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Sources: Amazon expressed interest in acquiring Slack, in 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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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!| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Apple in talks with Argonaut Project and Carin Alliance to build medical information into iPhone 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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| 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.| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Spotify's monthly active users reach 140M as filings show revenue grew over 50% YoY to $3.3B last year, and that company has agreed to pay $2B+ to big labels — 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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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon adds Alexa to Dash Wand for AmazonFresh ordering, home controls, more, includes access to some Alexa skills but will not play music; available for $20 — 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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| 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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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Middle Eastern ride-hailing startup Careem, currently operating in 80 cities, closes $500M Series E, sources say led by Rakuten at a $1.2B valuation — Amid ongoing struggles at Uber, one of its stronger regional rivals in transportation on demand has raised a significant round of funding … | JP Mangalindan / Yahoo! Finance: |
Uber to be indefinitely governed by committee consisting of 14 executives who previously reported directly to Kalanick — With Uber CEO Travis Kalanick officially taking — a leave of absence, and his effective right-hand Emil Michael — gone from the company, the day-to-day duties … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Google says it plans to launch its full desktop backup tool, called Backup and Sync, for Google Drive on June 28, available as an app — Google is turning Drive into a much more robust backup tool. Soon, instead of files having to live inside of the Drive folder, Google will be able …
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| Brian Merchant / The Verge: |
Interviews with Apple employees, including Fadell, Forstall, and others, reveal the secretive and complex process that led to the first iPhone — An exclusive excerpt from The One Device — This month marks 10 years since Apple launched the first iPhone, a device that would fundamentally transform …
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