Microsoft announces new features for Windows that’ll roll out by the end of the year, Walmart is buying Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, Valve says Steamlink will arrive for iOS and Android May 21st, and EA goes all in on Loot-boxes despite legal rulings against the practice in Europe.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:05) Apple cracking down on applications that send location data to third-parties | 9to5 mac
- (01:40) Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, BSD: All hit by same ‘serious’ security flaw | zd net
- (02:35) Critical Windows bug fixed today is actively being exploited to hack users | ars technica
- (03:10) ZTE is on life support after US ban | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (03:35) Microsoft’s Windows 10 ‘Redstone 5’ build introduces cloud clipboard | zd net
- (06:45) Walmart agrees to a $16 billion deal to buy a majority stake in India’s Flipkart | cnbc
- (09:50) Google developing Lookout app to aid the visually impaired | cnet
- (13:15) Valve’s free Steam Link app will make your entire Steam library playable on iOS and Android devices | ign
- (17:35) EA CEO: We’re ‘pushing forward’ with loot boxes despite regulation | venture beat
- (23:05) JetBlue will deliver N.Y.C. pizzas to L.A. for $15 or less | fast company
- jetBlue Pie in the Sky | jetblue
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (25:15) Robert – Please, Alexa
- Today’s Contributors
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