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Sources: iPhone event scheduled for Sept. 7; thinner MacBook Pros with touchscreen strip for function keys, USB Type-C, Touch ID, more, likely to debut later — Slimmer MacBook Pro to get keyboard with thin digital screen — Company finds consumers take longer to buy or replace iPads
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| Davey Alba / Wired: |
Snapchat removes “yellowface” anime lens after user backlash, four months after similar furor over Bob Marley “blackface” filter — Snapchat's at it again. As first reported by The Verge and Mic, the ephemeral snapping app adored by millennials yesterday released … | Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
FCC filing shows Google plans to test wireless network on newly available spectrum in 24 US locations — A new filing with the Federal Communications Commission reveals how seriously Google is focusing on its plans for a wireless version of Fiber, its high-speed internet service.| Rick Tetzeli / Fast Company: |
Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi discuss the never-ending development of Apple Maps, why Apple doesn't try to be great at everything, and working with Tim Cook — The Apple vets open up on the embarrassment that was Apple Maps' debut and more in this wide-ranging interview. — Fast Company: Let's start talking about Maps.| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers find key to unlock Windows devices guarded by Secure Boot; key could allow users to run alternative operating systems, attackers to install rootkits — Security failures have created “golden keys” which unlock Windows devices protected by Secure Boot.| Mark Bergen / Recode: |
Sources: Bill Maris, the CEO and founder of Google Ventures (now GV), is leaving this week, to be replaced by David Krane — Managing partner David Krane is said to be taking his place. — Bill Maris, the founder and chief of Google Ventures (or GV), is leaving the firm and its parent, Alphabet, Recode has learned.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
States can limit municipal broadband despite FCC ruling, three-judge panel of appeals court decides — Major loss for Tom Wheeler in attempt to boost broadband competition. — The Federal Communications Commission has lost in an attempt to preempt state laws that restrict the growth of municipal broadband networks.
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Palantir buys data visualization startup Silk, product to be phased out — The secretive CIA-backed enterprise data powerhouse Palantir has acquired Silk, the maker of a data publishing platform that allows individuals to create interactive charts and maps.
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VentureBeat, Silk, VatorNews, Fortune, TechCrunch, Business Insider and ZDNet. Tweets: @stevesi. Thanks:@mnickelsburg
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Just like Facebook Subscribe was good enough to slow Twitter's growth, Instagram Stories could slow Snapchat — Good-enough goes a long way when combined with network effect. You don't always need to be better to win, you just have to rob your competitor of its appeal.
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
GoPro's $5K six-camera Omni VR rig goes on sale August 17 — GoPro has announced that it will open up sales of its six-camera “Omni” virtual reality rig when the company starts shipping preorder units on August 17th. The $5,000 setup includes six Hero 4 Black cameras, the cube-shaped metal housing …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IFTTT recipes now embed directly on 3rd party apps like Ring, Roger and Lifx — IFTTT made a name for itself as a platform for people to easily build (or pick up pre-built) scripts to automate tasks in and between various apps — say, to turn on the air conditioner using your home's smart thermostat …
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| Kashmir Hill / Fusion: |
Researchers find Bluetooth-enabled vibrator sends data including temperature and vibration settings to its manufacturer while in use — The We-Vibe 4 Plus is a rubbery clamp that looks a little like the oversized thumb and forefinger of a Disneyland character pinching down.
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