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Facebook to add 3,000 people to its community operations team to review reports of inappropriate content, after several high-profile violent video incidents — Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later.
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Hulu launches its live TV service for $40 a month, which also includes Hulu's subscription video service as well as Hulu originals — It includes Hulu's other subscription service — but not the most popular show on TV. — Want to watch TV, delivered live and on-demand, over the web, for about $40 a month?
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Ubiquity of WeChat in China means Apple cannot differentiate iPhones with iOS as it does elsewhere, hurting sales and putting pressure on new hardware releases — Did you hear about the new Microsoft Surface Laptop? The usual suspects are claiming it's a MacBook competitor, which is true insomuch as it is a laptop.
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| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Tim Cook says Apple Watch sales have nearly doubled year-over-year in Q2; “Other Products” category revenue was $2.87B, up 31% YoY — Revenue from Apple's wearables would be “well into” the Fortune 500, according to Tim Cook — Sales of the Apple Watch have nearly doubled year over year …
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Slack updates its search function to suggest users who are knowledgable on the subject, available to paid teams of over 50 people — Slack has launched a feature designed to elevate how you search for information in the team chat and productivity app. Instead of querying by messages …
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| Greg Barbosa / 9to5Mac: |
SoundCloud debuts The Upload, a Discover Weekly-style playlist that recommends new music, available now on iOS and Android — SoundCloud has unveiled a new feature today to help listeners discover even more new music. The Upload is SoundCloud's answer to the music discovery playlists …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
IBM to buy Verizon's cloud and managed hosting services for an undisclosed sum — After bowing out of the public cloud last year, Verizon is now shedding its private cloud offerings. — After bowing out of the public cloud last year, Verizon is selling its private cloud business to IBM.| Cynthia Littleton / Variety: |
HBO will pull its shows from Amazon's streaming service in mid-2018, when its current agreement ends, as it focuses on growing HBO Now's subscriber base — HBO has made the strategic decision to pull its library shows off of Amazon's streaming service after the current licensing pact ends in mid-2018 … | Christian Shepherd / Reuters: |
China's internet regulator, CAC, issues new rules, effective June 1, requiring online news services to be managed by party-sanctioned editorial staff — China on Tuesday issued tighter rules for online news portals and network providers, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's push to secure … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Airbnb has acquired its partner Deco Software, which had developed an IDE to build React Native apps; Deco IDE will be open sourced — Airbnb — the peer-to-peer marketplace that started with accommodation rentals but has now expanded to other travel services — has made an acquisition …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Amazon's FreeTime app comes to Android, the first time it's available on non-Amazon devices, and includes kid-friendly books, videos, apps, and games — Amazon's FreeTime service provides parents with firm controls over the content their kids consume. The company approves books, videos …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Groupon reports Q1 revenue of $673.6M, missing expectations, and shutters 11 more international operations; stock opens down 13%+ — Groupon — the once-dominant daily deals business that has more recently tried to shift to other kinds of local commerce — today reported first-quarter earnings …
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