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Amazon unveils the $130 Echo Tap, an Alexa-enabled portable bluetooth speaker, and the $90 Echo Dot, which adds Alexa support to other speakers — Amazon adds the $130 Tap and the $90 Dot to the Echo family — Amazon's voice-operated command center Echo produces something close to modern …
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| Lucas Mearian / Computerworld: |
Samsung ships the world's highest capacity SSD, with 15TB of storage — Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday that it is now shipping the industry's highest-capacity solid-state drive (SSD), the 15.36TB PM1633a. — Samsung revealed it was working on the drive last August …
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YouTube announces two new programs to champion women: one partnering with UN, the other investing in videos by and about women, at YouTube Spaces — YouTube Boosts Female Content Creators With Two New Initiatives — Both programs will focus on producing videos by women, for women … | Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Former Snapchat and Instagram exec Emily White creating personal concierge startup Mave — Ex-Snapchat COO Emily White Has A New Startup — Former Snapchat and Instagram executive Emily White has created a high-end personal concierge startup, Fortune has learned.
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Sources: Intel is working on an augmented-reality headset that uses RealSense 3D camera tech — Intel Working on Augmented-Reality Headset — RealSense 3-D camera technology would be used — Intel Corp. is joining the race to reshape reality. — The chip giant is developing …
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner forgoes his annual stock package, sources say valued about $14M, and puts it into employee pool — LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Is Passing His $14 Million Stock Grant to Employees — How do you perk up employees after your company's stock price falls off a cliff? More money!
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IBM's SleepHealth debuts as first ResearchKit app for IBM Watson Health Cloud, to study how sleep quality impacts daytime activities — SleepHealth debuts as first ResearchKit app & study to support IBM Watson Health Cloud — Almost one year after IBM announced Watson Health Cloud …
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Blippar raises $55M Series D led by Malaysian government to build out its AR tech that uses a phone's camera to identify objects — Blippar raises $54 million to continue its mission to ‘build something bigger than the internet itself’ — Blippar, the company best known for its augmented reality app …
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VentureBeat, livemint.com, MediaPost, Financial Times, The Economic Times, Business Standard, TechCrunch, VCCircle, The Memo and BBC. Thanks:@0_magtastic_0
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HBO to launch its streaming services in Brazil and Argentina by year end — Move Over Netflix — HBO Is Coming For You — Mover over Netflix (NFLX - Get Report) — Time Warner's (TWX - Get Report) HBO is coming. — HBO CEO Richard Plepler announced that HBO is expanding …
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IBM sues Groupon, alleging infringement on four patents, court documents show — Groupon is focus of IBM's latest patent-infringement suit — IBM is suing Groupon, alleging patent infringement. — Blue Sky Innovation — Privacy Policy — IBM is suing Groupon over alleged patent infringement … | Lucia Moses / Digiday: |
Facebook tests letting publishers like The New York Times and Washington Post collect email newsletter signups in Instant Articles — Facebook is letting publishers use Instant Articles to collect email newsletter signups — Facebook is letting some publishers test newsletter sign …
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Mercari, a consumer-to-consumer shopping app, has raised $75M Series D at a valuation of over $1B, becomes Japan's first pre-IPO startup unicorn — Marketplace app Mercari nabs $75M to become Japan's first startup unicorn — Mercari, a peer-to-peer marketplace app, has claimed the title …
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VentureBeat, Crowdfund Insider, Red Herring, Business Insider and Tech in Asia
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