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| Charlie Demerjian / SemiAccurate: |
Intel patches remote exploit that affects chips from 2008-2017 with Active Management Technology option enabled — Nehalem through Kaby all remotely and locally hackable — Every Intel platform from Nehalem to Kaby Lake has a remotely exploitable security hole.
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Intel, mjg59.dreamwidth.org, PCWorld, Ars Technica, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Privacy Online News, and TechSpot. Tweets: @cdemerjian
| 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 has invited the likes of Amazon, Google and IBM to a meeting in June, sources say.
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SiliconANGLE, The White House, The Register, VICE News, ZDNet, Forbes, Axios, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, Federal Computer Week, TechSpot, PCWorld, The Hill, Patently Apple, GeekWire, New York Magazine, Government Technology News, Fedscoop, Engadget, CNNMoney, Nextgov, CNET, Business Insider, Fortune, Axios, and Mashable
Tweets: @mattcutts and @kevcirilli
| Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
Cisco says it will acquire Viptela, a software-defined networking startup founded by former executives, for $610M in cash and stock — Cisco Systems on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Viptela, a software-defined networking startup founded and run by several of its former executives.
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Cisco, Cisco Blog, ZDNet, The Register, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Viptela, Sequoia Capital, and PE Hub Blog
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
What to expect at Microsoft's education-focused hardware event: Chromebook competitor, Windows 10 Cloud — Microsoft is hosting a special hardware and software event in New York City this week on May 2nd. The software giant has consistently used New York to launch new Surface devices, but this event will be slightly different.| Jing Cao / Bloomberg: |
IAC to buy Angie's List in $500M+ deal; Angie's List will be combined with HomeAdvisor to form new publicly traded company called ANGI homeservices Inc. — IAC/InteractiveCorp agreed to buy consumer-recommendation website Angie's List Inc., intending to combine the business …
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VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Peter Krasilovsky's Insights …, Associated Press, CNBC, MarketWatch, Indianapolis Star, Fortune, IAC, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @scottmaustin, @jmover, and @mariogabelli
| Nathan McAlone / Business Insider: |
Scott Belsky, Behance founder and venture partner at Benchmark, launches Prefer, an app for on-demand “relationship-based” services — The biggest problem with “on-demand” apps, the Uber for XYZ model, is that they make whichever service they are selling a commodity …
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Scott Belsky, Fast Company, Forbes, Prefer, TechCrunch, and Fortune
| Adam Liptak / New York Times: |
As US courts continue using proprietary 3rd-party recidivism algorithms to contribute to decisions of sentencing, bail, and guilt, justices ponder consequences — When Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. visited Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last month, he was asked a startling question, one with overtones of science fiction.| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Twitter unveils 16 streaming partners for its live video service, including BuzzFeed, Verge, Viacom, WNBA, MLBAM, PGA, Bloomberg, Live Nation, more — Last year: NFL. This year: Bloomberg, the WNBA, Live Nation and our friends at The Verge. — Yesterday, Twitter announced it was building …
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Wall Street Journal, The Twitter Blog, Business Insider, Marketing Land, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Nieman Lab, CNBC, VideoInk - Medium, International Business Times, CNNMoney, Seeking Alpha, TechConnect, Forbes, Adweek, and Fortune
Tweets: @ahess247 and @kantrowitz
| 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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TechCrunch, Silicon Valley Business …, Business Insider, The Hill, Adweek, and Axios
Facebook: Alex Hardiman and Fidji Simo
Tweets: @alex_hardiman and @mikeisaac
| Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Google Maps, Amazon, and eBay have pulled support for Apple Watch from their iOS apps — In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store.
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Engadget, CNET, iMore, International Business Times, Tech.pinions, MacRumors, The Verge, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice.com, Tech Narratives, Digital Trends, iPhone Hacks, and SlashGear
Tweets: @joshconstine and @dcurtis
| 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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City Attorney of San Francisco, CNET, Reuters, TechCrunch, and BuzzFeed
| 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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Digital Trends, PCWorld, The Verge, Neowin, TechSpot, Gear | MySmartPrice, The Next Web, Mashable, Pocket-lint, Tom's Guide, TalkAndroid.com, PhoneDog.com, CNET, Cult of Mac, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @caseynewton. Thanks:@jpmanga
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
SiriusXM acquires connected car company Automatic for over $100M — SiriusXM has acquired Automatic, the maker of the Automatic Pro and Automatic Lite connected car OBD-II port accessories. The deal is acknowledged by SiriusXM CFO David Frear to be worth a little north of $100 million …
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| 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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9to5Mac, BGR, SiliconBeat, The Daily Caller, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, Silicon Valley Business …, Cult of Mac, Fortune, Ubergizmo, AppAdvice.com, MacDailyNews, Patently Apple, Axios, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Tweets: @arrola, @ranimolla, @sub8u, @jon_hartley_, @erictopol, and @jamieheller
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