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Livestream of Microsoft's Build 2016 keynote from San Francisco — The body of the article goes here.
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Live blog of Microsoft's Build 2016 keynote — Live from Microsoft's Build 2016 event — 1:28:32 PM PDT But while you wait you can read our thoughts on what to expect from Microsoft Build 2016. 1:27:31 PM PDT Hey! You're a bit early, the event starts at 9am Pacific / 12PM Eastern.
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Microsoft announces Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which will also come to Xbox One along with UWP apps; available for free in the summer — Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Anniversary Update — At its Build 2016 developer conference event in San Francisco today, Microsoft shared details on its Anniversary Update for Windows 10.
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Microsoft is building a variety of AI chatbots that manage tasks via discussion, as part of a “conversation as a platform” strategy — Clippy's Back: The Future of Microsoft Is Chatbots — Predictions about artificial intelligence tend to fall into two scenarios.| Stan Schroeder / Mashable: |
Tay chatbot briefly returns to Twitter, makes duplicate and offensive posts; Microsoft says its re-activation was mistake during testing — Microsoft's Tay chatbot returns briefly, swears a lot and brags about smoking weed — Oh, Microsoft. Last week, the company pulled its Tay chatbot …
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Foxconn to pay $3.5B for a 66% controlling stake in Sharp — Foxconn Takes Control of Sharp in Reduced Buyout — Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou finally clinched a deal to buy Sharp Corp. after years of pursuit, bringing together the main assembler of Apple Inc.'s iPhones … | Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
Apple's 29W USB-C power adapter charges an iPad Pro to 80% in just 1.5 hours, compared to 3.5 hours with the included 12W adaptor — Testing Apple's 29W USB-C Power Adapter and iPad Pro Fast Charging — When Apple refreshed its online store with a new USB-C to Lightning cable with support … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Task management app Asana raises $50M Series C at a $600M valuation led by YC's Sam Altman, other investors include Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, Founders Fund — Task management app Asana raises $50M at a $600M valuation led by YC's Sam Altman — Asana, an enterprise app that lets people set … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Spotify raises $1B in convertible debt, led by TPG and Dragoneer — Spotify Raises $1 Billion in Debt Financing — TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group lead the Spotify debt deal — Music-streaming site Spotify AB has raised $1 billion in convertible debt from investors …
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Square's new platform lets sellers build customized apps on top of its payment service — Square has started to think beyond what it can do in the commerce space. During the company's Q4 2015 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged that his company wouldn't be able to build everything …
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KLM passengers will soon be able to check in, get flight updates, make travel changes, and more in Facebook Messenger — Facebook's Messenger lands first airline as chat app pushes into commerce — SAN FRANCISCO — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers will soon be able to check in … | Bloomberg Business: |
Filing shows Google CEO Sundar Pichai received $99.8M in restricted stock and $652,500 salary during first year — Google CEO Pichai Was Paid $100.5 Million for First Year at Helm — Stock award hasn't been previously disclosed by company — CEO received $300 million in equity grants since January 2015
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Fidelity marks down its stakes in startups: Cloudera by 38%, Dropbox by 20%, Zenefits by 25% — Fidelity Marks Down Startups Including Dropbox, Zenefits — Largest Fidelity markdown is enterprise-software company Cloudera — Fidelity Investments again took a hatchet to the valuations … Sponsor Posts
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