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A powerhouse with a modest price tag.

Review: OnePlus 5

Building a great phone is hard enough, so building a great phone on a budget should be infinitely more difficult. With its fifth flagship, OnePlus makes it look easy. The OnePlus 5 is blazingly fast, with a surprisingly good dual camera and solid battery life. OxygenOS is a refreshingly light take on Android, too, and the phone's build quality seems top-notch. It's too bad that OnePlus' designs seem to be getting more generic as time goes on, and that the phone's screen doesn't pack the same punch as its competitors. Ultimately, despite some compromises, the OnePlus is both an excellent phone and an excellent value.

This month: a 1997 sim and an indie rogue-lite.

IRL: What we're playing in June

E3 might be done and dusted for another year, but every year there are dozens of great games released, all of which are available right now. Fittingly, our picks this month range from a 1997 sim all the way up to a game that was released just today.

Just ask for "jobs near me."

Google Search will help you find your next job

Say hello to your new recruiter. An update to Google Search on desktop and mobile means you can search for new employment with conversational queries like "jobs near me" and "teaching jobs." You'll then see a list of results from across the web, each of which includes the company's name, the role, the hours and when the job was posted. It’s also got some AI smarts built-in to hopefully ensure a better hiring fit.

179 days to go.

Travis Kalanick resigns from his post as Uber CEO

The same day Uber rolled out a way for riders to tip their drivers and promised 180 days of improvements, CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick succumbed to investor pressure and stepped down. After years of scandals, a letter from a group of prominent investors helped force the executive out, though he still owns a large part of the company and will continue to be a board member. Is that enough to turn the company’s year around? Who knows, but with the company missing a CEO, COO and CFO there aren’t many execs left to take the blame.

Prime Wardrobe is like Stitch Fix but without the stylist or the fee.

Amazon is the latest to offer clothes-by-mail to try on at home

Amazon’s latest service, Prime Wardrobe, is trying to make online clothes shopping a commitment-free experience -- one of the few advantages brick-and-mortar stores still had on online retailers. With Prime Wardrobe, you pick out a number of items, including clothes, shoes, and accessories. Then, if you have at least three, Amazon will send them to you and you'll have a week to try them on and decide what you like. Whatever you don't want can be sent back for free and you're only charged for what you keep. If you keep at least three things, you'll get 10 percent off; and you'll get 20 percent off if you keep at least five. Buy in bulk: that’s what Amazon is hoping.

Apple’s anti-leaking efforts gets leaked.

Apple tries to clamp down on leaks with mixed success

For the longest time, Apple product leaks tended to come from the supply chain: a factory worker would send parts or a design file to accessory makers eager to get a head start on their next iPhone cases. You might want to rethink that assumption. In a leaked secrecy briefing (!), Apple's David Rice revealed that leaks from the company's campuses were more common in 2016 than those from suppliers.

But wait, there's more...

1. The Big Picture: Using a 3D render as a French ID card 'photo'

2. Tesla driver in fatal Autopilot crash ignored safety warnings

3. Google can turn an ordinary PC into a deep learning machine

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Editor's Pick: Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data 'Oops'

Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data 'Oops'

David Jones Jun 20, 2017 9:56 AM PT
	A data contractor working on behalf of the Republican National Committee earlier this month allowed the personal data of 198 million voters to be exposed online, marking the largest ever leak of voter data in history. Deep Root Analytics exposed 1.1 terabytes of sensitive information -- including names, home addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and voter registration information. [More...]

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Last week, I listened to an economist talk about Apple's complaints that Qualcomm had charged Apple too much for access to patents. What was fascinating was that Apple had folks focused on the 5 percent Qualcomm had charged it instead of on the massive profit that Apple made on each phone. The price of the iPhone 8 likely will be well over $1,000 -- but it could cost well under $500 to build. [More...]

Apple Centers Health Data Strategy on iPhone
Apple quietly has been strategizing to expand its growing healthcare business to include the management of digital health records, with the iPhone operating as a central data hub. Apple reportedly has been in talks with numerous health industry groups that are involved in setting standards for the storage and sharing of electronic medical records, in a way that would give consumers more control. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- June 20, 2017

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Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data 'Oops'
Verizon Makes New Oath
Amazon Spends $14B on Whole Foods
Visa Seeks to Build Online B2B Ecosystem
Broader Scope of Russian Election Cyberattacks Revealed
Swiftpage CEO: Better Interactions Lead to More Transactions
Chastened Uber CEO Takes Leave of Absence to Work on Self-Improvement

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Today's Story Highlights

Deep Root Analytics Downplays Giant Voter Data 'Oops'

A data contractor working on behalf of the Republican National Committee
earlier this month allowed the personal data of 198 million voters to be
exposed online, marking the largest ever leak of voter data in history.
Deep Root Analytics exposed 1.1 terabytes of sensitive information --
including names, home addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and voter
registration information.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84622.html

Verizon Makes New Oath

Verizon last week completed its US$4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo's
operating business assets, merging it with its existing AOL business to
create Oath. The new subsidiary encompasses more than 50 media and
technology brands -- including HuffPost; Yahoo Sports, Finance and Mail;
AOL.com; Makers; Tumblr; TechCrunch; Flickr; and Build Studios.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84620.html

Amazon Spends $14B on Whole Foods

Amazon has inked a deal to acquire Whole Foods Market for close to $14
billion in cash. The agreement includes assumption of Whole Foods' net
debt. Whole Foods will run as a wholly independent subsidiary of Amazon.
It will continue to operate stores under its own brand and source
products from vendors and partners. Cofounder John Mackey will continue
in his role as Whole Foods' CEO.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84619.html

Visa Seeks to Build Online B2B Ecosystem

Visa this week announced the Visa Ready Program for Business Solutions,
a strategic framework to help ensure that tech companies integrating
with Visa's B2B payment services and data solutions meet the company's
standards and are market ready. The program lets Visa's tech partners
quickly integrate and approve various Visa B2B payments solutions,
including enhanced data, virtual card integration, payables automation,
and payment controls.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84617.html

Broader Scope of Russian Election Cyberattacks Revealed

Federal and state officials have confirmed that cyberattacks against
state voting systems during the 2016 election were more widespread than
previously disclosed to the public, but they said the heightened
activity did not impact final vote tallies. The confirmations follow a
report that attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election were
much greater than previously disclosed.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84615.html

Swiftpage CEO: Better Interactions Lead to More Transactions

"There are groups within companies that don't want to interact with a
full-blown CRM application," said Swiftpage CEO John Oechsle. "They want
to access it based on the functions they want it to perform. These small
purpose-built apps are going to continue to evolve. Also, people want to
interact with software using voice ... . They don't want to sit there
and type."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84612.html

Chastened Uber CEO Takes Leave of Absence to Work on Self-Improvement

Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick said he will take a leave of
absence, as a company review led by Eric Holder was made public. The
review sketches out a plan to make radical changes to diversify Uber in
the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Kalanick accepted responsibility for widespread company problems that
led to the investigation.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84610.html

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