Stewart Clarke / Variety: Ofcom report: UK subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sky’s Now TV hit 15.4M in Q1, overtaking the 15.1M traditional pay-TV subscribers for the first time  —  The level to which Netflix and Amazon are redefining the TV picture has hit home in the U.K. as new data from media regulator… Read More Ofcom report: UK subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sky’s Now TV hit 15.4M in Q1, overtaking the 15.1M traditional pay-TV subscribers for the first time (Stewart Clarke/Variety)

Rich Gordon / Nieman Lab: For stories like the Trump-Putin summit, Google News needs to be clearer about how its algorithm works and learn to separate commentary from factual reporting  —  The algorithm that ranks content can make some truly strange decisions.  What set of signals is Google News looking for? from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uzG0dL

Felix Salmon / Wired: Amazon has built its empire by playing freely with new ideas; besides book-selling, there isn’t any market where Amazon has really disrupted the incumbents  —  AMAZON IS ONE of the largest and most formidable companies in the world.  It’s run with brutal efficiency, a keen focus on keeping … from Techmeme… Read More Amazon has built its empire by playing freely with new ideas; besides book-selling, there isn’t any market where Amazon has really disrupted the incumbents (Felix Salmon/Wired)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Glovo, a Barcelona-based on-demand delivery business, raises €115M Series C with Spanish press reporting the round values the startup at more than €300M  —  Spanish startup Glovo, whose platform lets app users summon a gig economy worker to shop on their behalf … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2NpkFuq

Biz Carson / Forbes: Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo lays off majority of staff in the US as Ofo insiders say it is scaling back its global operations to focus on China  —  Chris Taylor rides an Ofo bike in Seattle, the company’s first city in the U.S. Taylor resigned from Ofo two weeks ago. from… Read More Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo lays off majority of staff in the US as Ofo insiders say it is scaling back its global operations to focus on China (Biz Carson/Forbes)

The Information: Siri cofounder Tom Gruber and Apple’s head of search Vipul Ved Prakash have left the company after John Giannandrea was named as the leader of the Siri Group  —  Tom Gruber, one of the original Siri cofounders, has left Apple, where he was recently the head of Siri’s Advanced Development group … from… Read More Siri cofounder Tom Gruber and Apple’s head of search Vipul Ved Prakash have left the company after John Giannandrea was named as the leader of the Siri Group (The Information)

Richard Speed / The Register: Microsoft announces public preview of Windows 10 IoT Core Services, which will let device manufacturers control updates for $.30/device/month after preview ends  —  Gizmos gain control over Windows 10 updates – at a price  —  Be still your beating hearts, Microsoft’s Windows 10 IoT Core Services … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uvrrbe