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Source: Google to announce its voice-based AI assistant for iPhones at Google I/O; the company is also integrating its Assistant into GE home appliances — The Alphabet unit plans to expand its voice-based assistant beyond its own hardware at this week's I/O conference
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Android Police, Business Insider, The Verge, Engadget, Fortune, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, and iLounge. Tweets: @markgurman
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
An inside look at Apple's new “spaceship” Apple Park campus, which will hold 12K employees, and was one of Steve Jobs' last projects as Apple CEO — On June 7, 2011, a local businessman addressed a meeting of the Cupertino City Council. He had not been on the agenda, but his presence wasn't a total surprise.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
HTC launches 5.5" U11 flagship with Quad HD display, Snapdragon 835, pressure-sensitive edge, no 3.5mm jack, available unlocked for preorder for $649 — The HTC U11 will be available from Sprint next month — HTC is announcing its newest smartphone today, the U11 flagship.
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| David Cardinal / DxOMark: |
DxOMark gives the HTC U11 camera a score of 90, the highest ever, which is a point above Google Pixel and two points above Samsung Galaxy S8 — Mobile Review — Overview — With an overall DxOMark Mobile score of 90, the HTC U11 is the highest-rated smartphone camera we have ever tested.
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Android Police, BGR, Android Authority, PhoneDog.com, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Google, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Digital Trends, Digital Photography Review, and Ars Technica UK
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
DocuSign says recent malware phishing attacks targeting its users were the result of a breach of a “non-core” system and that only email addresses were accessed — DocuSign, a major provider of electronic signature technology, acknowledged today that a series …
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TechCrunch, Forbes, Engadget, BetaNews, CSO, Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, TechHelpList.com, Help Net Security, SecurityWeek, Softpedia News, The Register, and DocuSign Blog
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram adds Snapchat-style face filters, an eraser tool for drawings, and hashtags for Stories — Today Instagram Stories adds a more subtle and mature but error-prone copycat of Snapchat's beloved augmented reality selfie filters. The eight initial “face filters” …
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Instagram Blog, The Next Web, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, Recode, CNET, and 9to5Google. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Alexander J Martin / Sky News: |
UK's National Data Guardian says Google's DeepMind received 1.6M NHS patients' data on an “inappropriate legal basis” — Google's artificial intelligence arm received the personally identifying medical records of 1.6 million patients on an “inappropriate legal basis” …
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| Dylan / 9to5Google: |
Google releases Allo 11, adds group QR codes; APK “teardown” shows Google Assistant settings and Duo calls within Allo — For several months, Google has been preparing selfie-generated stickers in Allo. We gave you an exclusive preview of that feature about a week ago.| TechCrunch: |
VMware says it has acquired app analytics firm Apteligent, previously known as Crittercism — May 15, 2017, 2:35 pmMay 15, 2017, 2:43 pm — VMware announced today that it has acquiredApteligent, a startup that will allow it to provide more tools to customers building and optimizing mobile apps.
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VMware End-User Computing Blog, ZDNet, Apteligent, SiliconANGLE, and Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @apteligent
| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Sources: Uber board director Ryan Graves and CTO Thuan Pham may come under scrutiny in the sexual harassment investigation and could be fired — Several sources suspect that board member and executive Ryan Graves and CTO Thuan Pham will be fired. — Uber's investigation …
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| Brian Crecente / Polygon: |
Court documents show ZeniMax has filed a lawsuit against Samsung, claiming Gear VR uses tech that infringes on ZeniMax trade secrets — “Powered by Oculus” — Former id Games execs John Carmack and Matt Hooper formulated an “attack plan” for mobile VR that would eventually lead to the creation … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook updates live streaming policy to ban videos using static images and polls with inanimate material — Facebook is banning misleading uses of its Live video format. The company tells TechCrunch that it's adding a section to its Live API Facebook Platform Policy that reads … Sponsor Posts
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Zoho:
Stop re-entering Shopify order details in Zoho CRM — This is a guest blog from Xapplets (Zeeyes AI Inc).Here's a scene that plays out in many growing Shopify stores every day: a customer places an order …
Stop re-entering Shopify order details in Zoho CRM — This is a guest blog from Xapplets (Zeeyes AI Inc).Here's a scene that plays out in many growing Shopify stores every day: a customer places an order …
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