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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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.| 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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Tweets: @eu_commission and @sarahludford
| 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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| 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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| 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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Facebook celebrates the 30th anniversary of GIF by making GIFs available in comments to everyone on Facebook — On June 15, we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the GIF, which has made communicating on the internet more joyful, more visual and let's face it, a whole lot funnier!Sponsor Posts
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