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Experimental Facebook face-recogniton software can discern identity with 83% accuracy even when faces are hidden — Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking — Thanks to the latest advances in computer vision, we now have machines that can pick you out of a line-up.
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Verizon Completes Its Acquisition of AOL For $4.4B — Well, that was fast: Verizon has just announced that it has completed its acquisition of AOL, owner of TechCrunch, purchasing all outstanding shares for $50 per share in cash for a total price of $4.4 billion. The sale was originally announced just over a month ago.| Jens Hansegard / Wall Street Journal: |
Tidal loses interim CEO after less than three months in the job, its second since launch — Boss of Jay Z's Music-Streaming Service Tidal Quits — Tidal faces industry criticism of premium business model as competition mounts — STOCKHOLM—At Tidal, Peter Tonstad failed to beat the rap.| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Big Data Startup Snowflake Raises $45 Million, Launches First Product — Snowflake, a big data startup led by longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia, has landed a $45 million funding round led by Altimeter Capital and announced the general availability of its product for analyzing business data in the cloud.
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Amazon Echo is now open for pre-orders to anyone in the U.S. for $180, ships July 14 — Got email marketing? We've got best practices from LivingSocial and estate sale guru Everything But The House in our next Insight webinar. — Amazon has announced that its voice-activated “Echo” …
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SoftBank sells entire stock of 1,000 humanoid Pepper robots within a minute of it going on sale, company expects to produce 1,000/month — SoftBank Robot Pepper Sells Out in a Minute — There was no problem finding a home for the first batch of humanoid robots known as Pepper.| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Grand Rounds Is Raising At Around A $750M Valuation — Sources are telling TechCrunch that Grand Rounds, which sells companies a service that gives employees access to healthcare advice and treatment from experienced professionals around the United States regardless of where they live … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Alibaba folds its US-based Amazon competitor 11 Main, other US holdings into OpenSky — Alibaba Rethinks Its US E-Commerce Strategy, Folds 11 Main, Other U.S. Holdings Into OpenSky — China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has been clear about its ambitions to grow its presence in the U.S. … | SuperSite for Windows: |
Windows 10 Upgrade and Installation Frequently Asked Questions — We have had plenty of time to pick apart and interpret Microsoft's recent blog post about the Windows Insider Program as well as the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 for Windows 7 and 8.1 users.
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| Karen Zraick / New York Times: |
Computer hardware failure linked to biometric data leaves US unable to process visas for over two weeks, unlikely to be resoved for at least another week — Computer Failure Leaves State Dept. Unable to Issue Visas — The United States has been unable to issue visas to travelers around …
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Credit Karma Has Raised $175M On A Valuation Of $3.5B, As It Looks To An IPO In The Next 1-2 Years — The rush of funding for fintech startups continues. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Credit Karma has raised a round of funding of $175 million on a valuation of $3.5 billion.
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Alibaba and its affiliate Ant to invest nearly $1B in Chinese local services startup Koubei — Alibaba, Ant to pour nearly $1 billion into local services startup — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its affiliate Ant Financial will invest nearly $1 billion in a joint venture that they hope …
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