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April 19, 2016, 8:50 AM

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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple confirms June 13-17 for WWDC 2016; ticket applications begin at 10 a.m. PT on April 22, with recipients notified April 25  —  Siri announces WWDC 2016 will be held June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco [Update]  —  [UPDATE: Apple has confirmed what Siri told us earlier today.
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Bill Campbell, legendary “Coach” to Silicon Valley execs, and former Intuit CEO, has died of cancer at age 75  —  Silicon Valley's Legendary ‘Coach’ Bill Campbell Has Died  —  Bill Campbell — who garnered the name “The Coach” for the sage advice and counsel he gave numerous tech leaders …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts live 360 video, releases API for hardware makers to integrate into devices, also launches spatial audio for on-demand YouTube videos  —  YouTube rolls out support for 360-degree live streams and spatial audio  —  YouTube will today begin supporting 360-degree live streaming on its service …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Google Play Music gets podcast support on Android and the Web  —  As promised, Google today added podcast support to Google Play Music.  The new functionality is available today in Google Play Music for Android (grab the latest version from Google Play) and on the Web.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Viber adds end-to-end encryption and hidden chats as messaging app privacy wave grows  —  Following WhatsApp's move to add end-to-end encryption to its platform, another big messaging company is joining the wave of apps turning on expanded privacy features.  Viber — a messaging app …
Apple:
Apple's MacBook gets faster processors, longer battery life, 8GB memory, faster graphics, and Rose Gold finish  —  Apple Updates MacBook with Latest Processors, Longer Battery Life & New Rose Gold Finish  —  CUPERTINO, California April 19, 2016 Apple® today updated MacBook® …
Adam Conner-Simons / MIT News:
MIT's new AI platform, which incorporates input from human experts, can predict 85% of cyberattacks, which is 3x better than previous benchmarks  —  System predicts 85 percent of cyber-attacks using input from human experts  —  Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed …
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:
IBM beats Q1 earnings targets with quarterly revenue of $18.7B; strategic businesses including cloud and analytics grew revenue 14% year-over-year  —  IBM beats Q1 earnings targets on double-digit cloud growth  —  IBM said quarterly revenue from its strategic businesses including cloud …
Jay Donovan / TechCrunch:
FLIR and Movidius unveil Boson, a smart miniature thermal camera with a 12-core System-on-Sensor  —  FLIR and Movidius create the smartest thermal camera out there  —  Even though they are a 38-year-old company, FLIR System's advanced, miniaturized thermal imaging sensors and cameras keep …
David Meyer / Fortune:
Labeling giant Avery Dennison partners with IoT firm Evrythng to put smart tags on over 10B pieces of apparel over next three years  —  Exclusive: Internet of Clothing Is Coming Through Huge Label Deal  —  Your clothes are going online.  —  Avery Dennison avy , a packaging and labelling giant …
Nicole LaPorte / Fast Company:
Sources: Apple held secret talks with A-listers at Sundance and in LA, plans to move into original content alongside Facebook, YouTube, and Alibaba  —  Apple, Facebook, Google, and Alibaba Take Hollywood  —  Since Netflix and Amazon proved that outsiders can thrive in entertainment …

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