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Sources: Apple plans to let users buy subscriptions to some third-party video services in its TV app, rather than individual apps, starting next year — - Strategy in development looks a lot like rival Amazon.com's — Apple Inc.'s plan to reinvent cable TV is starting to look a lot like the strategy of its rival Amazon.com Inc.
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Tweets: @kifleswing, @gerryfsmith, and @ethan_kraft
| Sijia Jiang / Reuters: |
ZTE filing says it has ceased “major operating activities” after US ban stopping US firms from supplying it tech and that it's working with US to reverse ban — HONG KONG (Reuters) - ZTE Corp's (0763.HK)(000063.SZ) main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government …
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Reuters, SiliconANGLE, ZTE Corporation, Quartz, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, The Register, Nikkei, South China Morning Post, Neowin, Liliputing, Light Reading, Gizmodo, The Hill, Droid Life, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Android Central, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Authority, Android Police, The Verge, and CNET. Tweets: @tculpan
| Jonathan Vanian / Fortune: |
Google to acquire Israel-based Velostrata, which helps companies move their internal infrastructure to the cloud and has raised ~$31.5M, according to PitchBook — Google plans to buy the small enterprise startup Velostrata as the search giant continues growing its cloud computing business.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Researcher finds Signal messages delivered on Mac stay in Notification Center, even when set to self-destruct, complete with message content and sender's name — If you use the Signal desktop app, be careful with your notification settings. — When it comes to protecting your messages …
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Smoothness of Google's AI-based demonstrations at I/O and “Make Google Do It” campaign mask the reality: users will need to give up more information and agency — In the middle of its Tuesday morning I/O presentation, Google played an audio recording of what was essentially an AI-powered crank call.
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Tweets: @cwarzel, @lionelgeek, @daveyalba, @cwarzel, @mims, @cwarzel, @mims, and @rmac18
| Peter Cao / 9to5Mac: |
Steam says its Steam Link and Steam Video services, which allows for streaming of games, are coming to iOS devices starting the week of May 21 — Steam announced today that it will be rolling out its Steam Link and Steam Video apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV soon.
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| Reuters: |
US drone program taps ten pilot projects to collect data to help make FAA rules for drone integration; Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft among partners for pilots — WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department's 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Walmart agrees to buy a majority stake of about 77% in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart for ~$16B, says its long-term goal is to see Flipkart publicly listed — - Walmart said on Wednesday that it would acquire an initial stake of roughly 77 percent in Flipkart.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Amazon Experience Centers, hosted inside Lennar's model home demos across the US, to showcase smart home devices, Dash Buttons, and more — Last week, we reported on how Amazon was leveraging a new relationship with home builder Lennar to expand its smart home business …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Reddit, Pornhub, Tumblr, Etsy, and others support Red Alert for Net Neutrality project as Sen. Ed Markey attempts to force a vote on reinstating the rules — Reddit, Pornhub, Tumblr, and other companies are supporting an upcoming net neutrality vote with a new publicity campaign.
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Facebook: Senator Edward J. Markey. Tweets: @senmarkey, @verge, @frankthorp, @kamalaharris, @fightfortheftr, and @nxthompson
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple starts cracking down on apps that violate its guidelines by sharing location data with third-parties without explicit user consent — Over the last few days, Apple has seemingly started cracking down on applications that share location data with third-parties.
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TechSpot, The Next Web, BleepingComputer.com, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, BetaNews, iLounge, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, The Verge, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET, Ars Technica, MacDailyNews, Engadget, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Inquirer, and Softpedia News. Tweets: @thomasbcn
| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Compatible smart locks can now offer voice unlocking through Amazon's native Alexa smart lock software, available now on Schlage Sense and Connect smart locks — You could already ask Alexa to lock the door — now, after you say a spoken PIN code, she'll unlock it for you, too.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows 10 test build shows a new File Explorer dark mode and cloud clipboard for multi-device copying and pasting, coming to the public later this year — Insiders get to test the new changes today — Microsoft is testing a new build of Windows 10 today (17666) that includes some new features …
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Windows Blog, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, On MSFT, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Neowin, Thurrott.com, Windows Central, and On MSFT. Tweets: @rje
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Interview with Microsoft's Jon Friedman, now chief designer for Office 365, on its failed products: 2004 SPOT watches, KIN phone, Courier tablet, and more — Microsoft's had a variety of weird and wonderful consumer devices over the years that haven't gone so well.
Tweets: @harrymccracken and @stroughtonsmith
| Shan Wang / Nieman Lab: |
A look at the redesigned Google News: a “For You” briefing including local sources, Newscasts similar to Twitter Moments, headlines, and “subscribe” buttons — Google announced a shiny new iteration of the Google News app on Tuesday as part of its I/O developer conference … | Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Uber partnerships chief David Richter is leaving the company; Cameron Poetzscher, the longtime head of M&A, will replace him and report to the CEO — Uber's top dealmaker, David Richter, is leaving the company for personal reasons after more than four years, according to people briefed about the move.
Tweets: @amir
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Multiple OSes including Windows, macOS, and Linux were affected by a serious security flaw caused by developers misinterpreting chipmakers' documentation — OS and hypervisor makers patch flaw that attackers could use to crash systems or read data from memory.
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US-CERT, cve.mitre.org, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Register, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer.com, and bit-tech.net. Tweets: @linuxjournal
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google launches Tour Creator, a free tool that lets anyone make their own VR tours using Google's Street View imagery and their own 360-degree photos — Google today launched a new tool for teachers and their students called Tour Creator, which allows anyone to create their own VR tour using imagery …
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The Keyword, VentureBeat, Engadget, VRFocus, The Next Web, Digital Trends, CNET, and CNET. Tweets: @googlearvr
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