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Facebook says it will begin testing ads on Oculus headsets, starting with the shooter game Blaston, and won't use data stored on devices to target ads — - Facebook on Wednesday announced that it will begin testing advertisements that will appear within the company's Oculus virtual reality headsets.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft has named CEO Satya Nadella as chair of its board, replacing independent director John Thompson who succeeded Bill Gates as chair in 2014 — - Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, is becoming the software company's chair, after running the company for seven years, when he replaced Steve Ballmer.
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
In an email to creators, Facebook says it will launch its podcast platform on June 22; podcasters can link up RSS feeds and decide if users can clip shows — Along with podcast clips — Facebook is planning to start rolling out its podcast product next week, on June 22nd, and, eventually …
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
In Xbox's June update, Microsoft adds a Stories-like feature to the Xbox mobile app and rolls out text-to-speech and speech-to-text accessibility features — June update is here, and Microsoft has — detailed the latest software tweaks Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S users can look forward to trying out on their consoles.
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| Elias Saba / AFTVnews: |
Amazon Appstore unveils a new program that reduces its share of developer revenue from 30% to 20% for developers earning less than $1M per year, starting in Q4 — The Amazon Appstore has announced that it will be reducing its cut of developer revenue from 30% to 20% for developers that earn less than $1 million in revenue per year.
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| Reuters: |
At the summit, Biden told Putin that certain critical infrastructure should be “off-limits” to cyberattacks; Putin agreed to “begin consultations” on the issue — U.S. President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that certain critical infrastructure …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Interview with Apple's VP for Technology Kevin Lynch on Apple Watch's evolution, future health capabilities through sensor fusion with AirPods, and more — Apple VP of Technology Kevin Lynch charts a path from Apple Watch's early days to the sophistication of Health today.
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YouTube, mobilesyrup.com, MacRumors, Wccftech, iMore, Forbes, and Pocketnow
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Facebook launches a new suite of tools for admins of Groups, including AI-powered Conflict Alerts that identify “contentious or unhealthy conversations” — Part of a suite of new tools for managing Facebook communities — Facebook is launching a suite of new tools to help group admins get a grip on their communities.
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
With products like Dash Buttons and Echo Look, Amazon uses customers to test features then sunsets the devices too quickly due to low sales or negative feedback — Amazon's experimental approach to product design can hurt your wallet and the environment. Why does it need our help to figure out what it's doing?
Tweets: @elephantjournal, @rgmcgrath, @gregbensinger, and @chey_cobb
| Sarah Krouse / The Information: |
Sources: Google is developing a conversational AI product, known internally as Tivoli, which aims to teach foreign languages through Google Search — Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month previewed an artificial intelligence model that he said would enable people to have open-ended conversations with technology.
Tweets: @bysarahkrouse, @glenngabe, @glenngabe, @amir, and @glenngabe
| Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: |
Experts say India's courts, not India's government, have power to decide whether Twitter should keep its safe harbor protections in India under new IT rules — India's courts, not the government in New Delhi, have the authority to end ‘safe harbor’ protections for the platform. — • BANGALORE, INDIA
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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: some of Apple's healthcare efforts, including a pilot primary healthcare service with Apple-employed doctors, have stalled due to internal concerns — Tech giant has envisioned hiring doctors to offer primary care, now focused on Watch — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Harry Stebbings, a 24-year-old Londoner with a popular podcast about tech investing, raises $140M fund from MIT, RIT Capital, and founders of Spotify and Calm — Harry Stebbings secures investment from MIT and Rothschild-backed RIT Capital Partners — A 24-year-old law school dropout …
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| Rebecca Kern / Bloomberg: |
Rep. David Cicilline, leading a push for a new Big Tech antitrust legislation, says it will prohibit Apple from impeding users from removing pre-installed apps — - Cicilline comments on intent of antitrust legislation — Proposal would prohibit companies from self-prefering products
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| Ben Sisario / New York Times: |
Twitch, where even niche artists can make thousands of dollars per month by cultivating fan tribes, is becoming increasingly attractive to musicians — The gaming platform is becoming increasingly attractive to artists, who can earn money by cultivating fan tribes that express their loyalty through patronage.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify launches Greenroom, an app that lets Spotify users worldwide join or host live audio rooms and turn those conversations into podcasts — In March, Spotify announced it was acquiring the company behind the sports-focused audio app Locker Room to help speed its entry into the live audio market.
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| Reuters: |
Sources: China's market regulator has begun an antitrust probe into Didi Chuxing, as it prepares for a US IPO — China's market regulator has begun an antitrust probe into Didi Chuxing, three people with knowledge of the matter said, just as the ride-hailing giant is pushing ahead …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tractable, which uses computer vision and AI to help make damage appraisals for car insurance claims, raises $60M Series D, giving the company a $1B valuation — As the insurance industry adjusts to life in the 21st century (heh), an AI startup that has built computer vision tools … | The Economic Times: |
Vianai Systems, an AI startup founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, raises $140M Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 — Vianai, which Sikka founded after his acrimonious exit from IT services giant Infosys in 2017, will utilise the capital to accelerate the delivery of its AI platform and products to enterprise customers
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Bestgamingpro, Business Wire, and TechCrunch
| Geoffrey Fowler / Washington Post: |
Apple's obsession with thin design has made the new M1-powered iMac less useful by removing ports and making it virtually impossible to replace components — A half-inch desktop computer shows how Apple's obsession with thin design can work against us — Apple's newly redesigned iMac measures just 0.45 inches thick.
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Amazon blames social media companies for its failure to remove fake reviews, saying they let bad actors use their platforms to buy and sell fake product reviews — Firm says sites are slow to act when warned that fake reviews are being solicited on their platforms
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| Sohini Podder / Reuters: |
Filing shows that Confluent, which offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka, is seeking to raise $759M at ~$8.3B valuation in its US IPO — Confluent Inc is aiming for a valuation of about $8.3 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, cashing in on a surge in demand … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
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