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Leaked top-secret NSA doc: Russian military intelligence sent spear-phishing emails to 100+ local election officials days before the US presidential election — Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails …
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| Apple: |
Apple announces iOS 11, available to developers today, public beta later this month, release this fall — Biggest Software Release Ever for iPad and New AR Experiences Among Hundreds of Updates — San Jose, California — Apple today previewed iOS 11, a major update to the world's …
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| Kevin Kelleher / VentureBeat: |
Apple Pay coming to iMessage in iOS 11, letting you pay chat contacts; money received will go on your Apple debit card, which can offload to bank account — ANALYSIS: — Apple is adding person-to-person payments to Apple Pay and integrating the technology into Messages …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple overhauls iPad multitasking with new app switcher, drag and drop, and debuts a Files app that ties into cloud services like Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive — Apple announced some new updates for the iPad Pro at WWDC as part of the upcoming iOS 11 update that finally build …
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| Samuel Gibbs / The Guardian: |
iOS 11 will only operate on 64-bit devices, making iPhone 5, 5C and iPad 4 obsolete, and remove support for 32-bit apps — Apple's iOS 11 update means iPhone 5 and 5C will no longer receive updates, while some apps and games will be incompatible after switch to 64-bit| Ina Fried / Axios: |
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| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
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| Apple: |
Apple previews workstation-class iMac Pro with Xeon CPU with up to 18 cores, Radeon Vega GPU with up to 16GB of VRAM, 5K display; starts at $4999, coming Dec. — Featuring up to 18-Core Processors, 22 Teraflops of GPU Performance, Fast Storage and Advanced I/O| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple releases wireless Magic Keyboard with numeric keypad in US for $129, discontinues wired version — Apple today released a wireless Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad priced at $129 in the United States. The wired version has been discontinued. — The keyboard features an extended layout …
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TechCrunch, SlashGear, BetaNews, Engadget, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, and The Verge
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Snap acquires location analytics firm Placed, sources say for $200M+; Placed to continue operating independently — Snapchat parent Snap has acquired Placed, a Seattle-based startup that operates a consumer location analytics platform, GeekWire has learned.| Apple: |
Apple debuts new 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, available to order today starting at $649 and $799 respectively — iOS 11, Coming This Fall, Brings New Features That Make iPad Pro Even More Powerful — San Jose, California — Apple today introduced an all-new 10.5-inch iPad Pro … | Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
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| Apple: |
Apple announces macOS High Sierra, available to developers today, public beta later this month, release this fall — Refinements Made to Popular Apps Like Photos, Safari, Mail and More — San Jose, California — Apple today previewed macOS High Sierra, the latest version of the world's …
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Normangee Star, iMore, MediaNama, Macworld, ExtremeTech, TechnoBuffalo, CNET, SlashGear, and Insanely Great Mac
| Apple: |
Apple unveils $349 HomePod, a Siri-enabled speaker with spatial awareness, 7 tweeter array, woofer that ties in with Music, Home apps; coming Dec. in US, AU, UK — Sneak Peek of Apple-Designed Home Music Speaker with Amazing Sound Quality and Intelligence — San Jose, California …
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New York Times, 9to5Mac, TheStreet, Inquirer, The Verge, The Verge, Gizmochina, Normangee Star, Tech Times, 9to5Google, New York Magazine, TechHive, MacRumors, O'Grady's PowerPage, MacStories, Digital Trends, Mashable, SiliconANGLE, iMore, International Business Times, BGR, PhoneArena, The Register, Insanely Great Mac, Refinery29, Silicon Valley Business …, ARC, Slate, TechCrunch, BetaNews, iMore, Digital Trends, and PhoneDog.com
Tweets: @joshconstine, @ourielohayon, @benedictevans, and @darth
| 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.| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber hires Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei as SVP of leadership and strategy as it prepares to release internal workplace investigation results — The well-regarded academic, who has focused on gender and diversity problems in the workplace, will also have to deal with results …
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Uber Global, PYMNTS.com, Business Insider, Fortune, and New York Magazine
Tweets: @readdanwrite and @mattdrange
| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
SF City Attorney subpoenas Uber and Lyft, wants records on driving practices to ensure companies comply with local laws; experts say subpoenas are overly broad — It's a San Francisco truism: Every other car on the streets these days seems to sport a logo for Uber or Lyft …
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Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle, courthousenews.com, Wall Street Journal, The Recorder, MarketWatch, and Forbes. Thanks:@owenthomas
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