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Cortana will start suggesting better deals as you shop on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, other retailer sites using Edge browser — Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana will now be able to save you money when you're shopping online. The company announced today that it will begin a pilot test …
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 build for Insiders with improved stylus support, new UI for Action Center, Edge improvements, easy emoji access, more — Microsoft is releasing a new test version of Windows 10, build number 16215, today and there's a lot of changes on the way.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
App Store now requires developers to use official API to request app ratings, disallows custom prompts — The App Review guidelines were updated this week to accommodate App Store policy changes and new rules for usage of frameworks introduced in iOS 11, like MusicKit. — One change is the addition of section 1.1.7.
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Updated App Store guidelines classify voluntary tipping via virtual currency as an in-app purchase, making tipping subject to Apple's 30% cut — Apple has activated a new revenue stream that could foster communities of digital content creators around the world like those already thriving in China.
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SoftBank is buying robotics firms Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet — Here's a surprise turn of events: SoftBank — maker of the friendly Pepper robot and a major M&A player in the tech world — has just announced that it is acquiring two more robotics companies from Google owner Alphabet …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Packagd, founded by Eric Feng, raises $6M Series A round and launches its Unboxed app that offers curated, hosted shows of consumer tech being unboxed — If you're a child of the '80s or '90s, you probably remember QVC or the Home Shopping Network. Before every retailer had a website …
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Sources: Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos, Safra Catz, other tech execs, to visit White House June 19 for first meeting of The American Technology Council — Meeting at White House comes despite Paris climate discord — Trump-created council given goal of modernizing government| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Home design firm Houzz is raising a $400M round at a $4B valuation, source says led by Iconiq Capital — The company expects to close a deal for a new $400 million investment. — Houzz, the popular photo site used by homeowners to plan renovations, is finalizing a new funding round … | Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: |
Japan passes law legalizing Airbnb, limiting stay in private homes to 180 nights a year, and requiring hosts to register with local governments — The law limits stay in private homes to 180 nights a year — Airbnb hosts will have to register with local governments| Caitlin Huston / MarketWatch: |
Cloudera down more than 15% following disappointing first earnings report post-IPO — Shares of Cloudera Inc. sank 15% Friday, as Wall Street analysts weighed in after the data-software company reported disappointing billings for the fiscal first quarter. — In its first report …
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SixiusXM invests $480M in Pandora for a 16% stake; Pandora sells Ticketfly, which it acquired for $450M in October 2015, to Eventbrite for $200M — Jun 9, 2017, 6:04 amJun 9, 2017, 11:48 am — Troubled streaming music service Pandora has finally found a white knight of sorts to boost …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to shut down its Docs.com file-sharing site on December 15, advises affected users to use LinkedIn's SlideShare or OneDrive instead — Microsoft is shutting down its Docs.com site in December and advising affected users to go with LinkedIn's SlideShare and/or OneDrive for their file storage needs instead.Sponsor Posts
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