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Sources: SoftBank has taken a $4B stake in Nvidia, representing an equity holding of 4.9%, which is just under the amount requiring a regulatory disclosure — Stake represents 4.9 percent of total outstanding shares — Holding seen moving into SoftBank's $93 Billion Vision Fund
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Samsung's new Gear 360 camera goes on sale in the US on May 25 for $229, available in-store and online — Samsung has finally confirmed pricing and U.S. availability for its refreshed Gear 360 camera. — The second generation device will go on sale on May 25 in-store and online through Samsung …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Intel to offer Thunderbolt 3 protocol specification to chipmakers royalty free next year and integrate Thunderbolt into its CPUs — Nearly two years ago, Intel gave a major boost to Thunderbolt, its zippy hardware interface, by embracing USB-C, the do-it-all port that will eventually eat the world.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Collaboration platform Smartsheet raises $52M Series F led by existing investor Insight Venture Partners at a $800M valuation — Cloud-based communication and collaboration platforms are the name of the game today in enterprise software, and now one of the still-independent leaders in that space …
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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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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Microsoft says its Xbox Game Pass streaming service will launch on June 1 for $9.99/month, offering 100+ Xbox One and 360 games — Today Microsoft revealed that its new Xbox One game subscription service will be available on June 1st. Called Game Pass, the service was first announced back in February …
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| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
Facebook is testing a new product, Audience Direct, which it says helps publishers target ads with 90% accuracy; early partners include ESPN — ‘Audience Direct’ will streamline buying process that has been labor-intensive — Facebook FB -.11% is testing a new tool designed … | 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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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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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches free Swift app development curriculum on iBooks, which will be offered by six community colleges this fall — Apple has today announced that is launching a new app development curriculum designed to teach students how to start using Swift to create fully functional iPhone apps.| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
LinkedIn, HPE, and others launch Open19 Foundation, a nonprofit to support open and customizable datacenter designs — The Open19 Foundation, whose founding members also include GE Digital, Vapor IO and Flex, will support open hardware and open software projects.
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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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