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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft says iTunes will be available on the Windows Store by year end, and available for Windows 10 S with full iPhone support and access to Apple Music  —  Here is a surprise: at its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced that Apple's iTunes will come to the Windows Store by the end of the year.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with better syncing across devices, including clipboard sharing, resuming sessions and apps, more  —  Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is the next major update that Microsoft is planning to release in September.
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Microsoft says it's working on bringing Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and Fedora to the Windows Store  —  Microsoft is doubling down on offering developers more options on Windows 10, and at Build 2017, it announced that three of the most popular Linux distributions are coming to the Windows Store.
Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com:
Microsoft announces Xamarin Live Player, which lets developers run and debug iOS apps directly from Windows, instead of using a Mac
Lance Ulanoff / Mashable:
Microsoft announces Story Remix, which uses your photos and videos to create an auto-generated movie, with the option to import 3D Models from Paint 3D
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft debuts its Fluent Design System, rolling out gradually in Windows 10 and Windows apps, as a successor to its Modern UI design language
Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Judge in Waymo-Uber suit rejects Uber's bid for private arbitration, sends the case to DOJ for investigation  —  A judge has denied Uber's request to force Waymo's case against the company into arbitration.  —  Judge William Alsup's denial is the first major decision in the case since …
Eric Geller / Politico:
Trump signs executive order for extensive review of US government's cybersecurity, but mostly maintains the cyber policy path set by last two administrations  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a long-delayed cybersecurity executive order that is expected to launch sweeping reviews …
Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:
Study by UCSF and Cardiogram app shows Apple Watch paired with deep neural network detects atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, with 97% accuracy  —  New research conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, in collaboration with Apple Watch app Cardiogram …
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Apple to debut Amazon Prime Video app on Apple TV at WWDC, and Amazon to resume selling Apple TVs  —  After a fraught few years, Apple and Amazon have reached something of an accord over their rival video efforts.  —  Sources in position to know tell BuzzFeed News that Amazon's Prime video app …
Cliff Kuang / Co.Design:
Google updates Allo with new image-recognition tool that maps facial features then generates 22 custom emojis  —  According to Google, the tool could generate 563 quadrillion faces.  —  Machine learning and artificial intelligence have, for a couple years, been hailed as the death knell …
Ina Fried / Axios:
HP says Conexant keylogging code should not have been included on PCs, issues fix for 2016 models, says fix for 2015 models coming Friday  —  HP says it has a fix for a flaw that caused a number of its PC models to keep a log of each keystroke a customer was entering.
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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers say Conexant audio driver, found on 24+ HP laptops, logs all keystrokes and stores them in an unencrypted file
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
London-based Improbable raises $502M, led by SoftBank with participation from a16z, to create a platform for building virtual and simulated worlds  —  Improbable, the London startup that has developed a platform for third parties to build vast virtual and simulated worlds …
Scott Stein / CNET:
Microsoft unveils motion controllers for Windows Mixed Reality headsets, coming “this holiday”, will be available as a bundle with Acer's headset, others

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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter announces a new deal for year-round NFL content that includes a 30-minute live digital show that will air five nights per week

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