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Valve ends SteamVR support for macOS, three years after Apple announced it at WWDC; Valve's survey found only 4% of Steam users were using macOS — Valve just ended SteamVR's support for macOS. ‘Legacy builds’ will continue to be available. — SteamVR is Valve's PC-based virtual reality platform, supporting Windows and Linux.| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
While the pandemic has driven sales for VR makers like Oculus, it has yet to give the tech mass-market appeal as a social or collaborative experience — Virtual escapism is perfect for a pandemic, but V.R. still seems far from a mainstream technology. — I have wanted to love virtual reality for a really long time.| Jesse Damiani / Wired: |
A look at how VR is enabling people to stay more fit by blurring the boundary between movement for fun and movement for fitness — Get over yourself and try VR workouts already. It's private, liberating, and doesn't require gym shorts. — I can without bashfulness say that I have logged hundreds … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
House Judiciary Committee demands Jeff Bezos testify at a hearing on Amazon's alleged misuse of third-party seller data or face a potential subpoena — A top House committee investigating the tech industry has asked him to agree to appear or face a potential subpoena if he declines
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CDC issues new criteria for evaluating contact tracing tools to be used by public health authorities, opening the door for Apple-Google approach — - A new document published by the Centers for Disease Control outlines what it sees as the critical features for digital contact tracing apps.
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Federal judge rules FCC must give access to logs containing IP addresses behind public comments for the 2017 net neutrality vote, after repeated fraud claims — A Manhattan federal judge has ruled the Federal Communications Commission must provide two reporters access to server logs …
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Sources: Microsoft is in talks to buy UK-based robotic process automation software startup Softomotive — Microsoft Corp. is in talks to buy Softomotive Ltd., a U.K.-based startup that makes software robots to automate tasks, according to people familiar with the matter.| Eric Rosenbaum / CNBC: |
Q&A with CEO of Apple subsidiary Claris who says FileMaker, Claris' low-code app development software, has seen a spike in interest amid the pandemic — - Apple owns enterprise software company Claris and its low-code application development software called FileMaker.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, FedEx, Target, and Walmart join together in striking on May 1, demanding better workplace safety conditions — Demands include better cleaning services and 14-day shutdowns at affected locations — On May 1st, workers from Amazon, Whole Foods …
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| Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: |
Xiaomi defends its data practices, says it collects aggregated data that can't be used to identify users and syncs browsing history if data sync is turned on — Xiaomi is defending itself against accusations that it's been collecting private data from people who use its phones and web browser apps.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Automatic Labs, which was recently acquired by SiriusXM, shuts down its vehicle-tracking service, tells users to remove its connected car adapters from vehicles — Automatic has announced that it'll be abruptly shutting down on May 28th because “the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our business.”
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Federal judge rules that Uber must face a lawsuit claiming its anticompetitive practices stifled competition, and drove Sidecar out of business — (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc was ordered by a U.S. judge on Friday to face a lawsuit claiming its illegal predatory pricing … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Cliqz is shutting down its anti-tracking browser and search engine but says it will keep Ghostery subsidiary running — Cliqz, a Munch-based anti-tracking browser with private search baked in that has sought to offer a local alternative to Google powered by its own search index … | Reuters: |
Poland floats plans to introduce a 1.5% “Netflix tax” on the revenue of streaming platforms in the country to be paid directly to the Polish Film Institute — WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to introduce a 1.5% surcharge on the revenue of video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Bangalore-based education app Byju's is in talks to raise up to $400M at $10B valuation, up from a valuation of $8B in February — Byju's, an education learning startup in India that has seen a surge in its popularity in recent weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak … | Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
UK launches the Cyber Discovery Virtual Cyber School, an online initiative aimed at teaching teenagers cybersecurity concepts — Online initiative looks to inspire a new generation of cybersecurity talent to bring out their ‘digital Sherlock Holmes’ while schools remain closed.
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, cloud infrastructure spending grew 37% YoY to $29B in Q1, with Amazon at 32% market share followed by Microsoft at 18% — New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q1 spend on cloud infrastructure services reached $29 billion, up 37% from the first quarter of 2019.
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| KC Ifeanyi / Fast Company: |
Pandora founder Tim Westergren launches Sessions, a free live-streaming platform for musicians, where audiences can leave tips, in beta in 200+ countries — Disillusioned after leaving Pandora, Tim Westergren set out to create a better kind of streaming platform. Can he save struggling artists while redeeming himself?| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Ontic, whose “protective intelligence software” lets companies identify potential physical threats to employees and facilities, raises $12M Series A — Ontic, which has developed a software platform to help businesses proactively address physical safety, announced today … | Globes Online: |
Israel-based Otonomo raises $46M Series C for its software that helps automotive OEMs monetize data generated by connected cars — The Herzliya-based company is currently working with seven new OEMs and connecting over 2.6 billion data points a day. — Israeli vehicle data services …
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