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Microsoft says it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5B; Nat Friedman, the founder of Xamarin, to be the new CEO of Github — Microsoft is acquiring GitHub. After reports emerged that the software giant was in talks to acquire GitHub, Microsoft is making it official today.
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Tweets: @github, @gitlab, @microsoft, @migueldeicaza, @technology, @notdanieldev, @lawrencehecht, @github, @eladgil, @pploug, @hexacorn, @iamdevloper, @ericlbarnes, @antiheroine, @dcseifert, @pepverbsnouns, @bridgetkromhout, @troyhunt, @henrikjoreteg, @shanselman, @davewiner, @gossithedog, @ruskin147, @pkafka, @danprimack, @stroughtonsmith, and @fxshaw
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad, says it will support devices capable of running iOS 11; apps will launch 40% and keyboards appear 50% faster, more — Apple has officially announced iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose.
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Tweets: @techledes, @recode, @venturebeat, @appleinsider, @appleinsider, @macrumorslive, @9to5mac, and @9to5mac
| Tristan Greene / The Next Web: |
Apple announces a new app, Shortcuts for Siri, now lets iOS users to receive background tips from Siri and create their own shortcuts for apps — Apple today announced Shortcuts for Siri, an app that allows iOS users to receive background tips from Siri and create their own shortcuts for apps.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
FaceTime and Messages camera to offer new sticker packs, style transfers like a comic book filter, drawn shapes; FaceTime to support group video up to 32 users — Apple is invading Snapchat's territory with new effects that let you embellish what you shoot through the Messages camera.| New York Times: |
Facebook gave 60+ device makers, including Apple, Amazon, and Samsung, deeper access to users' personal info than previously known, through private APIs — The company formed data-sharing partnerships with Apple, Samsung and dozens of other device makers, raising new concerns about its privacy protections.
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Tweets: @davidcicilline, @facebook, @kevinroose, @zeynep, @nickconfessore, @superwuster, @mixblendr, @facebook, @facebook, @facebook, @facebook, @aaschapiro, @nitashatiku, @philippereines, @aaschapiro, @christinawilkie, @iansherr, @nickconfessore, @yonatanzunger, @reckless, @reckless, @reckless, @sarahfrier, @kylegriffin1, and @reckless
| Ime Archibong / Facebook Newsroom: |
Facebook says device-integrated APIs allowed vendors to recreate Facebook-like experiences, were governed by strict contracts, and are being faded out — The New York Times has today written a long piece about our device-integrated APIs — software we launched 10 years ago to help get Facebook onto mobile devices.
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Tweets: @nickconfessore, @jimray, and @facebook
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces macOS Mojave with dark mode, Stacks for grouped files and folders on the desktop, new gallery mode for Finder, more — Apple isn't done with macOS just yet. The company presented the next version of macOS at the WWDC developer conference. With macOS Mojave, Apple is leaving the mountain metaphors behind.
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Tweets: @arstechnica, @venturebeat, and @venturebeat
| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Apple unveils Mac App Store redesign, taking cues from iOS' App Store revamp, says Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Lightroom CC coming to Mac App Store this year — Apple says that in 2018 it is “turning its attention” to the Mac App Store, bringing the desktop-based store more in line with the iOS App Store.| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Apple unveils ARKit 2 with improved face tracking, realistic rendering, 3D object detection, persistent experiences, and shared experiences — Craig Federighi today announced ARKit 2 at WWDC 2018, which will include improved face tracking, realistic rendering, 3D object detection, persistent experiences, and shared experiences.
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, CNET, The Verge, VentureBeat, Engadget, The Next Web, Engadget, 9to5Mac, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @pushthepush
| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
New G Suite features unveiled, including interoperability between Hangouts Meet and other video conferencing systems like select Skype, Cisco, Polycom products — The new feature is one of multiple G Suite updates Google announced, improving interoperability with third-party enterprise tools.
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Asus announces 6" ROG phone with a 90Hz display, a 2.96GHz Snapdragon 845 chip, and gaming accessories including an attachable fan; price and availability TBD — This is the latest, zaniest attempt at making gaming phones happen — Asus is starting off Computex 2018 on a high-spec note with the announcement of its ROG Phone.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia launches Isaac robot platform with Jetson Xavier robot processor that it says delivers 30 trillion+ operations per second, for $1,300 — Nvidia launched its Nvidia Isaac robot platform today to power the next generation of autonomous machines, bringing artificial intelligence capabilities …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Apple introduces watchOS 5 with automatic workout detection, a new Walkie-Talkie app, and Siri shortcuts coming to the watch face, ports WebKit to the OS — Kevin Lynch from the watchOS team introduced the next version of watchOS at Apple's WWDC keynote. It's been a slow and steady rise for the Apple Watch.
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| The Verge: |
Apple to bring live sports, news, and access to Charter Spectrum channels to Apple TV; iTunes Movies and Apple TV 4K will offer Dolby Atmos — Along with better support for cable companies like Spectrum — Apple announced some new features for its Apple TV set-top box during WWDC today.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Houseparty launches its group video chat app on Mac, available in the App Store today — Desktop is the new mobile — Houseparty, the group video chat app that's popular among a set of teenagers and college students, is getting a desktop app companion. Today, the company released Houseparty …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Source: Twitter disbands live video unit, folds it into content partnerships team; ex-Head of News Peter Greenberger and exec Todd Swidler are leaving — Global video-partnerships head Todd Swidler, head of news Peter Greenberger are leaving the company — Twitter has disbanded …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Apple unveils Core ML 2, new version of its suit of machine learning apps for iOS and Create ML, a new GPU-accelerated tool for native AI model training on Macs — Apple announced Core ML 2, a new version of its suite of machine learning apps for iOS devices, at the Worldwide Developer Conference … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
PlayVS, a startup that provides an esports platform and league for high schools, raises $15M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates — PlayVS, the startup building esports infrastructure at the high school level, has today announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding round.
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