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May 28, 2018, 11:10 PM

Top News

BBC:
London launches contactless payment system for street performers with payments firm iZettle and Busk In London, an organization supporting street performers  —  London has introduced a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what the organisers claim is a world first.
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:
DHS moving forward on plans to rescind International Entrepreneur Rule, which would have let immigrant founders of startups stay in the US for up to five years  —  After nearly a year of protest and litigation, the Department of Homeland Security finally announced late last week …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google brings ARCore to China, where Play Store isn't available, through a partnership with the Xiaomi App Store on the Mi Mix 2S smartphone  —  After launching this February, Google's platform for mobile augmented reality hit version 1.2 and received a number of new features at I/O 2018.
More: Engadget
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Snapchat launches its first Lens that reacts to sound and says it will roll out more in the coming weeks  —  Snapchat has quite a few intriguing Lenses you can play with, including its body-tracking ones that can follow you around and its majestic sky whale Lens that uses sky segmentation technology.
Sijia Jiang / Reuters:
Tencent pulls ~$4.7M investment in WeChat-based media company Chaping after criticism in state media over the startup's handling of copyright issues  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, which owns China's top social media app WeChat, has scrapped an investment of up to 30 million yuan …
Richard Gao / Android Police:
Pandora matches Spotify and Apple Music with new $14.99/month Premium Family Plan for up to six members  —  Pandora isn't nearly as popular as it once was, but it still has a fairly sizable userbase.  The company has just quietly introduced a new family plan, aptly dubbed 'Premium Family …

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