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June 18, 2018, 1:20 PM

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Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
Google to invest $550M in China's second-largest e-commerce site JD.com as part of a strategic partnership  —  - U.S. tech giant Google said it would invest $550 million in cash into Chinese e-commerce player JD.com.  — The companies said the investment is part of a strategic partnership …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft acquires Flipgrid, a video discussion platform used by 20M+ students and teachers in 180 countries, and makes it free for schools to use  —  A YouTube reaction video platform for students is now free to use for schools  —  Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a video discussion platform used …
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Google Maps removes ability to hail an Uber from within the app, after adding it in January 2017  —  The days of searching, hailing, and paying for an Uber inside Google Maps are over.  —  Back in January 2017, Google and Uber teamed up to put a cool feature in Google Maps: You could search for …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple says iOS 12 will be able to automatically share precise location info with first responders when iPhone users call 911 in US, integrating RapidSOS tech  —  Apple is announcing a new life-saving feature in iOS 12 that hasn't been publicly disclosed before today.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube Music and Premium expand to 12 new international markets, including Canada and UK and become generally available after soft launch in 5 initial markets  —  After soft launching in the five existing Red countries this May, YouTube is beginning the international expansion of its newly revamped Music and Premium services.
Anna Irrera / Reuters:
Square becomes the ninth firm to obtain a “BitLicense” from New York, to let state residents buy and sell bitcoins through its Cash App  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Square Inc (SQ.N), the payments company founded by Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) CEO Jack Dorsey, has obtained a license to offer …
Nikhil Subba / Reuters:
SurveyMonkey says it has confidentially registered for an IPO with the SEC; number of shares and pricing not disclosed  —  (Reuters) - U.S. online survey company SurveyMonkey on Monday said it had confidentially registered for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, through its parent SVMK Inc.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Sources: Cyber Command's elevation to independent command and Trump's move to give commanders more authority has led to a more offensive policy for US cyber ops  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has quietly empowered the United States Cyber Command to take a far more aggressive approach …

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