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How SoftBank and Saudi Arabia settled their differences to birth the $100B Vision Fund, the world's biggest tech fund — SoftBank is poised to launch a $100 billion technology fund as early as Saturday, capping months of arduous negotiations in which the Japanese tech giant haggled …
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SoftBank Vision Fund officially launches with $93B in committed capital and $100B target within 6 months — In Addition to the Public Investment Fund, SoftBank Group and Mubadala, Initial Investors in Global Technology Fund include Apple, Foxconn, Qualcomm and Sharp| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Roughly 98% of computers affected by WannaCry ransomware were running Windows 7, according to data released by Kaspersky Lab — Windows XP was ‘insignificant,’ researchers say — One week after it first hit, researchers are getting a better handle on how the WannaCry ransomware spread so quickly … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
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As Bitcoin crosses $2,000, it also now accounts for less than half of total cryptocurrencies market cap, following growth of Ethereum and Ripple — May 20, 2017, 12:46 pmMay 21, 2017, 6:52 am — The world's most popular cryptocurrency is now worth over $2,000 per coin.
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
‘Safe and predictable’ Windows 10 S won't run Linux, says Microsoft — Microsoft wants to clear up confusion about Windows 10 S and Linux distributions available on the Windows Store. — Just because Linux distributions are coming to the Windows Store, it doesn't mean they will work …
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Windows Command Line Tools …, Thurrott.com, Ars Technica, Tech Times, Neowin, BetaNews, TechConnect, TechSpot, The Verge, SlashGear, and Softpedia News. Tweets: @robertmclaws
| David Pierce / Wired: |
Google I/O showcased a lot of good ideas and impressive research, but little practical application — As expected, the opening keynote of Google's I/O 2017 developer conference was a doozy. For two and a half hours, CEO Sundar Pichai and a handful of execs rattled off a staggering list …
Tweets: @wired, @mattrosoff, @nxthompson, and @mdudas
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Sources: Facebook's TV-like shows, set for mid-June launch, have been delayed at least until late July — One challenge is figuring out where these shows will live outside of Facebook's video tab. — Facebook's big push into original video is taking longer than expected.| BuzzFeed: |
UK Conservative Party election manifesto proposes stringent new regulations that would impact internet companies like Google and Facebook — The Conservative manifesto sets out a distinct vision for the future of the internet in which an anarchic world run by private companies is supplemented by substantial government intervention.
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ARM partners with researchers from University of Washington to develop chips for neural implants to help people with brain and spinal injuries — Chip design giant ARM has teamed up with US researchers on a project to develop chips that can be implanted in the human brain.| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
The state of car OSes, including Blackberry's QNX, Windows Embedded Automotive, and custom Linux and Android Open Source Project operating systems — Linux, Android, and Blackberry's QNX race for control of the dashboard display. — If I asked you “how many computing devices do you own? … | Kunal Dua / NDTV Gadgets 360: |
Google VP Sameer Samat on the capabilities and features of Android Go, which optimizes Android O with presets for better performance — Android Go was announced during the opening keynote of the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View on Wednesday.
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CNET, Android Authority, Android Authority, Android Central, 9to5Google, and Engadget. Thanks:@duak
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung Chromebook Pro will start shipping on May 28, but Android apps on Chrome OS will still be in beta at launch — In the future, Android may be updated faster on Chromebooks than on phones — The Chromebook Pro was meant to be a grand coming-out party for Android apps running on Chrome OS.
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