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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: at WWDC, Apple will unveil iOS 13 with updated Maps, Reminders, and Messages apps, watchOS 6 with Calculator, Voice Memos, App Store, and more — Apple Inc. is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools at its annual software conference next month.
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Computerworld, The Verge, VentureBeat, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, BGR, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @jamesthomson, @technology, @stroughtonsmith, and @stevekopack
| Rochelle Toplensky / Financial Times: |
Sources: after considering Spotify's complaint about App Store fees, the EU has decided to launch an antitrust probe into Apple's conduct — The EU will launch a formal antitrust investigation into Apple in the next few weeks after Spotify accused the iPhone maker of “tilting the playing field to disadvantage competitors”.
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TechCrunch, MacRumors, AppleInsider, CNET, VentureBeat, The Mac Observer, Patently Apple, MacDailyNews, CNBC, BetaNews, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, Firstpost Tech, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, 9to5Mac, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @insideerick and @ow
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Ming-Chi Kuo: 2019 iPhones will feature new antenna technology which will improve iPhones' indoor navigation performance — TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out today with a new report on Apple's supply chain as it pertains to the 2019 and 2020 iPhones.
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, O'Grady's PowerPage, iDownloadBlog.com, Softpedia News, Firstpost Tech, SlashGear, TechSpot, Pocketnow, Patently Apple, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @appleinsider
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian grocery delivery startup BigBasket raises $150M Series F at $1B+ valuation; source says Alibaba takes ~30% stake in company, more than other investors — India has a new unicorn after BigBasket, a startup that delivers groceries and perishables across the country …
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Livemint, The Economic Times, Reuters, Reuters, DealStreetAsia, and Tech in Asia
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
What to expect from Microsoft Build 2019: a primary focus on Azure and AI, plus announcements related to Windows 10, Microsoft 365, HoloLens, and GitHub — Microsoft's Build developer conference returns to Seattle, rather than in San Francisco, for the third year in a row next week.
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ZDNet, Windows Central, Computerworld, Redmond, Hindustan Times, Laptop Mag, Silicon UK, Wired, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Tech Observer, and Bitcoinist.com
| Eugene Kim / CNBC: |
Research: Amazon could already offer next-day delivery to 72% of the US population, after growing its US logistics infrastructure ~3X in the past four years — KEY POINTS — Amazon is already capable of offering same-day and one-day delivery to 72% of the total U.S. population, according to RBC Capital Markets.
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VoIPWatch, PYMNTS.com, Neowin, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @eugenekim222, @dillonm, and @aaronklein
| Kev Needham / Mozilla Add-ons Blog: |
Expired certificate caused Firefox add-ons to stop working on Friday; Mozilla has issued a fix for most issues, advises others not to try any workarounds — Updates: — Some users are reporting that they do not have the “hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate - bug-1548973” study active in “about:studies”.
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Mozilla, ZDNet, AppleInsider, Engadget, The Next Web, Techdows, ZDNet, Neowin, Firstpost Tech, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, Softpedia News, BetaNews, BleepingComputer, CNET, TechSpot, Slashdot, Forbes, The Verge, Tor Blog, Engadget, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @firefox, @kiranpal, @stshank, @fugueish, @mozamo, @rvstaveren, @torproject, @artemr, @firefox, and @textfiles
| Oliver Burkeman / The Guardian: |
A critical examination of social media's role in driving the online news economy and how that is harming democratic politics as well as people's well-being — Is engagement with current affairs key to being a good citizen? Or could an endless torrent of notifications be harming democracy as well as our wellbeing?| Los Angeles Times: |
How Bird is trying to make its unit economics work, experimenting with its business model, developing own scooters better suited for sharing, and more — A year ago, Bird Rides Inc. was flying high — and Silicon Valley was betting that it would keep on climbing.
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Fortune and socalTECH.com
Tweets: @latimes, @gerberkawasaki, @pinboard, @mdudas, @teddyschleifer, @melissakchan, @disruptepreneur, @martinsfp, @alexisohanian, @latimes, @kyoshino, @expolineledger, @alexisohanian, @charliearchy, @dmitry140, @jason, @gaufre, @aaschapiro, and @latrilife. Thanks:@dmitry140
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Israel responds to an alleged Hamas cyberattack with an airstrike, marking the first time a country has reacted with immediate military force to a cyberattack — Israel military said it bombed building housing Hamas cyber forces. — For the first time, Israel has used brute military force …
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The Times of Israel, The Verge, The Hacker News, Security Affairs, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, TechSpot, Engadget, Forbes, Telegraph, Federal Computer Week, CTech - 24/7, Wall Street Journal, and Reuters
Tweets: @idf, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @mikko, @campuscodi, @sheeraf, @bznotes, @renditionsec, @raistolo, @thegrugq, and @campuscodi
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
An unprotected database offers a look at a surveillance system in Beijing, which matches faces to police records, monitors Wi-Fi-enabled devices, and more — Thousands of facial recognition scans were matched against Chinese police records — Smart cities are designed to make life easier …
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TechNode, New York Times, and Fortune
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @davidpaulk, @rj_gallagher, @grosetimothy, and @4ngl3rf1sh. Thanks:@campuscodi
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Tim Cook says Apple buys a company every two to three weeks on average and has acquired about 20 to 25 companies in the past six months — KEY POINTS — In an interview with CNBC's Becky Quck, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company has acquired approximately 20 to 25 companies in the past six months.| Jack Shafer / Politico: |
Facebook could have limited the reach of Alex Jones and other “dangerous” figures without outright bans, which erode the US' strong free speech traditions — Jack Shafer is Politico's senior media writer. — Free speech took a whacking Thursday as Facebook cited its policies against …
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Washington Post, Wired, New York Times, and Reason
Tweets: @aprilaser, @justsikko, @dovseidman, @jason_pontin, @joshconstine, @nytopinion, @mirtabaselovic, @davidakaye, @karaswisher, and @politico
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