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Slack hits 2M daily active users, launches third-party App Directory, $80M developer fund — Slack has made its next move in building out its platform. At a major press event in San Francisco today, the company announced that it has launched a third-party App Directory aimed …
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| Owen Thomas / ReadWrite: |
Slack teams with Howdy to launch Botkit, an open-source framework for building apps for Slack — Slack Is Releasing Botkit To Make Bots Easier To Build — Slack, the increasingly popular team-messaging software, wants more developers to build apps that hook into its work-chat software.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Android Pay now works in mobile apps, with discounts in select apps including OpenTable, Lyft, and DoorDash to encourage use — Android Pay Now Works In Mobile Apps — Following its launch this fall, Google's Apple Pay rival known as Android Pay is taking another notable step this morning …
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| Charlie Osborne / CNET: |
UK police arrest 21-year-old in connection with last month's VTech hack that exposed data of 6M+ children — Man arrested in VTech children's data hack — A 21-year-old British man is accused in the cyberattack, which stole data of more than 6 million children.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Facebook rolls out expected changes to how it enforces real name policy, starting in US — Facebook is changing the way it enforces its real name policy — After enduring more than a year of criticism, Facebook is making major changes to the way it enforces its real name policy.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Pebble rolls out free health-tracking system, Pebble Health, to new Pebble models except Classic and Classic Steel, adding native step counting, sleep tracking — The Pebble smartwatch finally does real fitness tracking — Pebble may have started out as a smartwatch for early adopters …
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| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
New EU privacy rules makes parental consent mandatory for kids under 16 to use social media, adds hefty fines, more; EU countries to have two years to pass laws — E.U. Expected to Approve Tough New Data Protection Rules — European officials are expected to approve long-awaited data …
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IBM to open global headquarters and research lab in Munich for Watson-based IoT apps — IBM Bets on Watson With Global Research Center in Germany — Munich HQ is biggest investment in Europe in two decades — Internet of Things division to play ‘key role’ in growth| Husain Sumra / MacRumors: |
Social Analytics Firm Topsy Shut Down by Apple Two Years After Purchase — Two years after being purchased by Apple for $200 million, social analytics firm Topsy today announced the end of its service. On Twitter, the company tweeted that it has “searched [its] last tweet.”| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
University of California launches $250M venture fund to invest in startups from the UC system — University of California Launches $250 Million Venture Fund — The University of California announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in startups “emerging from the University of California system.”
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Project Fi now supports tablets and Internet-only devices, won't charge monthly device fee, lets you add up to nine data-only devices to your plan — Project Fi Now Supports Tablets And Internet-Only Devices, Won't Charge A Bogus Per-Month “Device Fee” — A Project Fi support page for tablets and …
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| Laurie Burkitt / Wall Street Journal: |
Disney and Alibaba announce DisneyLife, an OTT service with Disney content for China, $125 for device and one year subscription available from Tmall Dec. 28 — Alibaba, Disney Strike Deal to Sell Content System in China — The companies struck a multiyear licensing deal for the Mickey Mouse-shaped DisneyLife system| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Nuance launches developer platform Mix in beta to bring voice control to apps and IoT devices — Nuance wants to build the power of Siri into every app — Smartphones let you control a lot using only your voice. Whether you're on an iPhone or an Android phone, you can ask for directions …
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