAware, Patently Apple, Cult of Mac, MobileSyrup, MacDailyNews, BGR, iLounge, Ubergizmo, The Tech Portal, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, and Digital Trends. Thanks:@mikeycampbell81
| Eric Geller / Politico: |
Trump signs executive order for extensive review of US government's cybersecurity, but mostly maintains the cyber policy path set by last two administrations — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a long-delayed cybersecurity executive order that is expected to launch sweeping reviews …
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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Apple to debut Amazon Prime Video app on Apple TV at WWDC, and Amazon to resume selling Apple TVs — After a fraught few years, Apple and Amazon have reached something of an accord over their rival video efforts. — Sources in position to know tell BuzzFeed News that Amazon's Prime video app …
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Tweets: @fmanjoo, @shiraovide, @showmetheravi, and @lookingbacklost
| Cliff Kuang / Co.Design: |
Google updates Allo with new image-recognition tool that maps facial features then generates 22 custom emojis — According to Google, the tool could generate 563 quadrillion faces. — Machine learning and artificial intelligence have, for a couple years, been hailed as the death knell …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based Improbable raises $502M, led by SoftBank with participation from a16z, to create a platform for building virtual and simulated worlds — Improbable, the London startup that has developed a platform for third parties to build vast virtual and simulated worlds … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
HP says Conexant keylogging code should not have been included on PCs, issues fix for 2016 models, says fix for 2015 models coming Friday — HP says it has a fix for a flaw that caused a number of its PC models to keep a log of each keystroke a customer was entering.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
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Tweets: @pragmaticandy, @gossithedog, @netik, and @mikko
| The Economic Times: |
Xiaomi opens first Mi Home store in India in Bengaluru, plans 100 more in two years; the store is being run by a partner to comply with regulations — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is looking to replicate the efficiencies of its online business to offline sales through the launch of physical stores in India.
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Tweets: @xiaomiindia, @abhishek, and @manukumarjain
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Microsoft opens preorders for its Windows Mixed Reality development kits, shipping this summer; Acer's kit costs $299, HP's $329 — Microsoft is opening preorders today for the first Windows Mixed Reality development kits. The virtual reality headsets from HP and Acer are supposed to ship this summer … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter announces a new deal for year-round NFL content that includes a 30-minute live digital show that will air five nights per week — Twitter lost the deal to stream the NFL's Thursday Night Football games this year to Amazon, but today the company is announcing a new multi-year agreement …
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Tweets: @jcaporoso, @ericjackson, and @mgsiegler
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Uber to release workplace report to execs in late May before likely releasing to staff on week starting June 5; Huffington will no longer attend Code Conference — And a word about that Uber report ... Here's an update on Uber's investigation into its workplace culture … Sponsor Posts
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