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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An inside look at why Apple has failed to revolutionize TV as it tests a fifth-generation Apple TV, which sources say is capable of streaming 4K video — The company is testing a new Apple TV capable of streaming ultra-high-definition 4K. It may not be enough to take on Amazon and Roku. — by
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Tweets: @markgurman, @alistairmbarr, @shiraovide, @backlon, and @markgurman
See also Mediagazer| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces WWDC 2017 will be held June 5-9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the first WWDC outside SF since 2002; registration opens March 27 — Apple has announced it is holding WWDC 2017 from June 5th to June 9th, with a big change from previous years …
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Tweets: @panzer, @harrymccracken, @ishabazz, @stevestreza, @samsheffer, and @neilcybart
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Home adds the ability to buy products via voice from select Google Express partners — The Google Assistant on Google Home is getting a new feature today that may sound rather familiar to anybody who has ever owned an Amazon Echo. You can now use your Home to order everyday essentials …
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Google, 9to5Google, The Next Web, GeekWire, PCWorld, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Android Police, Recode, BetaNews, Engadget, 9to5Google, The Verge, Digital Trends, PhoneDog.com, Phandroid, Ausdroid, Mashable, Android Beat, and Droid Life. Tweets: @jrraphael
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
Snap seeks to raise $3.2B in IPO at $14 to $16 per share, which would value it at about $18.5B at the high end of the range — Snap Inc. is seeking to raise as much as $3.2 billion in its initial public offering in what could be the third-biggest technology listing of the past decade.
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Tweets: @rachael_levy, @danprimack, @scottmaustin, @jasonlk, and @joshconstine
| Amy McDonald Sandjideh / Google Developers Blog: |
Google releases TensorFlow 1.0 with better performance, flexibility, new APIs, and more — Posted By: Amy McDonald Sandjideh, Technical Program Manager, TensorFlow — In just its first year, TensorFlow has helped researchers, engineers, artists, students, and many others make progress …
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| John Herrman / New York Times: |
PewDiePie scandal is best understood in the context of YouTube as a platform with internal politics, a hands-off culture, and rewards for attention seeking — Felix Kjellberg, known to his fans as PewDiePie, is by far YouTube's biggest star. His videos, a mix of video-game narration …
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See also Mediagazer| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Tinder acquires Wheel, a collaborative video messaging app similar to Snapchat's Live Stories — Tinder is making a push into video with the acquisition of Wheel, a collaborative video messaging app that functions similarly to Snapchat's “Live Stories” format.
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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter is temporarily limiting reach of tweets from “potentially abusive accounts” to people who already follow them on case-by-case basis — Twitter time out. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — Teresa Kroeger / Getty Images — Twitter is temporarily decreasing the reach …
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TechCrunch, SiliconBeat, Macworld, The Verge, Social Media Today, Silicon Republic, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @kantrowitz, @sarahlerner, and @pierre
See also Mediagazer| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
IBM partners with Visa to connect its Watson IoT platform with Visa's token technology to enable IoT commerce — IBM will connect its Watson IoT platform with Visa's token technology to allow devices to conduct commerce on your behalf. The move may enable new business models.
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TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, CIO.com, PYMNTS.com, The Drum, and USA Today
| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
KGI: Apple's 2017 OLED iPhone to have a “function area” for virtual buttons in place of home button, a bigger battery, and a price tag starting at $1K — Apple will ditch the home button when it debuts a new ‘iPhone 8’ model later this year, and will dedicate the extra screen real estate …
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Tweets: @alexjamesfitz, @ismh, and @devindra
| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Verizon has acquired Portland-based drone startup Skyward, a maker of commercial drone software that helps to track and manage drones — Verizon is bolstering its efforts in drones with the acquisition of Skyward, a Portland-based startup whose software helps commercial drone operators …
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Verizon Fios & Custom TV, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Recode, Silicon Florist, Oregonian, Portland Business Journal, and CRN. Thanks:@toddbishop
| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber employees who've worked there 4+ years can sell 10% of their shares, which get paid out over many months if they remain with the company — With no public offering imminent, the $69 billion ride-hailing startup is buying back shares from longtime staff. — bySponsor Posts
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