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| Michael del Castillo / CoinDesk: |
Blockstack releases developer edition of blockchain-powered browser, plans to introduce tokens later this year — Blockchain startup Blockstack has released a decentralized browser aimed at making apps more easily accessible. — In a way, the release is a kind of Netscape for the decentralized internet …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google debuts Family Group feature to easily share calendars, photos, notes, Google Play Family Library, Play Music, and YouTube TV among up to 6 people — Google has increasingly added family friendly functionality in its products. Today, the company is introducing a “Family Group” …
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| John Mannes / TechCrunch: |
Google Attribution, a free tool for examining marketing strategies and customer purchases, goes live in beta — At Google's Marketing Next conference, the company is announcing a new beta for Google Attribution, a free tool for examining the role that different marketing strategies play in customer purchasing decisions.
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber underpaid NYC drivers for past 2.5 years, is refunding them the difference plus interest, which may cost the firm upwards of $45M — The ride-hailing company says it is refunding the money after miscalculating its commissions — Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday said it mistakenly underpaid …
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| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
Chaos Computer Club hackers say they have defeated Samsung Galaxy S8's iris recognition system using a photo of victim's iris — Hackers of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in Germany have managed to defeat the iris recognition system on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S8 smartphones.
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| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
IKEA says its Trådfri smart lights will be compatible with Apple's HomeKit, Amazon Echo, and Google Home by autumn — Coming this summer and fall — Ikea's low-cost TRÅDFRI smart lights first announced in Europe last year, will soon get voice control for owners of Google Home, Apple HomeKit, and Amazon Alexa devices.
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| Jonathan Keane / Tech.eu: |
Warsaw-based medical booking platform DocPlanner raises €15M Series D led by ENERN Investments — Health tech startup, DocPlanner has raised €15 million in a Series D round to further grow its SaaS healthcare booking platform. — The fresh round of funding was led by ENERN Investments …
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| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
LeEco says it's laying off 325 employees, or 70% of its US business' workforce, due to a lack of funding — Little-known LeEco cuts 70 percent of its US workforce as its lofty goals couldn't match the reality of a tough market. — It was a chilly January night in Las Vegas as Danny Bowman … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Facebook debuts new group features for Live, including Live With, letting users stream side-by-side, and Live Chat with Friends private chatrooms — Facebook Live might be about bringing the entire community together around events, but sometimes you just want to know the reactions of your buddies.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils new Surface Pro with 13.5 hour battery life, Kaby Lake, optional 4G LTE; preorders open today starting at $799, ships June 15 in 26 countries — Available on June 15th starting at $799 — Microsoft is launching a new Surface Pro today, and it's dropping its numbering scheme as a result.
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Inquirer, The Verge, CNET, eWeek, Microsoft, PCWorld, ZDNet, Ars Technica UK, Softpedia News, BGR, AnandTech, The Tech Portal, Ubergizmo, Engadget, Digital Trends, Digital Photography Review, MSPoweruser, On MSFT, Ars Technica, Business Insider, TechSpot, The Verge, Windows Central, The Next Web, Laptop Mag, 9to5Mac, Tech Times, The Guardian, MacRumors, Office Blogs, PhoneDog.com, Pocket-lint, Neowin, Windows Blog, TechCrunch, iMore, The Tech Report, iPhone in Canada Blog, International Business Times, The Register, TechCrunch, Boing Boing, BetaNews, MSPoweruser, Fone Arena, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @dannysullivan, @martinsuchan, and @dcseifert
| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's head of worldwide HR, Denise Young Smith, to become VP for Inclusion and Diversity, reporting to Tim Cook; CFO Luca Maestri to temporarily fill HR role — Apple's head of Worldwide Human Resources Denise Young Smith will now run diversity programs for the company under a newly created VP position …
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| Michael del Castillo / CoinDesk: |
Global distributed ledger consortium R3 raises $107M to develop blockchain-like tech for banks from 40+ investors including Intel, HSBC, BoA Merrill Lynch — Global banking consortium R3 has closed the largest funding round in the history of distributed ledger technology.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
1Password adds Travel Mode feature that lets users easily wipe passwords from the app before departing and then restore them upon arrival — 1Password received a handy new feature last week that allows the app to temporarily remove all passwords, credit cards, and other stored data from a user's devices.
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BetaNews, AppleInsider, MacStories, MacRumors, The Mac Observer, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @brianfagioli
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Snapchat introduces custom Stories for capturing group moments with friends with the option to invite nearby users to join — A natural evolution — Snapchat today is rolling out custom Stories, a new form of Story designed to make sharing around big events easier.
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Fone Arena, Tech2, Android Central, Recode, International Business Times, Snap Inc., CNET, New York Magazine, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Teen Vogue, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, and Los Angeles Times. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
Google's AlphaGo beats world's top Go player, China's Ke Jie; China reportedly blocked livestreams of the match, despite enormous interest within the country — HONG KONG — It isn't looking good for humanity. — The world's best player of what might be humankind's most complicated board game …
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The Verge, Wired, CNET, Reuters, 9to5Google, Tech Times, NPR, BBC, Axios, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @stevejang, @baygross, @thegomovie, and @nytimesworld
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Huawei unveils the Matebook E, an update to the original Matebook, a more powerful 13" flagship X model, and 15" D model, all expected to ship this summer — The company also announced the MateBook E and MateBook D — The MateBook was Huawei's first shot at building a Windows 10 laptop …
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