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Sources: Apple plans to let users buy subscriptions to some third-party video services in its TV app, rather than individual apps, starting next year — - Strategy in development looks a lot like rival Amazon.com's — Apple Inc.'s plan to reinvent cable TV is starting to look a lot like the strategy of its rival Amazon.com Inc.
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Tweets: @kifleswing, @gerryfsmith, and @ethan_kraft
| Sijia Jiang / Reuters: |
ZTE filing says it has ceased “major operating activities” after US ban stopping US firms from supplying it tech and that it's working with US to reverse ban — HONG KONG (Reuters) - ZTE Corp's (0763.HK)(000063.SZ) main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government …
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Smoothness of Google's AI-based demonstrations at I/O and “Make Google Do It” campaign mask the reality: users will need to give up more information and agency — In the middle of its Tuesday morning I/O presentation, Google played an audio recording of what was essentially an AI-powered crank call.
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Tweets: @cwarzel, @lionelgeek, @daveyalba, @cwarzel, @mims, @cwarzel, @mims, and @rmac18
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Walmart agrees to buy a majority stake of about 77% in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart for ~$16B, says its long-term goal is to see Flipkart publicly listed — - Walmart said on Wednesday that it would acquire an initial stake of roughly 77 percent in Flipkart.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Researcher finds Signal messages delivered on Mac stay in Notification Center, even when set to self-destruct, complete with message content and sender's name — If you use the Signal desktop app, be careful with your notification settings. — When it comes to protecting your messages …
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| Jonathan Vanian / Fortune: |
Google to acquire Israel-based Velostrata, which helps companies move their internal infrastructure to the cloud and has raised ~$31.5M, according to PitchBook — Google plans to buy the small enterprise startup Velostrata as the search giant continues growing its cloud computing business.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple starts cracking down on apps that violate its guidelines by sharing location data with third-parties without explicit user consent — Over the last few days, Apple has seemingly started cracking down on applications that share location data with third-parties.
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| Peter Cao / 9to5Mac: |
Steam says its Steam Link and Steam Video services, which allows for streaming of games, are coming to iOS devices starting the week of May 21 — Steam announced today that it will be rolling out its Steam Link and Steam Video apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV soon.| Reuters: |
US drone program taps ten pilot projects to collect data to help make FAA rules for drone integration; Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft among partners for pilots — WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department's 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Amazon Experience Centers, hosted inside Lennar's model home demos across the US, to showcase smart home devices, Dash Buttons, and more — Last week, we reported on how Amazon was leveraging a new relationship with home builder Lennar to expand its smart home business …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Reddit, Pornhub, Tumblr, Etsy, and others support Red Alert for Net Neutrality project as Sen. Ed Markey attempts to force a vote on reinstating the rules — Reddit, Pornhub, Tumblr, and other companies are supporting an upcoming net neutrality vote with a new publicity campaign.
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Facebook: Senator Edward J. Markey. Tweets: @senmarkey, @verge, @frankthorp, @kamalaharris, @fightfortheftr, and @nxthompson
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows 10 test build shows a new File Explorer dark mode and cloud clipboard for multi-device copying and pasting, coming to the public later this year — Insiders get to test the new changes today — Microsoft is testing a new build of Windows 10 today (17666) that includes some new features …
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Windows Blog, Ars Technica, On MSFT, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Thurrott.com, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Windows Central, and On MSFT. Tweets: @rje
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Interview with Microsoft's Jon Friedman, now chief designer for Office 365, on its failed products: 2004 SPOT watches, KIN phone, Courier tablet, and more — Microsoft's had a variety of weird and wonderful consumer devices over the years that haven't gone so well.
Tweets: @harrymccracken and @stroughtonsmith
| Shan Wang / Nieman Lab: |
A look at the redesigned Google News: a “For You” briefing including local sources, Newscasts similar to Twitter Moments, headlines, and “subscribe” buttons — Google announced a shiny new iteration of the Google News app on Tuesday as part of its I/O developer conference … | Ry Crist / CNET: |
Compatible smart locks can now offer voice unlocking through Amazon's native Alexa smart lock software, available now on Schlage Sense and Connect smart locks — Amazon's Alexa already lets users lock compatible smart locks with a voice command. Voice unlocking, however, is a trickier sell … | Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Multiple OSes including Windows, macOS, and Linux were affected by a serious security flaw caused by developers misinterpreting chipmakers' documentation — OS and hypervisor makers patch flaw that attackers could use to crash systems or read data from memory.
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US-CERT, cve.mitre.org, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Register, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer.com, and bit-tech.net. Tweets: @linuxjournal
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google launches Tour Creator, a free tool that lets anyone make their own VR tours using Google's Street View imagery and their own 360-degree photos — Google today launched a new tool for teachers and their students called Tour Creator, which allows anyone to create their own VR tour using imagery …
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The Keyword, VentureBeat, Engadget, VRFocus, The Next Web, CNET, Digital Trends, and CNET. Tweets: @googlearvr
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft's May 2018 Patch Tuesday fixes 68 security issues, 21 of them critical, including one being actively exploited to hack users — Latest Patch Tuesday included 68 fixes, 21 of them rated “critical.” — Microsoft on Tuesday patched two Windows vulnerabilities that attackers …
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