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Sources: Larry Page has invested over $100M in flying-car startup Zee.Aero, also backs competing firm Kitty Hawk — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero.
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter notifies users of threat after millions of usernames and passwords appear online, says credentials were not stolen from Twitter computers — Social media service notifies users of threat after database with usernames, passwords leaked — Twitter Inc. has notified millions of users …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Lenovo announces $499 Phab 2 Pro smartphone, the first consumer device with Google Tango AR tech, featuring 6.4-inch display, 16MP camera, available September — Lenovo is today announcing a new range of smartphones that will be coming to the US later this year.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Lenovo announces flagship phones, the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force, with snap-on accessories like speakers and batteries, that attach via magnets — If LG and Google's Ara didn't get you excited about modularized smartphones, perhaps Lenovo's new Moto Z line will.
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| Andy Huang / Facebook: |
Facebook rolling out ability to upload and view 360-degree photos on iOS and Android — We introduced photos on Facebook more than a decade ago, and they quickly became one of the main ways that people share their experiences with their friends and the world.
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Thanks:@ahuang7| Pui-Wing Tam / New York Times: |
Thomas Perkins, co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, dies at 84 — Thomas J. Perkins, who nurtured Silicon Valley's venture capital industry into a force that helped foster the growth of companies like Google and Amazon, died Tuesday night at his home in Tiburon, Calif. He was 84.
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| Akshay Kannan / Official Android Blog: |
Google is rolling out Nearby feature on Android, which notifies you about relevant apps, websites, and more based on your location — The Play Store offers over one million apps - many of which are created to be used in specific locations or situations. The right app at the right moment lets you get more done.
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| Lora Kolodny / TechCrunch: |
Facebook now lets users comment with a video — Facebook launched video comments today, a feature that acknowledges the meteoric rise and continued growth of online video creation and consumption. — By 2020, internet video traffic will represent 82% of all consumer internet traffic …
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| Russell Dicker / Uber Global: |
Uber starts rolling out Scheduled Rides feature, starting in Seattle, which lets users request rides up to 30 days in advance — Since Uber's magic of “push a button and get a ride” launched 6 years ago, people have valued the ability to access rides on-demand through our app.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Winnie, a free app detailing facilities available for kids at over 100K locations in the US, launches on iOS — A new mobile app called Winnie is launching today to make parents' lives a little easier, by offering information about nearby kid-friendly places, as well as detailing what sort … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches a free trial of Minecraft: Education Edition for teachers to test over the summer — Following up on its promises from January, Microsoft today released a free trial of Minecraft Education Edition - the version of Minecraft meant for use in the classroom - to educators worldwide.| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
New York AG Schneiderman tells Charter to speed up TWC's “abysmal” internet service following company's rebranding of TWC/Charter as Spectrum — The ink is barely dry on Charter's massive acquisition of Time Warner Cable — a deal that just formed the nation's second-largest cable company …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
New App Store policies are unclear as to whether apps that don't offer content or services qualify for subscriptions — From Lauren Goode's interview with Phil Schiller for The Verge, specifically regarding the new 85/15 revenue split after the first year of a subscription (italic emphasis mine):
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