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| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to Windows 10 PCs with a “curated library” of more than 100 titles; details to be revealed at E3 — PC players, rejoice: Microsoft is bringing its previously-Xbox exclusive subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, to Windows 10.
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google says Chrome's current ad blocking capabilities will be restricted to enterprise users in coming changes to Chrome extensions, despite negative feedback — Back in January, Google announced a proposed change to Chrome's extensions system, called Manifest V3, that would stop current ad blockers from working efficiently.
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| Sam Meredith / CNBC: |
An open letter signed by 47 companies including Apple, Google, and WhatsApp condemns UK GCHQ proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted messages — KEY POINTS — In an open letter to GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), 47 signatories including Apple, Google and WhatsApp have jointly urged …
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| Bloomberg: |
Source: DOJ is still discussing merger approval with T-Mobile and Sprint, but is demanding concessions to allow a fourth national wireless carrier to emerge — - Antitrust officials seek additional carrier with own network — T-Mobile mulling possible fixes to satisfy Justice Department
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| Ryan McMorrow / Agence France-Presse: |
Investigation finds Huawei has received ~$1.6B in Chinese government grants over past ten years, heavily subsidized land, and favorable export financing terms — Huawei has been a major beneficiary of Chinese state subsidies and grants — A replica of the Palace of Versailles …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Hulu says 70% of its 82M viewers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan, which generated $1.5B in ad revenue in 2018 — Hulu sells an ad-free version of its streaming service, just like Netflix. But the majority of Hulu subscribers are on the $5.99-per-month ad-supported plan … | Parmy Olson / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: VR startup Leap Motion, which helped pioneer gesture tracking, to sell itself to UltraHaptics for ~$30M, about a 10th of its valuation a few years ago — San Francisco startup, which develops and licenses gesture-tracking technology, had in the past been eyed by Apple| Brian Dowling / Xconomy: |
Insight Partners buys a majority share in Boston-based threat intelligence company Recorded Future for $780M, the highest ever price for a threat intel firm — Recorded Future is being acquired by tech investor Insight Partners in a $780 million all-cash deal, the cyber-threat intelligence company announced this morning.| Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News: |
Facial recognition tech will be tested in a US public school district for the first time starting June 3 in NY, will track people barred from school buildings — Testing of the Aegis system begins in the Lockport City School District next week. It will track sex offenders …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Google now requires Play Store app developers to disclose the odds of receiving items in loot boxes, bringing its policy in line with Apple's App Store — Google now requires Play Store app developers to disclose the odds of receiving items in loot boxes, among several other changes aimed at making its app store more kid-friendly.
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
In-flight internet provider Gogo says it plans to deploy in-flight 5G in 2021 that will service smaller aircraft on routes in the contiguous US and Canada — In-flight internet provider Gogo plans to deploy an air-to-ground 5G network for aviation, the company said today …
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| C. J. Hughes / New York Times: |
Enormous arenas are being built with esports in mind, such as the $10M Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas and the planned $50M Fusion Arena in Philadelphia — To provide fans with a richer experience, developers are creating arenas that are designed for pro gaming.
Tweets: @alliedesports, @dealbook, and @dealbook
| Bloomberg: |
Brex, a startup that provides credit cards to tech startups, is in talks to secure new funding at a valuation of $2B+, up from a $1.1B valuation in October — - Fintech's new cash infusion comes just months after last round — Kleiner Perkins, Peter Thiel among startup's backers
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| VICE: |
Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde says the company is looking into how white nationalists and supremacists use the platform to determine if they should be banned — “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals? Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals?
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| Bloomberg: |
NXP Semiconductors to buy Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity business of Marvell Technology Group in an all-cash deal valued at $1.76B — - Assets generated about $300 million in revenue in 2019 — First major deal for NXP since failed takeover by Qualcomm| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
In a report, FCC says broadband deployment is reasonable and timely, reaching same conclusion as an earlier version that overstated broadband access by millions — You know what they say, tens of millions of broadband users here, tens of millions of broadband users there, sooner or later it starts to add up to something.
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| Steven Melendez / Fast Company: |
The popular password management startup Dashlane raises $110M Series D led by Sequoia Capital — Dashlane, the popular password management service, has closed a $110-million Series D funding round and hired a new chief marketing officer: Joy Howard, who is currently CMO at Lyft and will join Dashlane in August.| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Palo Alto Networks to buy container security startup Twistlock, which had raised $63M+, for $410M, and serverless security startup PureSec, which raised $10M — At KubeCon last week in Barcelona, container security was a hot topic, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that Palo Alto Networks announced today … | Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
The YouTube channel of Indian music production company T-Series becomes the first to cross 100M subscribers — Beating PewDiePie in the process — T-Series is the first YouTube channel to reach more than 100 million subscribers after months of racing to the top.| John Detrixhe / Quartz: |
Plaid, the tech firm linking fintech companies like Venmo with consumer bank accounts, rolls out its services in the UK, to eight of Britain's biggest banks — Plaid isn't just a pattern used by Scottish clans that goes back 3,000 or so years. It's also the name of a technology company … | Media Policy Project: |
A German regulatory proposal aims to ensure content diversity and non-discrimination on streaming platforms and sites like YouTube via algorithm transparency — Tighter regulation of social media and other online services in now under discussion in several European countries … Sponsor Posts
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