Hacking Humanity

Stephanie Saffer / Apple: Apple says it has completed its acquisition of Shazam, and the app will now be available ad-free for all users  — 

Microsoft: Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe announce an Open Data Initiative to bring data across all of their platforms into one package running on Azure  — 

Chris Welch / The Verge: Roku says its streaming boxes, sticks, and, TVs will gain Google Assistant support within the next few weeks, letting users

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Adobe unveils “virtual analyst”, a workbench add-on for Adobe Analytics that uses AI to surface insights and patterns that might otherwise

Chris Welch / The Verge: Roku launches $40 Roku Premiere and $50 Premiere+, both with 4K HDR streaming and a remote with voice search for

Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: Microsoft announces Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise which lets companies build custom skills and agents, and deploy them directly to their

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: Ian Rylett, co-founder of popular YouTube tween channel SevenAwesomeKids, was arrested for molesting a minor; YouTube demonetized the channel but

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Microsoft say it now supports password-less logins via its Microsoft Authenticator app for Azure Active Directory-connected apps  —  We all have

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft: Surface Hub 2S will be available in Q2 2019 with original Surface Hub software, can be updated to Surface

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Microsoft announces Windows Virtual Desktop, a new Azure-based service that provides a full virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience  —  There are