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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 6 with larger, sharper 1704 x 960 resolution screen in testing  —  Apple is preparing to release a new iPhone with a larger screen later this year, and while multiple reports have indicated that the screen will be larger, the exact dimensions of the screen and its resolution have so far been guesswork.
Dominic Rushe / Guardian:
FCC considers treating cable firms like utilities in net neutrality debate
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Yahoo acquires self-destructing messaging app Blink and entire team, will shut app down  —  Yahoo Acquires Self-Destructing Messaging App Blink, Which Will Soon Disappear  —  Blink, a mobile messaging application that lets users share self-destructing messages, has been acquired by Yahoo, TechCrunch has confirmed.
Amir Mizroch / Wall Street Journal:
Google's Legal Blow: What ‘the Right to Be Forgotten’ Means  —  What's the bottom line?  —  The court's decision means that individuals can ask Google or other search operators to take down links to web pages that are published by third parties, such as newspapers, containing information relating to them.
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Stealth startup alert: Skype co-founder ventures into health and wearables with Project Florida  —  Skype's co-founder Janus Friis is looking to take on Fitbit with a new data-heavy health and wellness-focused wearable device, and he's assembled a high-profile team to do so …
Charlie O'Donnell / This is going to be Big:
The Economics of a Small VC Fund  —  Two years ago I started a fund.  For the fund to be viable, it had to be at least $5 million, but somewhere in the neighborhood of $8-10 million would have been perfect.  Thankfully, that's what I raised—$8.3 million.  —  So how does it work?
Federico Viticci / MacStories:
Apple's iOS Human Interface Guidelines Now On The iBooks Store  —  Previously available on the web from Apple's developer portal, the company's iOS Human Interface Guidelines are now on the iBooks Store as a free download (via Dave Addey).  The 20 MB guide is compatible with iPads …
Lewis Scrafton / Guardian:
Google Maps adds public transport data across UK  —  Partnerships with National Express, Traveline and local tram and ferry firms have provided 17,000 routes across the country through Google's popular mapping tool  —  Travellers across Great Britain can now use Google Maps to plan …
Chris Kohler / Wired:
Microsoft Had No Choice but to Yank Kinect From Xbox One  —  Xbox One just got dis-Kinected: Microsoft said this morning that on June 9, it will begin selling a $400 version of its Xbox One console that does not include the Kinect camera peripheral.  —  This would seem to confirm …
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Google starts selling Glass to anyone (in the US) with $1,500 to burn  —  Forget an Explorer program or attendance at either a developer conference or golf tournament, Google has just announced it's opening sales of the Glass headset to all (in the US).  As long as they're in stock and you have $1,500 …
Stig Øyvann / ZDNet:
Apple's ‘convoluted and unclear’ iCloud agreements break Norwegian law, says watchdog  —  Summary: Norway's Consumer Council has filed a complaint about iCloud 8,600 word EULA.  —  The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed a complaint over the terms and conditions of Apple's iCloud service …
Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
New Zealand requires network operators to register with cops, give spies oversight of their network ops  —  Juha writes, “When the rest of the world decides to scrutinise and dial down mass surveillance of Internet users, New Zealand does the opposite.  From now on, network operators …
More: iTnews.com.au and ZDNet
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Windows Store updated with persistent navigation bar, multiple featured titles, and shared app identities  —  Microsoft today updated the Windows Store, which ships on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices, with enhancements “that address customer feedback and make it a lot easier to find the apps you want.”
Phil Libin / Evernote Blog:
Evernote announces 100M registered users, says it spent less than $0.01 per user on ads  —  We Have 100 Million People to Thank  —  We're humbled and thrilled to announce that Evernote now has over 100 million total users!  —  There are two ways to look at this.
Anthony Myers / ReadWrite:
Salesforce Finally Connects Heroku To Its Cloud  —  Salesforce finally connected the powerful Heroku cloud application platform to its own database layer on Tuesday with the release of the Heroku Connect tool.  The move was promised last year when the company debuted its Salesforce1 mobile app …

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump says he supports subpoenaing reporters in leak probes and that reporters should be forced to reveal the source of the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe

Natalie Korach / @nataliekorach:
Memo: HuffPost EIC informs staff that ~15 editorial jobs will be cut, the first layoffs under new owner Byron Allen, and executive editor Kate Palmer is leaving

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Neil McAllister / The Register:
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