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Facebook Messenger hits 900M MAUs, adds short URLs and Snapchat-like scannable codes for starting conversations with businesses and individuals — Facebook pushes businesses to Messenger with new tools for Pages, including Snapchat-like scannable codes — A day after people started noticing Facebook …
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Facebook will announce chatbot and live chat APIs at F8 — Chatbots could replace 1-800 numbers, and Facebook wants them on Messenger. But most businesses don't have the resources or technical skills to build chatbots themselves. That's why Facebook is currently providing developers … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook adds video search to combat original content sharing decline — Facebook is desperate to get you to watch original videos. They're all over the feed, yesterday it launched a dedicated video browsing hub, and now it's announcing a video search engine.
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Microsoft Edge to auto-pause Flash content that is not central to a page with Windows 10 update this summer — Microsoft to change how Windows 10's Edge browser handles Flash content — Microsoft will give users more control over Flash content in its Edge browser for Windows 10 when it delivers the Anniversary update this summer.
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FBI director James Comey says the 3rd-party tool the FBI bought and used to unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone does not work with iPhone 5s or later — FBI director: We bought ‘a tool’ to hack terrorist's iPhone — FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the government had purchased …
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Outlook iOS and Android apps now integrate events and tasks from Wunderlist, Facebook, and Evernote — Introducing Wunderlist, Facebook and Evernote in Outlook on iOS and Android — The Outlook team is passionate about making your life easier by helping you manage and make the most of your time.
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Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid — Verizon to Proceed With Yahoo Bid, Google Weighs Offer — Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week, and is willing to acquire …
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See also Mediagazer| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Open Whisper Systems' Signal Desktop messaging system now available to all, no longer invite-only — Now's your chance to try Signal's desktop Chrome app — The desktop version of Edward Snowden's favored end-to-end messaging system, Signal, is now available to anyone who wants to check it out.
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Amazon names Andy Jassy CEO of Amazon Web Services, Jeff Wilke CEO Worldwide Consumer; Bezos remains CEO of company — Amazon now has three CEOs: Tech powerhouse promotes Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke to CEO roles of respective divisions — Amazon.com is changing the titles for the top bosses …
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Publishers of 1200+ newspapers send cease and desist letter to makers of Brave browser, claiming its plan to block and replace ads is illegal — US newspapers raise alarm over new ad-blocker Brave — US newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal … | Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
How tech companies are using poets, novelists, playwrights, and TV writers to engineer the personalities of AI virtual assistants — SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, Robyn Ewing was a writer in Hollywood, developing TV scripts and pitching pilots to film studios.| Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung making aggressive play for emerging markets by lowering prices, adding high-end features to its low and mid tier phones — Samsung Makes Aggressive Play for Emerging Markets — Smartphone maker lowers prices, adds high-end features to budget models
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