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June 5, 2017, 3:50 PM

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Apple Music hits 27M paid subs, adds MusicKit API and social listening  —  Ping is still dead but Apple Music is becoming more social, and more flexible so it can work with all your other devices or apps.  This slew of new features will roll out withiOS 11 this September.
More: TechCrunch, The Verge, and EngadgetTweets: @joshconstine
Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
Apple Pay is coming to iMessage, lets you send money to others with iOS 11  —  Apple was rumored to be building its own competitor to services like Venmo and Paypal, and today at WWDC the company confirmed it was expanding the Apple Pay empire.  Senior VP of software Craig Federighi announced …
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple updates MacBook line with new Kaby Lake processors; 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys now starts at $1,299  —  Apple announced internal updates to its entire range of MacBooks today at WWDC, with all models shipping today.  —  Seventh generation Intel Kaby Lake processors …
BBC:
Following London terror attack, tech giants reject UK Prime Minister Theresa May's claims that they provided a “safe space” for terrorist ideology  —  Technology companies have defended their handling of extremist content following the London terror attack.
Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica UK:
IBM unveils world's first 5nm chip, claims 40% performance boost at the same power compared to today's 10nm chips  —  IBM, working with Samsung and GlobalFoundries, has unveiled the world's first 5nm silicon chip.  Beyond the usual power, performance, and density improvement from moving …
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Apple unveils $349 HomePod speaker with A8 chip, 7 tweeters, 6 microphones for Siri requests, available starting in December, initially in Australia, UK, US  —  Apple has officially announced the HomePod speaker today, which the company claims will reinvent music in homes like the iPod did for music on the go.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft leak reveals Windows 10 Pro for Advanced PCs, a workstation edition supporting the new ReFS file system, large data transfers, and expanded hardware  —  It's been more than 20 years since Microsoft used the Workstation branding in its Windows 4.0 Workstation edition, but it appears the company is ready to bring it back.
Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey working on a defense startup; sources: it's focused on bringing lidar to border surveillance, Thiel's Founders Fund plans to invest  —  Palmer Freeman Luckey was the kind of wunderkind Silicon Valley venerates.  When he was just 21, he made an overnight fortune selling …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts watchOS 4 with Siri Watch face that proactively displays most important information, revamped Workouts app with gym equipment integration, more  —  Apple has announced watchOS 4 for Apple Watch at WWDC 2017.  First up is a new Siri-based watch face.

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