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Facebook Messenger debuts group video chat supporting 6 users on a split screen who can utilize selfie masks and up to 50 voice/text secondary participants — Teen app sensation Houseparty will get some competition as Facebook Messenger islaunching its own split-screen group video chat feature.
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Thanks:@joshconstine| Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company: |
Mark Zuckerberg talks about progress and challenges building his home assistant Jarvis, a project he's spent 100-150 hours on this year — Facebook's CEO still loves to code. Here's an exclusive peek at his new project, which plays music, makes toast, and occasionally annoys his wife.
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Thanks:@greeterdan| Chris Pereira / GameSpot: |
Nintendo stock falls steeply amid negative reviews of Super Mario Run for iOS, as Sensor Tower says the game hit 5M downloads on first day, outpacing Pokémon Go — What you see is what you get. — Nintendo's stock price dropped again on Monday, and it apparently won't be getting …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Messaging app Kik adds the ability to video call with up to six people — In an update of the chat app Kik, starting today users can now make video calls with up to six people. — Facebook Messenger also added group video chat today. — “Video chat was the number-one feature you requested … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Airbnb is building a flight-booking tool, which is in early development but will likely debut before the firm IPOs — Airbnb Inc. is developing a service for booking air travel as the home-rental startup looks to compete with Priceline Group Inc. and Expedia Inc. for more of people's online travel spending.| New York Times: |
Unlike Instagram and Twitter, Snapchat does little to cater to celebrities' specific needs, which helps to keep posts authentic — SAN FRANCISCO — The musician Jay Sean has visited the headquarters of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Instagram has reached out to tutor him on the best time to post photos for maximum impact.
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| Cliff Taylor / The Irish Times: |
Ireland publishes formal objections to EU's order to collect back taxes from Apple, says EC has exceeded its powers, misunderstood Irish tax law, more — EU Commission expected to give full judgment on €13bn case today — The Government has moved to pre-empt the expected publication … | Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
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| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Minecraft launches Apple TV Edition for $20 and updates Pocket Edition for iOS to version 1.0 — Minecraft fans got an early present under the tree today. Mojang, the maker of Minecraft: Pocket Edition on iOS, announced that it is releasing a big update to the game today as well as an all-new Apple TV version.
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Facebook starts letting users choose background color for status updates on Android, amid reports of decreased personal sharing — Facebook's core attraction isn't news articles you could find anywhere, it's intimate posts from your real friends. That explains why Facebook is trying … | Alastair Sharp / Reuters: |
BlackBerry to spend $75M on Ottawa-based autos hub over several years, doubling down on its BlackBerry QNX subsidiary — Canada's BlackBerry Ltd plans to invest C$100 million ($75 million) in a new autonomous vehicle-testing hub over several years, the company's chief executive said on Monday …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Wearable AR display maker Lumus raises $30M, completing $45M round led by Quanta Computer, with participation from HTC and others — Lumus has completed a $45 million funding round for its augmented reality displays for smartglasses. — Lumus previously announced it had raised $15 million …
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| Gavin Clarke / The Register: |
Oracle expands audits of Java SE customers and partners over non-payment for Advanced Desktop, Suite, and Advanced layers, issuing some bills upward of $100K — Thought Java was “free”? Think again (and you owe us $$$ in 2017) — Oracle is massively ramping up audits of Java customers … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
OneWeb raises $1.2B, of which $1B is from SoftBank, to build high volume satellite production facility for affordable satellite-based internet service — The battle for satellite-powered internet is heating up. Weeks after Tesla asked the U.S. Government for permission to launch …
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