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July 5, 2017, 11:25 AM

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Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Samsung is developing a voice-activated smart speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, internally code-named Vega  —  Samsung is developing a voice-activated speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, joining a proliferating arms race in tabletop devices against the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft.
Luke Parker / Brave New Coin:
South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, hacked; info of some users accessed and later used in phishing attacks to steal funds from accounts  —  The largest bitcoin and ether exchange in South Korea by volume, Bithumb, was recently hacked.  Monetary losses from compromised accounts …
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:
Nokia and Xiaomi sign a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent deal, which includes a cross-license to each other's patents  —  The deal will give the companies access to a wider pool of patents and equipment.  —  Nokia and Xiaomi have signed a patent licensing agreement …
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Multiple accusations of unwanted physical advances by Dave McClure surface, as 500 Startups partner Elizabeth Yin resigns over lack of internal transparency  —  An email circulated to 500 Startups staffers by its Mountain View accelerator lead and partner Elizabeth Yin makes several claims …
Reuters:
New regulations in China require at least two “auditors” to vet all audiovisual content posted online to ensure it adheres to “core socialist values”  —  China's latest maneuvre in a sweeping crackdown on internet content has sent a chill through a diverse community of filmmakers …

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