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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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Tweets: @tommetcalf123, @vijayshekhar, @madhav_et, @shiraovide, @vindugoel, @jonrussell, @swarajyamag, and @ajit_ranade
| 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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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Sources: Facebook appoints CPO Chris Cox to lead Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger apps; CTO Mike Schroepfer to oversee AR/VR, AI, blockchain, more — WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook's core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg.| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
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| 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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| 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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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Multiple operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux were affected by a serious security flaw caused by developers misinterpreting debug documentation — OS and hypervisor makers patch flaw that attackers could use to crash systems or read data from memory.
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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: @verge, @senmarkey, @frankthorp, @kamalaharris, @fightfortheftr, and @nxthompson
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Glassdoor to be acquired by Japanese HR giant Recruit Holdings for $1.2B, will remain a “distinct and separate part” of Recruit's HR technology business segment — Job review site Glassdoor has agreed to be acquired for $1.2 billion by Japanese HR giant Recruit Holdings Co.
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Google developing Lookout Android app to aid the blind and the visually impaired by offering users auditory clues to the objects, text, and people around them — The Android app will offer users spoken clues to the objects, text and people around them. — Google is developing an app …
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VentureBeat, Android Police, PCWorld, The Keyword, The Next Web, and Engadget. Tweets: @jrraphael
| Andrew Martonik / Android Central: |
| 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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| Google AI Blog: |
Breakdown of how Google Duplex works, with several audio examples of how the assistant would interact over the phone, handling interruptions, elaborating, more — Posted by Yaniv Leviathan, Principal Engineer and Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering, Google
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Tweets: @zeynep, @bridgetcarey, @zeynep, @calbucci, @laurengoode, @alexismadrigal, and @jamesthomson
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Microsoft and Red Hat unveil OpenShift on Azure, a jointly managed hybrid cloud service for Kubernetes container management, out in preview in coming months — Microsoft and Red Hat expand their partnership around hybrid cloud, Kubernetes container management, and developer productivity.
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Red Hat, Microsoft Azure Cloud …, Red Hat, SiliconANGLE, IT Management, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Microsoft, and The Register. Tweets: @jwhitehurst
| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Google debuts ARCore 1.2 with Sceneform SDK, Augmented Images, and Cloud Anchors, which enables collaboration between multiple ARCore device users via the cloud — At the 2018 Google I/O today, Daydream product manager Nathan Martz introduced ARCore 1.2, a new version of the company's …
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The Keyword, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, XDA Developers, CNET, Road to VR, TechCrunch, Engadget, Liliputing, SlashGear, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @claybavor and @andrewprojdent
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Yahoo quietly releases Squirrel, an invite-only group chat app, in which conversations within a group can be further divided into rooms for specific topics — Chat apps are all the rage these days. Just ask Google, it can't seem to get enough. And it looks like Yahoo is the latest to jump …
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Android Authority, Gizmodo, CNET, MacRumors, TechCrunch, GSMArena.com, Android Community, and PhoneArena
Tweets: @lewis_lin, @timfullerton, and @larakiara
| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
Google bans all adverts related to Irish abortion referendum on its platforms, following a similar move by Facebook — The decision will mean an end to advertisements relating to the referendum appearing alongside Google results and on YouTube during the final fortnight of the campaign.
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Tweets: @markdistef, @jimwaterson, and @samcoatescymru
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers calculate that Mirai botnet DDoS attack on KrebsOnSecurity, which lasted 77 hours and used 24,000 unsecured IoT devices, cost device owners ~$324K — The attack levied against the domain using insecure IoT devices cost their owners dearly in power and bandwidth.| 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 … | Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Windows Notepad to support Unix, Linux, and Mac line endings, available in latest Windows 10 Insider build; behavior can be disabled with registry key change — So happy for you, Microsoft, \r\n — Windows Notepad users, rejoice! Microsoft's text editing app, which has been shipping … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Waymo to launch a self-driving car hailing service in Phoenix later this year, will partner with multiple companies to expand its autonomous cars to more cities — In a huge surprise, Google invited Waymo CEO John Krafcik on stage at its I/O 2018 developers conference.
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