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    • Gboard on Pixel phones now uses an on-device neural network for speech recognition of American English to remove network latency and spottiness (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

    Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Gboard on Pixel phones now uses an on-device neural network for speech recognition of American English to remove network latency and spottiness  —  On-device machine learning algorithms afford plenty of advantages, namely low latency and availability — because processing is performed locally … Gboard on Pixel phones now uses an on-device

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    • As the World Wide Web turns 30, a list of some memorable and impactful highlights, from big sites like eBay and Pornhub, to @dril, to one-off games like QWOP (The Verge)

    The Verge: As the World Wide Web turns 30, a list of some memorable and impactful highlights, from big sites like eBay and Pornhub, to @dril, to one-off games like QWOP  —  It began by asking how future scientists would keep track of their increasingly large projects.  “This proposal provides an answer to such questions,”

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    • After two Boeing 737 Max planes crash in a six-month span, grounding scores of flights, Boeing says it will update its flight control software over coming weeks (Wall Street Journal)

    Wall Street Journal: After two Boeing 737 Max planes crash in a six-month span, grounding scores of flights, Boeing says it will update its flight control software over coming weeks  —  Boeing Co. is making a significant software change to a flight-control system in the new 737 MAX aircraft implicated … After two Boeing 737

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    • After two Boeing 737 Max 8s crash in six months, leading many to ground them, Boeing says it will update their flight control software in the coming weeks (New York Times)

    New York Times: After two Boeing 737 Max 8s crash in six months, leading many to ground them, Boeing says it will update their flight control software in the coming weeks  —  • The European Union suspended “all flight operations” of the Boeing 737 Max model that has crashed twice in the past six months.

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    • Truepill raises $13.4M Series A led by Alexis Ohanion's Initialized Capital to expand its platform that lets businesses deliver medication to customers (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

    Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Truepill raises $13.4M Series A led by Alexis Ohanion’s Initialized Capital to expand its platform that lets businesses deliver medication to customers  —  Y Combinator alum Truepill today announced that it has raised $13.4 million in a series A funding round led by Reddit cofounder Alexis … Truepill raises .4M Series

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    • Spotify Premium now offers a subscription to Hulu's ad-supported plan for free, in a deal available to new and existing users in the US until June 10 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

    Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify Premium now offers a subscription to Hulu’s ad-supported plan for free, in a deal available to new and existing users in the US until June 10  —  Hulu and Spotify today announced an expansion of their partnership on discounted streaming bundles, which lowers the price of Hulu’s ad-supported service to,

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    • Uber settles two years-old lawsuits over driver classification for $20M, a boon to the company as it prepares to go public (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

    Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber settles two years-old lawsuits over driver classification for $20M, a boon to the company as it prepares to go public  —  The ride-hail company gets to continue not paying for traditional benefits like paid sick time and workers’ compensation  —  The fight over the classification … Uber settles

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    • Ripple launches a $100M fund, overseen by Forte, to encourage integration of blockchain into games, such as in-game marketplaces, with grants to developers (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)

    Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Ripple launches a $100M fund, overseen by Forte, to encourage integration of blockchain into games, such as in-game marketplaces, with grants to developers  —  The cryptocurrency company Ripple on Tuesday announced an ambitious project to integrate blockchain technology into video games. Ripple launches a 0M fund, overseen by Forte, to

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    • Samsung Galaxy S10 review: despite being stuck awkwardly in between the S10 Plus and S10E, it's a great phone with an excellent display and performance (Dan Seifert/The Verge)

    Dan Seifert / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S10 review: despite being stuck awkwardly in between the S10 Plus and S10E, it’s a great phone with an excellent display and performance  —  The standard S10 model is almost as excellent as the S10 Plus, but not quite  —  Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup of phones is perhaps

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