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Satya Nadella lays out new Microsoft mission statement: “empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more” — Exclusive: Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft's new mission statement, sees ‘tough choices’ ahead … Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent …
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GeekWire, The Register, CNET, Ars Technica, Business Insider, Computerworld, ZDNet, The Verge, Engadget, Microsoft News, WinBeta, Pocketnow, Neowin, VentureBeat and SuperSite for Windows. Thanks:@johnhcook
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
New El Capitan beta reveals 4K 21.5-inch iMac, Multi-Touch Bluetooth Remote (for Apple TV?) — Although it's light on new consumer-facing features, the latest release of the OS X El Capitan beta for developers hides references to a pair of future Apple hardware products … | NASA: |
Microsoft and NASA partner on Sidekick project, sending HoloLens to ISS to aid astronauts with procedures and training; two devices to be sent on June 28 — NASA, Microsoft Collaborate to Bring Science Fiction to Science Fact — NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick … | Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
Apple updates iTunes U with ability for students to submit homework from tablets — Apple Adds New Features to iTunes U — Apple is preparing a significant upgrade to its iTunes U educational catalog on Thursday to help teachers communicate with students, handle homework and incorporate educational apps into their course materials.| Wall Street Journal: |
Postmates confirms $80M round led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at over $400M — Postmates Raises $80 Million in Push Toward $1 Deliveries — On-demand courier service Postmates has an ambitious goal: $1 deliveries in under an hour. — To help it get there …
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Microsoft launches Sway app for iPad, with a Windows 10 version coming later this summer — Bringing Sway apps to more platforms and devices — When we launched Sway Preview, our first priority was ensuring anybody could use the rich Sway web experience in any modern browser, regardless of whether you're on a PC, Mac or tablet.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Bans Games And Apps Featuring The Confederate Flag [Update: Some Games Being Restored] — Apple has now joined a host of merchants in removing the Confederate flag from its platform - in its case, the iTunes App Store. Several app developers are now reporting that their Civil War games … | Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Users who download Java will now be prompted to make Yahoo their default search engine — Yahoo Tries to Hook Search Users Via Java Updates — Yahoo may soon add users to its search engine without their even noticing. — At the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
T-Mobile iPhone Users Seeing Frequent Random Restarts and Blue Screens — A growing number of T-Mobile iPhone users are complaining about seeing frequent restarts and “blue screens of death” on their devices, a problem that seems to have begun very recently.| Marvin Ammori / Wired: |
Seeking TWC merger approval, Charter makes net neutrality pledge promising not to implement data caps or usage-based billing for three years — Here's How Charter Will Commit to an Open Internet — The nation's network neutrality drama isn't over: the FCC's landmark rules are in court again … | Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Google has quietly launched a GitHub competitor, Cloud Source Repositories — Google hasn't announced it yet, but the company earlier this year started offering free beta access to Cloud Source Repositories, a new service for storing and editing code on the ever-expanding Google Cloud Platform.| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Taylor Swift says her album ‘1989’ will be on Apple Music — Taylor Swift has answered one of the last remaining questions about Apple Music before it launches: her popular album 1989 will be available on Apple Music when it launches on Tuesday. The development follows Swift's high profile letter …
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Amazon Unbundles Alexa Virtual Assistant From Echo With New Dev Tools — Amazon has provided a strong answer to a desire I expressed only yesterday for broader software and hardware support for Alexa, its virtual assistant, and Echo, the speaker hardware that is the first platform wherein Alexa can be found.
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Amazon.com, Gizmodo, Fortune, Pocketnow, The Register, Digital Trends, FierceMobileIT News, GeekWire, Phandroid, Re/code, The Verge, ZDNet, SlashGear, VentureBeat, The Next Web and GeekWire. Tweets: @chchien
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Fails To Improve Diversity Despite Rapid Hiring — Facebook's team is still dominated by white and Asian men. Diversity improved only slightly despite Facebook adding 2897 employees this year, according to its new demographic report. The 10,082-person company has only 1% more women …
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Facebook, Guardian, Re/code, BetaNews, SiliconBeat, Fortune, BuzzFeed, Wired, CNET, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and USA Today. Tweets: @joshconstine
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French minister urges UberPOP ban as taxi protest blocks airports — French police in riot gear used tear gas as French taxi drivers stepped up protests against U.S. online ridesharing service UberPOP on Thursday, blocking road access to airports and train stations in Paris and other cities.
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| Stacey Higginbotham / Fortune: |
USAA investment arm leads $24 million funding for connected car startup Automatic — Automatic, a startup that makes a device that shares engine and diagnostic data from your car, has raised $24 million. An investment subsidiary of USAA, CDK Global, and Comcast Ventures joined existing …
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PE Hub Blog, ZDNet, bizjournals, VentureBeat and TechCrunch
| Yasmeen Abutaleb / Reuters: |
Google starts testing its own prototype self-driving cars on public Mountain View roads with safety drivers on board — Google starts road tests of new self-driving car prototypes — Google Inc (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday it had started testing the latest prototypes of its self-driving cars …
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