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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft announces a new Your Phone app for Windows 10, Windows Timeline coming to iPhone via Edge, and Microsoft Launcher for Android to get Timeline support — Having given up on Windows 10 Mobile and Windows Phone, Microsoft has turned its attention to how best to embrace Android and iOS.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft brings its Custom Vision service to Azure IoT Edge, unveils new Speech Devices SDK for IoT, and partners with DJI and Qualcomm for IoT dev kits — Microsoft is shifting its main focus at Build 2018 from Windows to the intelligent edge, and is looking to attract developers with new kits, tools and more.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Q&A with Satya Nadella on ethics in tech, GDPR, CLOUD Act, AI, the future of Windows, and Microsoft-driven multi-device experiences as Microsoft Build begins — “We are the Windows company, after all,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told me. — I was at Microsoft's campus in Redmond …
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| Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott.com: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Uber hires former NTSB chairman to advise the company on its safety culture; report says that a software flaw was responsible for the accident in March — (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said Monday it has hired a former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Changes to Instagram's code suggest an upcoming feature allowing users to add music to their Stories with “Music stickers” — Instagram is preparing to let you add music to your Stories, judging by code found inside its Android app. “music stickers” could let you search for and add …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Android Things, Google's IoT platform for developers, out of beta with version 1.0, as Google promises to deliver updates for every device for three years — Google's solution to IoT security is to do all the updates itself, for free. — It's Google I/O week and even though the keynote … | Washington Post: |
Source: Google to debut at I/O a new set of Android controls that help users manage time they spend on their devices, amid a broader emphasis on responsibility — SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Tuesday plans to wade into the debate over whether technology - and the time spent on devices …
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Digital Trends, CNET, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Android Police, The Verge, The Next Web, Android and Me, XDA Developers, VentureBeat, Engadget, Search Engine Watch, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, and The Verge. Tweets: @lizzadwoskin
| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
Snap announces Tim Stone, a VP of Finance at Amazon, will become its new CFO, with Drew Vollero stepping down on May 15 — - Tim Stone, a Vice President of Finance at Amazon, has a background in digital content and cloud services — the latter of which is a primary expense for Snap.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Pay, first debuted in 2016 as Microsoft Wallet, will roll out to Outlook users over coming months, integrating Stripe, Braintree, Sage, Wave, and more — Microsoft Pay — Microsoft's answer to Android Pay and Apple Pay that was originally launched in 2016 as Microsoft Wallet — is getting a little more useful today.
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Office Dev Center, Microsoft 365 Blog, TheStreet, The Verge, and Windows Central
| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Mesosphere raises $125M Series D co-led by funds advised by T. Rowe Price Associates and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing total raised to over $250M — Data centers have never been more powerful, but they've never been more complicated to manage. Mesosphere is hoping that as hybrid …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com: |
Following severe security flaws in Drupal from March, 350+ sites including several government domains are now serving cryptomining scripts to users' browsers — After the publication of two severe security flaws in the Drupal CMS, cybercrime groups have turned their sights on this web technology …
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Android Auto to get support for RCS, group messaging, better integration with 3rd-party apps, more; new Volvos to have built-in Google Maps, apps, and Assistant — Plus, some new features for Android Auto — Google's previously announced integration with Volvo cars is finally solidifying.
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Android Developers Blog, XDA Developers, Volvo Car Group Global …, Engadget, Mashable, and Android Authority. Tweets: @androiddev
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
After announcing the partnership last August, Microsoft demos Alexa-Cortana integration, launches sign-up site for updates but doesn't share a launch timeline — Microsoft still isn't giving a timeline as to when its virtual assistant, Cortana, will support integration with Amazon Alexa …
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GeekWire, The Verge, Digital Trends, PCWorld, AFTVnews, The Next Web, Engadget, SlashGear, and On MSFT
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Warner Music Group has sold 75% of its stake in Spotify for ~$400M; Sony said last week it sold about half of its Spotify shares for ~$750M — First Sony, now Warner Music Group. — As Spotify was getting its subscription music service off the ground, the world's biggest music labels took equity stakes in the company.| Kirsten Korosec / Fortune: |
Drive.ai announces a 6-month pilot program for an autonomous ride-hailing network in Frisco, TX, aiming to give 10K+ rides, which will be free at launch in July — Drive.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup, is launching a pilot program in a busy commercial sector of Frisco …
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The Verge, Engadget, MIT Technology Review, TechCrunch, Wired, Quartz, Silicon Valley Business …, CNET, GlobeNewswire News Room, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @cityoffriscotx
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
YouTube quietly reached an agreement with Vevo last year to sell Vevo's clips directly to advertisers as part of Google Preferred — Good for YouTube and for the music labels. What about for Vevo? — The world's biggest video site is also the world's biggest music video site.Sponsor Posts
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