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Xbox One with 1TB storage costs $399, starts shipping to US retailers June 16; 500GB console price reduced to $349 — New Xbox One 1TB Console Unveiled, Xbox One 500GB Console Reduced to $349 — Next week, Xbox is kicking off the biggest games week of the year as we head to Los Angeles …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Apple Music — Spotify killer? Or Ping 2.0? Apple today finally announced its move into on-demand music streaming with the unveiling of Apple Music. Now the question is whether Apple Music will be a hit with the public, bringing legions of new users to streaming and stealing from competitors.
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DoJ issued a grand jury subpoena to identify commenters on a Silk Road post at Reason.com, alleging threats were made against federal judge — Feds Want to ID Web Trolls Who ‘Threatened’ Silk Road Judge — On Dark Web sites like the Silk Road black market and its discussion forums … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Instagram is launching a redesigned website with bigger photos — Instagram's website is about to look much nicer. It's introducing a new web design on desktop and mobile this week that cleans up the page and makes photos much bigger than they are now. Most noticeable is the change …
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Meal kit delivery startup Blue Apron raises $135M Series D led by Fidelity at a $2B valuation, delivers 3M meals a month — Blue Apron Eats Up $135M At A $2B Valuation — Blue Apron has just announced that it closed a $135 million round of funding led by Fidelity Management and Research Company … | Akarshan Kumar / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter makes conversations easier to follow on Tweet pages by grouping conversations together and highlighting interesting exchanges — Making conversations easier to follow on the Tweet page — Every day, people come to Twitter to be a part of real-time conversations unfolding …
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TiVo now lets subscribers stream recordings and live TV via the web but only when device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the DVR — TiVo Now Lets Subscribers Stream Recordings And Live TV Via The Web — DVR maker TiVo announced today a new product called TiVo Online that will allow … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Brit+Co Confirms $20M Raise Led By Intel, Acquires How-To App Snapguide — Big news today for Brit + Co., the lifestyle media and e-commerce business aimed at people interested in crafty projects. The startup has confirmed that it's raised $20 million in funding, and it has acquired user …
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In China, Uber pays drivers bonuses of up to 3X the fare, to establish itself in the country — Uber Spends Heavily to Establish Itself in China — HONG KONG — Uber is spending money at a breakneck rate to crack the China market — even paying its drivers more than the fares they collect.| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
AOL acquires and shuts down predictive-analytics startup Velos — AOL has acquired a predictive analytics startup called Velos for an undisclosed sum and has shut down the startup's service, which enabled companies to connect data sets, clean up data, and run predictive models.| Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch: |
Messaging app Jott works without a data plan or WiFi connection, hits 500K active users in US, mostly junior high and high school students — Messaging App Jott Is Blowing Up Among Junior High And High Schoolers — As Facebook and YikYak try to grow a younger audience …
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Safari for OS X 10.11 supports custom Force Touch interactions for the web — Web Developers Can Create Custom Force Touch Interactions In OS X 10.11 — The version of Safari that ships with OS X 10.11 ‘El Capitan’ allows web developers to build custom experiences that work with Force Touch input …
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