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Apple will host a virtual WWDC starting on June 22 in the Apple Developer app and website for free for all developers — Submissions for the Swift Student Challenge Are Now Open Through May 17 — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers …
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| Kieren McCarthy / The Register: |
UK's NHS contact tracing app won't work unless it's running in the foreground and the phone is kept awake and unlocked, and will also ask for users' location — Herd immunity all over again — Comment Britain is sleepwalking into another coronavirus disaster by failing to listen …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Facebook's Oculus division is developing a smaller, lighter Quest VR headset, but the device is facing potential delays due to COVID-19 — - Timing of new mid-range device is being impacted by Covid-19 — Company's planned AR glasses also facing Covid-related delays
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says its goal is to launch the Xbox Series X this year, and it will hold monthly streams to promote games for the next-gen console — Microsoft is revealing the Xbox Series X boot screen animation today and is promising to focus on first-party Xbox Game Studios games during a July event.
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| The Information: |
Sources: Uber is in talks to lead $170M investment in Lime at a $510M valuation, down 79% from last valuation, and will get option to buy Lime between 2022-2024 — Uber is in talks to lead a $170 million financing in scooter rental firm Lime, whose business has dropped sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Firefox 76 arrives with password management improvements, including site breach alerts, and support for Audio Worklets, which are used by Zoom — Mozilla today launched Firefox 76 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 76 includes new Firefox Lockwise password functionality, Zoom improvements, and a handful of developer features.| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Paris-based refurbished gadget marketplace Back Market raises $120M from investors including Goldman Sachs — Back Market has raised a $120 million round of venture capital as it seeks to dramatically expand the market for refurbished consumer electronics.| Amanda Meade / The Guardian: |
Google responds to Australia's plan to make online platforms pay for news content, arguing search results are like publishers' posters in a newsagent's window — Google Australia responds to government's move to force it to pay for content by arguing it provides publishers with free advertising
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex review: vibrant QLED display, useful onboard S Pen, and responsive trackpad with built-in Qi charger, but config options are limited — Samsung has had a troubled past as a laptop maker. Its ATIV, Notebook and Odyssey machines were underwhelming …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Israeli startup Orca Security, which provides security for multi-cloud deployments on AWS, Azure, and GCP, raises $20M Series A led by GGV Capital — Orca Security, an Israeli cloud security firm that focuses on giving enterprises better visibility into their multi-cloud deployments on AWS …
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| Meggie Gates / Consequence of Sound: |
Pop artists are embracing a future where TikTok, Twitter, and Twitch dictate what's memeable and successful, with Lil Nas X, Drake, and Lizzo leading the pack — The fate of a pop artist now belongs in the hands of Twitch, Twitter, and Tik Tok — You may barely remember the Harlem Shake videos … | George Anadiotis / ZDNet: |
Cockroach Labs, the company behind CockroachDB, raises $86.6M Series D co-led by Altimeter Capital and BOND, bringing its total raised to $195M — Stay-at-home means more remote work and more online business globally. Global business online means a global database makes more sense …
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| Peter Eavis / New York Times: |
WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann sues SoftBank, alleging breach of contract for withdrawing an offer to buy up to $3B in stock from him and other shareholders — The lawsuit accuses SoftBank of improperly backing out of an offer to buy shares held by Mr. Neumann, employees and other investors.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says there's been a 75% YoY jump in time spent in Windows 10, and Windows 10X, originally pitched for dual-screen devices, is coming first to laptops — More people are turning to Windows PCs during the pandemic — Microsoft is confirming today that it's planning to refocus Windows 10X on single-screen devices.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Apple and Google release sample code, UI screenshots, detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure notification apps, including prohibiting location data collection — Apple and Google are providing additional resources for developers working with the first version of their Exposure Notification API …
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| Bloomberg: |
Alphabet's Verily has struggled to scale-up its COVID-19 testing, touted by Trump, and is now coordinating tests at 37 locations across eight states — In mid-March, Pete Massaro felt like he was in over his head. The global coronavirus pandemic was spreading quickly through the U.S. … Sponsor Posts
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