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| Megan Murphy / Bloomberg: |
Interview with Tim Cook on HomePod, AR, enterprise strategy, manufacturing products in the US, Donald Trump, US tax code, and more — Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc., was interviewed in San Jose, California, on June 5 by Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Megan Murphy.
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Sources: Amazon expressed interest in acquiring Slack, in a deal that would value the company at $9B+ — Chatroom company's value said to be at least $9 billion — Microsoft boosted competition with Teams chat platform — Corporate chatroom startup Slack Technologies Inc …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter redesigns its app across mobile, desktop, and the web to include round profile icons, consistent typography, and more — In an effort to better cater to newcomers, Twitter once again is redesigning its app across mobile, desktop and the web. The revamp isn't a radical departure …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook requests input on hard questions about censorship, starting with terrorist propaganda, and plans to begin explaining how it's addressing each question — How should Facebook decide what's allowed on its social network, and how to balance safety and truth with diverse opinions and cultural norms?
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Passenger raped by Uber driver in India sues Uber, Kalanick, others in US federal court for defamation, more after it emerges they obtained her medical info — SAN FRANCISCO — A woman who was raped by her Uber driver in India filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing company and three current …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Filings: Spotify reaches 140M MAUs as 2016 revenue grew over 50% YoY to $3.3B, with a net loss of $601M; firm agrees to pay big labels $2B+ over next two years — The streaming service posted revenue of $3.3 billion last year; it has promised big checks in exchange for better rates.
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple in talks with Argonaut Project and Carin Alliance to make the iPhone a medical records hub so patients can easily share data with third parties — - It is looking to host clinical information, such as labs and allergy lists, and not just wellness data.
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Digital Trends, CNET, 9to5Mac, Macworld, Computerworld, iLounge, Fortune, Silicon Valley Business …, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, O'Grady's PowerPage, International Business Times, Business Insider, SlashGear, AppAdvice.com, Engadget, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @digiphile
| Ian Morris / Forbes: |
Report: Netflix has 50.85M subscribers, surpassing major US cable networks' 48.61M for the first time; cable subs down 4M in the five years Netflix's doubled — Netflix has, for the first time, surpassed cable in total subscribers according to Leichtman Research.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon unveils $20 Dash Wand with a barcode scanner and Alexa support for ordering food, getting recipes, controlling smart-home devices, Alexa skills — Amazon just introduced a new Alexa device: a $20 version of its Amazon Dash Wand with the voice-enabled smart assistant built in for ordering food …
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| Paul Miller / The Verge: |
Upcoming iPhones will offer wireless charging, says CEO of Apple manufacturer Wistron — Plugging things in is no fun, especially when a certain company refuses to embrace industry-standard plugs. Wireless charging is an obvious solution, which has been embraced by many Android manufacturers …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Pro review: full PC performance in a thin, silent, and light design with good battery life, though it has limited ports and is expensive — In Microsoft's relatively young hardware division, the Surface Pro has always stood for what the company believes is the future of personal computing.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Mobile roaming charges now dropped across 28 EU countries, for users living in an EU country for at least 8 months each year — It's been a long time in coming and had plenty of trials and tribulations, but it's finally here: mobile roaming is now free in the EU.
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