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June 10, 2018, 4:15 AM

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Laura Kate Dale / Kotaku UK:
EA is testing a multi-device game streaming service, announces Origin Access Premier, a $14.99/mo tier for its subscription program with access to all new games  —  During EA's E3 press conference today, the company made a pair of small announcement about the future of how you'll be able to play their games.
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.
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 …
Rollo Romig / The California Sunday Magazine:
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
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 shootings  —  The facial-recognition cameras installed near the bounce houses at the Warehouse, an after-school recreation center in Bloomington, Ind. …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNNMoney:
Survey: 17% of business school graduates in the US are working in tech, compared to 12% in finance; in 2008, 20% worked in finance while 12% worked in tech  —  5 stunning stats on Amazon  —  Ten years after the financial crisis, Silicon Valley has replaced Wall Street as the place to be.

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