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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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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Microsoft says it will give app developers an 85%-95% cut for all non-game apps, up from current 70%; new fee structure will go into effect later this year — Planned dev deal tweak lets programmers keep 95 per cent of revenue — Build Microsoft says it will take less money … | 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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| 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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| 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 fatal 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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| 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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| 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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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram may soon allow users to add music to their Stories using “music stickers”, according to changes to code — 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 a song to your posts …
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The Next Web, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, New York Magazine, Android Police, Android Authority, SlashGear, Business Insider, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, and iPhone Hacks
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| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Google will ban ads promoting bail bonds services starting in July, citing the company's commitment to protect users from “deceptive or harmful products” — On Monday, Google announced that it will no longer allow ads from bail-bond companies. — This isn't the first time Google has singled out an entire industry.
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| 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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Bad Packets Report, Ars Technica, and The Register
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| 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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| 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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