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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Trump is launching a new tech group, the American Technology Council, to “transform and modernize” the US government, led by ex-Microsoft exec Chris Liddell — He'll consult with executives — we don't yet know who — in June. — U.S. President Donald Trump intends to huddle …
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| Yahoo! Finance: |
Rendering leaks of Fitbit's first smartwatch, coming fall; sources: it will have 1K-nit display, GPS, heart-rate tracking, touchless payments, Pandora streaming — Yahoo Finance has obtained photos of Fitbit's (FIT) first “proper” smartwatch and first-ever pair of bluetooth headphones due out this fall.
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Android Police, The Verge, 9to5Google, CNET, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Engadget, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneDog.com, Android and Me, Android Central, Cult of Mac, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @caseynewton. Thanks:@jpmanga
| Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's cash reserve has topped $250B, which is greater than Walmart or P&G's market value, and exceeds the foreign-currency reserves of UK and Canada combined — Tech giant's unequaled stash draws calls for buybacks, acquisitions as corporate tax shift looms
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Alex Hardiman, formerly of the NYT, has been promoted internally to become Facebook's head of news products — Alex Hardiman, formerly of the New York Times, has been promoted internally to take the job. — Facebook made an important hire in its effort to curb false news.
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| Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter partners with Bloomberg Media to create a 24/7 ad-supported Twitter-exclusive live video news channel, expected to start in fall — New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars — Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg.
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber's Kalanick cancels Code Conference interview, cites delay on Eric Holder-led company culture report as reason; director Arianna Huffington will go instead — The embattled CEO says he has to stay at the office due to the delayed Holder report on Uber's troubled culture.
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| Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
Analysts predict Amazon will become the largest apparel seller in the US this year, and a source says it is exploring selling custom-fit “on-demand” clothing — SEATTLE — If future anthropologists want to study the rubble of early-21st-century retail, a good place to start … | Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Airbnb and HomeAway settle lawsuit with San Francisco over short-term rental law, will both roll out host registries in San Francisco over next eight months — Home-sharing platforms Airbnb and HomeAway have settled with the city of San Francisco over a lawsuit the companies filed …
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| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
A look at how computer scientists, tech giants, and startups are using algorithms and big data to combat fake news during election season in Europe — LONDON — In the battle against fake news, Andreas Vlachos — a Greek computer scientist living in a northern English town — is on the front lines.| Owen Bowcott / The Guardian: |
UK parliamentary committee suggests fines for social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, that fail to remove illegal or extremist content — An inquiry by the Commons home affairs committee condemns technology companies for failing to tackle hate speech| Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet: |
Samsung debuts Bixby voice command feature for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in South Korea, a month after launching the flagship smartphones — Samsung Electronics has rolled out the voice command feature for its Bixby virtual assistant that was missing for the launch of Galaxy S8.
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Collaboration software company Jive to be acquired by ESW Capital's Wave Systems for $462M and will become part of the Aurea family of companies — Jive, a community collaboration software company that was one of the biggest Enterprise 2.0-era success stories, going public in 2011 …
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GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, PR Newswire, Fortune, Silicon Valley Business …, and silicontap.com. Tweets: @ahess247
| Kieren McCarthy / The Register: |
How Obama's intervention on Title II sparked hyper-partisanship at the FCC, and Ajit Pai's public stance on regulations changed as chance to be chairman opened — The answer - because net-neutrality slayer Ajit Pai wants to stay in charge — Special report This week, Ajit Pai … Sponsor Posts
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