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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces WWDC 2017: June 5-9, at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, registrations for tickets start March 27 — Apple has announced it is holding WWDC 2017 from June 5th to June 9th, with a big change from previous years: the conference will be held in San Jose, at the McEnery Convention Center.
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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 capable of streaming 4K — 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter is now limiting visibility of tweets from “potentially abusive accounts” only to their followers for a limited number of hours — Twitter time out. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — Teresa Kroeger / Getty Images — Twitter is temporarily decreasing the reach of tweets …
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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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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber employees of at least four years can sell up to 10% of their shares, 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. — by| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Facebook to add tools to connect businesses and job seekers in US on Friday: “Apply Now” button, autofill for applicant information, responses via Messenger — Facebook is going after LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and other job listing sites. — Starting Wednesday …
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| JC Torres / SlashGear: |
LG G6 to feature 5.7-inch QHD+ FullVision display with 2880x1440 resolution and special UX 6.0 software with split screen option for better multitasking — It may seem that LG has run out of gimmicks to pull off for the LG G6, which is why it implemented a never before seen on a smartphone 18:9 screen aspect ratio.| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft open sources simulator that lets developers test autonomous drones, cars, robots, and more in a virtual environment — Microsoft has made available a beta version of an advanced virtual world for training autonomous drones, as well as other gadgets that move on their own.
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| Andrew Siff / NBC New York: |
Spotify announces it's moving US headquarters to 4 World Trade Center, promises to add 1K jobs by end of 2018, and gets rent reduction credits of $11M — Spotify is relocating its headquarters in Manhattan, the company announced alongside Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday.
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