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Softbank is buying robotics firms Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet — Here's a surprise turn of events: Softbank — maker of the friendly Pepper robot and a major M&A player in the tech world — has just announced that it is acquiring two more robotics companies from Google owner Alphabet …
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Sources: Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos, Safra Catz, other tech execs, to visit White House June 19 for first meeting of The American Technology Council — Meeting at White House comes despite Paris climate discord — Trump-created council given goal of modernizing government
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Taylor Swift's full catalog is returning to Spotify and other streaming services, reversing her stance against free music on ad-supported services — After breaking upin 2014, Taylor Swift and Spotify are getting back together. To celebrate her album 1989 hitting 10 million records sold …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases Windows 10 build for Insiders with improved stylus support, new UI for Start and Action Center, Edge improvements, more — Microsoft is releasing a new test version of Windows 10, build number 16215, today and there's a lot of changes on the way.
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, in a 2013 email, advised employees on when sex is permissible for a Miami company celebration — “Do not have sex with another employee UNLESS ...” — In what is arguably an unusual email for the very top executive to send to employees, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick advised …
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber is in advanced talks to acquire the engineering team of Luxe, a car-parking startup which has raised a total of $75M+ — While Uber Technologies wrestles with a string of controversies, the ride-hailing company is in advanced talks to acquire much of the engineering team …
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Home design firm Houzz is raising a $400M round at a $4B valuation, source says led by Iconiq Capital — The company expects to close a deal for a new $400 investment. — Houzz, the popular photo site used by homeowners to plan renovations, is finalizing a new funding round of $400 million … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google releases Android O Developer Preview 3 with final APIs — Google today launched the third Android O developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com and via the Android Beta Program. The preview includes an updated SDK with system images for the Nexus 5X …
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Tweets: @gsmarena_com and @9to5google
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Amazon ends its unlimited data storage plan for Amazon Drive, now offers up to 100GB for $11.99 a year or up to 1TB for $60 — Time to check you don't have auto-renew turned on — Amazon has killed off its generous unlimited cloud storage deal for Amazon Drive.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
AirPods automatically appear as a new speaker option on Apple TVs running tvOS 11 developer beta — When you pair AirPods to your iPhone, the wireless earbuds are automatically paired to iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches with the same iCloud account thanks to automatic setup.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Verizon will cut about 15% of AOL-Yahoo staff, or as many as 2.1K jobs, after merger closes — The proportion of jobs being made redundant across AOL and Yahoo is around 15 percent globally, we have confirmed with our sources. — This shakes out to as many as 2,100 jobs being lost as part of the corporate merger.| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
HTC U11 review: outdated design, but solid performance, good battery life, Edge Sense works well and is convenient — Improving on the HTC 10 where it matters, even if it sports a flashy, outdated design. — HTC introduced the “U” smartphone line back in January with the U Ultra and U Play handsets …
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