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Proxy.sh hints at gag order after VPN node withdrawn from warrant canary | Ars Technica : "The Seychelles-based VPN provider Proxy.sh has withdrawn an exit node from its warrant canary—a statement certifying that "to the date of publication, no warrants, searches, or seizures that have not been reported in our Transparency Report, have actually taken place."" Ere I am, J.H.

Apple News and rumors since 1997 | AppleInsider : "macOS Sierra, revealed during Apple's WWDC keynote on Monday, will be the first Mac operating system to include Siri. " Because when I'm driving my car, I need to speak into my Mac because my hands are busy steering.

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Microsoft buys professional social networking service LinkedIn for $26.2B : "LinkedIn is the largest professional network in the world, and Microsoft will pay $196 per share to acquire the publicly traded company. Microsoft has vowed to allow LinkedIn to "retain its distinct brand, culture and independence" after the transaction is complete." Unlike a lot of tech companies, Microsoft is very good about acquiring companies with core tech devoid of hype. Although I suppose not many can afford a $26B purchase!

Apple establishes 'Apple Energy' to resell green energy back to providers : "Apple has established a new subsidiary firm, "Apple Energy LLC," geared towards reselling surplus energy from the company's solar farms back to local grid systems." Nothing succeeds like success.

Success of next-generation iPhone could rest with Siri, survey says : "A fresh survey published ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference suggests updates to Siri and the unlocking of the digital assistant's software development kit could be a key factor in future iPhone adoption, a topic of keen interest coming off Apple's first ever handset sales contraction. " Nothing lies like statistics. Just ask Hilary.

Apple supplier already shipped key part for new MacBook Pro : "The next-gen MacBook Pro is nearing completion, according to a new report that claims an Apple supplier has already shipped hinges that will be used in the upcoming 13-inch model." It's a alb baby girl with rose-gold teeth.

Microsoft throwing developer party at Apple's WWDC, says its iOS apps set 'gold standard' : "Microsoft wants to inject its own software and services into the agenda for Apple's Worldwide Developers conference next week, hoping to lure attendees to an offsite afterparty with the promise of drinks and prizes. " It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to.

AMD Bristol Ridge APUs: Same Carrizo design, 20 percent more performance | Ars Technica : "AMD has fully taken the wraps off its brand new seventh generation APU architecture Bristol Ridge, which it announced earlier this year. It promises users around a 20-percent boost in CPU performance and a 37-percent boost in GPU performance over Bristol Ridge's predecessor Carrizo, which launched in 2015. That's standard fare for generational updates, but what's most impressive is that AMD has squeezed this performance out of the exact same architecture as Carrizo: same 28nm transistors, same Excavator-based design." That's the sound of a thousand little cells crunching floats in parallel.