It's not a sure thing that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union, or that it will remain the United Kingdom as we know it. But assuming it does happen, it's already forcing European tech firms to reassess where they open offices, expand services and hire talent. Research firm CB Insights has a detailed point-by-point rundown of more potential consequences for tech in Europe.
[Sam Schechner | The Wall Street Journal]
YouTube, Facebook and other services are reportedly using software to automatically take down terroristic content (like ISIS videos), similar to how they remove copyrighted material. The government has been pressuring tech companies to do something like this for some time now.
[Joseph Menn and Dustin Volz | Reuters]
Amazon is expanding the number of brands with Dash product order buttons yet again, even though it's not clear how many people actually use them. But getting lots of people to use them is only part of the story; they're just one part of Amazon's efforts to partner with big brands.
[Sharon Terlep and Greg Bensinger | The Wall Street Journal]
On the latest Recode Decode podcast, artificial intelligence startup co-founders Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky talk about their company Numenta, tech entrepreneurship in the '90s and what Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others get wrong about AI.
[Eric Johnson | Recode]
Intel has been talking with bankers about selling its cyber security unit (formerly known as McAfee), which the company purchased for $7.7 billion about six years ago.
[Hannah Kuchler and James Fontanella-Khan | The Financial Times]
Culture
By Kurt Wagner
Imagine a massive college party, except people can actually afford the booze.
Voices
By Vic Gundotra
The right path forward for the digital health industry begins with a significant shift in the Silicon Valley mindset: "Move fast and break things" just won’t work.
Apple
By Eric Johnson
"This limited-edition band is a symbol of our commitment to equality."
Capital Gains
By Noah Kulwin
Baidu makes a fintech bet against Tencent and Alibaba.
Wireless
By Mark Bergen and Kurt Wagner
Kevin Lo will help Facebook wheel and deal in its efforts to bring more people online.
Virtual Reality
By Eric Johnson
Audioshield is like Guitar Hero for your hands, and it’s making me want to own music again.
Edward Snowden has been holed up in Russia since shortly after his blowing the whistle on America's surveillance state in 2013. But he's been in the U.S. Sort of. New York Magazine examines Snowden's second, telepresent life in the U.S., where he attends speaking engagements and meetings through a robot. It makes you wonder what it would be like if he could set foot on American soil.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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