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June 9, 2018, 4:30 PM

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Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:
Source: Apple Watch to get touch-sensitive solid-state buttons that use Taptic Engine to simulate clicks this or next year, buttons may act as health sensors  —  The Apple Watch will be getting solid state buttons that don't move up and down but rather sense the touch of a finger …
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook let some partners access users' friend data after it shut off access to most devs in 2015; sources: partners included Nissan and Royal Bank of Canada  —  Special deals gave a small number of companies access to data after shutting off access for other developers
Washington Post:
China hacked a US Navy contractor early this year and stole 614GB of classified data, including plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile for US submarines  —  Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related …
Rollo Romig / The California Sunday Magazine:
Timothy J. Seppala / Engadget:
What to expect at the E3 2018 gaming show from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and others  —  The Electronics Entertainment Expo is basically New York Fashion Week for the joystick crowd, five days brimming with an overwhelming number of media briefings and new game announcements.
Jon Christian / Motherboard:
Some 3rd-party repair shops say they are seeing iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices with audio chip problems that can lead to the phone getting stuck on the boot screen  —  People who repair Apple products say that a grayed-out speaker icon is a symptom of “loop disease,” which can affect aging iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Unproven facial recognition tech is the latest tool that is being increasingly marketed by security contractors to US schools terrified of school shootings  —  The facial-recognition cameras installed near the bounce houses at the Warehouse, an after-school recreation center in Bloomington …
Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts over-the-top video revenue, which grew 15.2% in 2017 to $20.1B, will rise 12.2% this year and reach $30.6B by 2022  —  Study says international growth, original content will fuel increases  —  PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that over-the-top revenue …

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