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  1. ] Softbank plans to sell humanoid robots to consumers starting in February. Their $1,900 robot product, called Pepper,
    1. will be able to work as baby-sitters, nurses and emergency medical workers and will be able to read and express emotions, as well as learn, according to Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son.
    2.   Read more at mashable.com.
  2. ] SPRINT has agreed to buy T-Mobile for $32 billion, according to Reuters. The deal has not been announced by the companies, and the information comes from unnamed sources.
    1. ] Read more at reuters.com. 
  3. ] AMAZON promotional video for a new-product announcement on June 18 that is probably a new smartphone.
    1. ]  Read more at gigaom.com.
    2. ] http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/4/5780356/amazon-event-june-18-new-device-launch
  4. ] Twitter is actively pursuing major acquisitions,
    1. ] possibly SoundCloud, Spotify or Pandora.
    2. ] has aquired Namo Media, which specializes in native advertising, which are ads that come in the form of sponsored articles.
    3. ] Read more at reuters.com.
  5. ] Google Glass just got more hands-free.
    1. ] A new, experimental feature enables users to simply look at the tiny display in order to see incoming messages. The feature is called “Notification glance,” and it works only after a message arrives on Glass after the notification sound. You previously had to tap the side of the headset or tilt your head back in order to read incoming messages.
    2. ]  Read more at gigaom.com. 
  6. ] FOLLOWUP 1: We told you last week about Amazon’s battle with publishing giant Hachette.
    1. ] The two companies have been unable to agree to pricing for eBooks. The online retailer has been delaying book deliveries from the publisher by weeks, and preventing buyers from pre-ordering their books. Last night, comedy talk show host Stephen Colbert lashed out at Amazon, flipping them off twice on camera and calling for a boycott of the company. Colbert’s own books are published by Hachette. He also announced the sale of book stickers that say “I didn’t buy it on Amazon.” He also promoted a Hachette book called “California” by Edan Lepucki for sale via a link on Colbert’s own web site. He said he wants to prove he can sell more books than Amazon.
    2. ]  Read more at nytimes.com.
  7. ] FOLLOWUP 2: Yesterday we talked about attacks on US tech companies by state-owned newspapers in China.
    1. ] Now, China’s state-owned TV broadcaster is attacking Microsoft Windows 8. The segment claimed that the operating system makes users’ personal information available to Microsoft. The Chinese government recently banned Windows 8 from use by government workers, saying that the termination of support for Windows XP somehow makes Windows 8 insecure.
    2. ]  Read more at wsj.com.

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