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Instagram will roll out live video broadcasting feature to US users over next few days — Instagram announced its Live video broadcasting features in November, which allow users to show your followers what you're up to in real-time, and also let users browse for Live videos happening …
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Facebook launches Live 360 video from NatGeo now, everyone next year — Following YouTube's rollout of 4K 360 live broadcasting, but beating Twitter's Periscope to the punch, Facebook today announced initial support for 360-degree Live streams. National Geographic's Facebook Page will publish … | Will Evans / Reveal: |
5 ex-Uber employees say there was broad access to “God View” and abuse of it to track users including celebrities and politicians, even after initial news broke — For anyone who's snagged a ride with Uber, Ward Spangenberg has a warning: Your personal information is not safe.
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| Kevin J. Delaney / Quartz: |
Bill Gates to lead $1B 20-year duration fund to fight climate change in energy, transport, agriculture, other industries; directors include Ma, Doerr, Khosla — Bill Gates is leading a more than $1 billion fund focused on fighting climate change by investing in clean energy innovation.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 10.2 with US-only TV app, new Messages effects, emoji, wallpapers, more — Apple has released iOS 10.2 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 10.2 includes several new features like Unicode 9.0 emoji, three new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus wallpapers, a new TV app …
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Sources: Apple has discussed investing up to $1B in SoftBank's $100B tech fund — SoftBank is raising up to $100 billion to invest in disruptive technologies — Apple Inc. has held talks about investing in a $100 billion fund being raised by Japanese internet and telecommunications giant … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
After California gives the go-ahead, Nvidia starts testing self-driving cars on public roads in the state — Nvidia has been granted a permit by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to start testing self-driving vehicle technology on the state's public roads.| Lora Kolodny / TechCrunch: |
JetSmarter raises $105M Series C at $1.5B pre-money valuation to become Uber for private jets; Jay-Z and the Saudi royal family are returning investors — JetSmarter has raised $105 million in Series C funding, at a $1.5 billion pre-money valuation, to build its marketplace …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Ventures launches new fund for AI startups and backs Element AI, a new Montreal-based incubator co-founded by renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio — Microsoft Ventures today announced two steps that point to how the tech giant's VC arm wants to get involved in artificial intelligence in a big way.
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Dropbox is now available on the Xbox One — Dropbox has long said that it wants to be available on whatever platforms people use to get things done. That's why it has done so much to integrate with Microsoft Office over the years, for example. But the latest place you'll find Dropbox … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out a lightweight web version of its photo-sharing service, Moments — When Facebook originally launched its photo-sharing service Moments, the idea was to offer friends and family a better way to send each other photos without having to post them more publicly on the social network itself.
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| Michael Crider / Android Police: |
Netflix debuts a standalone app for Google's Daydream, joining HBO and Hulu in having a presence on the VR platform — Google is making no small effort when it comes to lining up content for its new Daydream virtual reality platform, and that content isn't restricted to games and 360-degree video.
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