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Sources: Microsoft is planning to release a line of lower-cost 10-inch Surface tablets, priced at ~$400, with USB-C as soon as the second half of 2018 — - Tablets priced about $400 prepped for second half of 2018 — Surface computers now compete with PCs, Apple's IPad Pro
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Tweets: @patrickmoorhead and @parth2eets
| Alexander J Martin / Sky News: |
European Parliament president says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will give evidence to the European Parliament in person as early as next week — Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the EU Parliament in person to answer questions about Facebook's use of data. — The hearing will “hopefully” …
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BuzzFeed and Politico
Tweets: @ep_president, @sarahfrier, @jimwaterson, @sarahfrier, @buzzfeednews, and @verge
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
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| Tim Peterson / Digiday: |
Apple News now lets all publishers use Google's DoubleClick to serve ads following tests last year — Apple News has officially begun letting publishers use Google's DoubleClick for Publishers to serve ads into their Apple News articles following tests last year and an expansion earlier this year.
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Marketing Land, MacRumors, AdExchanger, iMore, AppleInsider, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @digiday
| Eric Geller / Politico: |
White House eliminates cyber coordinator role, meant to harmonize the government's cybersecurity policies, after Rob Joyce's exit, to “streamline authority” — The Trump administration has eliminated the White House's top cyber policy role, jettisoning a key position created during …
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| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Facebook to let users share voice messages with friends, archive Stories, and save photos and videos from the in-app camera directly to the Facebook cloud — All three features are rolling out to India first — Facebook, the app you used to use before Instagram, is making three updates …
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TechCrunch, MacRumors, Engadget, and VentureBeat
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Critics say many jails in the US are increasingly using video-calling services to cut costs and boost profits by restricting or eliminating in-person visits — We tried one of the awful video services many jails offer instead of visitation. — When Rebecca Parr visited her nephew Justin Harker recently …
Tweets: @schestowitz, @johndyer, @f2fknox, @arilamm, @arstechnica, and @binarybits
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Google partially rolls back autoplay-blocking update in Chrome 66 after it disabled audio for many web-based games, urges developers to update before October — Google is partially and temporarily rolling back a recent Chrome change that blocked autoplaying audio, after web developers complained …
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Engadget, bugs.chromium.org, Android Authority, The Guardian, TechSpot, Inquirer, The Register, Softpedia News, BleepingComputer.com, Android Police, bit-tech.net, Waypoint, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @mylesborins and @mistydemeo
| New York Times: |
Sources: DOJ and FBI are investigating Cambridge Analytica and “associated US persons”, seeking info from former employees and banks that handled its business — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the F.B.I. are investigating Cambridge Analytica, the now-defunct political data firm …
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Tweets: @maddowblog, @nickconfessore, @wendysiegelman, @nickconfessore, and @safarishane
| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Huawei launches Honor 10 with 5.84" 19:9 LCD 2280×1080 display, Kirin 970 and dedicated NPU, and 24MP + 16MP dual-camera, available in Europe from €399 — In a world filled with rectangular blocks with displays, it takes a large effort to differentiate.| William Wilkes / Wall Street Journal: |
How automation is leading to job growth in certain industries where robots take on repetitive tasks, freeing humans for more creative, problem-solving duties — Automation is leading to job growth in certain industries where machines take on repetitive tasks, freeing humans for more creative duties| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google finally adds support for ARCore on Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ — Augmented reality technology has gotten much more popular over the past couple of years, and with the arrival of ARCore, it's gotten a whole lot better on Android. Now, Samsung's latest flagships finally offer support.| Shane Harris / Washington Post: |
Sources: US government identified a former CIA employee as a suspect in last year's CIA Vault 7 computer hacking arsenal leak but was unable to bring charges — The U.S. government has identified a suspect in the leak last year of a large portion of the CIA's computer hacking arsenal …
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Engadget, BBC, New York Times, Ars Technica, DataBreaches.net, Gizmodo, SecurityWeek, Silicon Republic, AppleInsider, Motherboard, CNET, The Register, Boing Boing, and Cyberscoop
Tweets: @w7voa, @bubbaprog, @shaneharris, and @zackwhittaker
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
AT&T's DirecTV Now launches its cloud DVR, alongside a new tier with 100 hours of recording and 90 days of storage for $10/month more, adds more content, more — AT&T's over-the-top streaming service for cord cutters, DirecTV Now, is finally beginning to roll out its cloud DVR feature - a year and a half after its launch.
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DIRECTV NOW, SlashGear, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Mac, iMore, USA Today, and CordCutters
| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Beam Dental raises $22.5M led by KPCB to offer better dental insurance plans for users of its connected toothbrush who share brushing data with the app — Alex Frommeyer comes from a family of dentists. Now, he has a start-up that sells dental insurance, but with a twist.
Tweets: @anindac92
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram app code reveals a Usage Insights dashboard that displays “time spent”, an emoji bar, and replies to comments from notifications — Instagram may be jumping into the time well spent movement, following the unveiling of Google's new time management controls last week.
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MacRumors, The Verge, Mashable, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, Digital Trends, Android Authority, iDownloadBlog.com, Search Engine Journal, 9to5Mac, and PiunikaWeb. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Bloomberg: |
Canaan, the world's second-largest maker of bitcoin mining hardware, files for an IPO in Hong Kong that sources say could raise ~$1B and list as early as July — - China's Canaan aims to start trading as early as July — Firm seeks first Hong Kong IPO from cryptocurrency industry
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Bitcoinist.com
| Neer Varshney / The Next Web: |
HTC announces plans for Exodus, a “blockchain phone” with secure enclave and universal wallet for easier cryptocurrency trading and better DApp experience — HTC is developing a new Android phone that will be powered by blockchain technology. — The phone, named Exodus …
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BGR, International Business Times, Phil Chen, Mashable, The Verge, DigiTimes, Tom's Guide, TechCrunch, Inquirer, SludgeFeed, Gizmochina, Firstpost, CoinSpeaker, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Ubergizmo, CoinDesk, Android Police, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, Android Authority, Android Central, Droid Life, Digital Trends, Android and Me, CNET, PCMag, Engadget, ZDNet, and CCN
Tweets: @mims, @karissabe, @backlon, and @ow
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
A profile of Helen Dixon, Ireland's data protection commissioner, who will soon gain authority to investigate and fine tech giants with a regional HQ in Ireland — As Europe implements a sweeping new data privacy law, Ireland is in the middle of a standoff between regulators and tech companies.
Tweets: @karlbode, @satariano, and @puiwingtam
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Tencent Q1 earnings beat expectations with revenues of ~$11.5B, up 48% YoY, net profit of ~$3.65B, up 61% YoY driven by its booming games business — Tencent reported first quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat market expectations, fueled by its booming gaming business.
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TechCrunch and Bloomberg
| Dan Frommer / Recode: |
Circle raises another $110M in round led by Bitmain, pushing its valuation up to almost $3B, says it's launching USD Coin, a new product tied to US dollar value — The company is also launching a new “USD Coin” tied to the value of the U.S. dollar. — Circle, a cryptocurrency startup led …
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TechCrunch, Circle, SiliconANGLE, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinSpeaker, Silicon Republic, Xconomy, Bitcoinist.com, Quartz, CNBC, CoinDesk, Bitsonline, SludgeFeed, and NewsBTC
Tweets: @circlepay and @bitcoindunny
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Namely, an HR software startup that has raised ~$170M, fired CEO Matt Straz due to actions “inconsistent with that which is expected of Namely leadership” — Forbes Staff Covering venture capital, software and startups — Namely — Namely founder Matt Straz has been fired by the startup amid an investigation.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Wireless technology company Metawave raises $10M from Hyundai, Toyota, and others for building a “smart automotive radar system” for autonomous cars — Wireless technology company Metawave announced today a $10 million investment from five backers, including Hyundai, Toyota …
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