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Siri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life

There’s a lot riding on next week’s WWDC 2024 keynote. The presentation’s stakes are far higher than your standard post-event

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PowerSchool, provider of K-12 education software, to go private in $5.6B deal

Cloud-based education software vendor PowerSchool is being taken private by investment firm Bain Capital in a $5.6 billion deal. The

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Shopify acquires Threads (no, not that one)

Shopify has acquired Threads.com, the Seqiuoa-backed Slack alternative, Threads said on its website. The companies didn’t disclose the terms of

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Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram

Two senior officials working for anti-terror police in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold classified and personal information of citizens to

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Carta’s valuation will be cut by billions in an upcoming secondary sale

Carta, a once-high-flying Silicon Valley startup that loudly backed away from one of its businesses earlier this year, is working

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Google partners with RapidSOS to enable 911 contact through RCS

Google said today it is partnering with RapidSOS, a platform for emergency first responders, to enable users to contact 911

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UK retailers file a £1.1B collective action against Amazon over claims of data misuse

E-commerce behemoth Amazon recently reached a wide-ranging settlement with the U.K. competition watchdog over how it uses Marketplace sellers’ data,

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What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18 at WWDC 2024

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week promises to be a pivotal moment in the iPhone maker’s history. Though the Vision

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Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s

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What to expect from WWDC 2024: iOS 18, macOS 15 and so much AI

Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference kicks off on Monday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET with the standard Tim