Microsoft demos its Xiaoice assistant talking to humans on the phone
Microsoft launches Remote Assist and Layout mixed reality apps in limited preview
Instagram adds option to mute posts in your feed
Adult Swim acquires Pocket Mortys developer Big Pixel Studios
Nomadic helped Ubisoft ads go viral with launch of Far Cry 5
Tvori 0.3 update adds sound to its VR animation toolset
AI decides: Is it Laurel or Yanny?
News outlets object to how Facebook will label political ads
Opinion
ProBeat: YouTube needs to be simplified, not splintered
Chinese school installs facial recognition cameras to monitor students
Analysis
Google’s 7 YouTube apps and what they do
IBM’s Watson integrates Shutterstock to make photos, videos, and music easier to find
Rovio Q1 earnings: It could have been worse for maker of Angry Birds
YouTube Music and Premium: Everything you need to know about Google’s new streaming subscriptions
Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
OnePlus launches fast-charging Bullets Wireless earphones for $69
YouTube will use Content ID data to display full music credits and link to the official videos
Facebook rolls out Stories archive and voice posts, starting in India
Gfycat unveils 360Loop for looping content in 360 videos and VR
8 startups named finalists in Global AR app contest
Microsoft’s lighter, higher-resolution Surface Hub 2 will ship in 2019
Apple Music hits 50 million subscribers as CEO confirms video push
Minute Media raises $17 million for sports and esports digital publishing platform
How to contact your senators about net neutrality (and anything else)
TiVo set-top boxes are getting Alexa support by June 1
Apple and Canal+ to offer Apple TV 4K as alternate cable box
Unity will release its Carte Blanche VR creation tools in October (updated)
Donald Trump tweets U.S. Department of Commerce will help China’s ZTE ‘get back into business’
Feature
How ProtonMail is pushing email privacy standards
Oprah Winfrey joins John Legend’s VR animated film, Crow
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