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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon unveils Echo Show, an Alexa-powered speaker with a 7" touchscreen and video calling for $229.99; preorders open now, ships June 28 — Look out, world: Alexa is coming to a screen near you. Today Amazon unveiled the Echo Show, a WiFi-enabled home device with a seven-inch screen …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon adds voice calling and messaging on all Echo devices and the Alexa app — Amazon may have flopped with the Fire Phone, but don't count it out of the telephony game just yet. Alongside Amazon unveiling its newest Echo device earlier today — the Echo Show with a seven-inch video screen …
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| Ryan Christoffel / MacStories: |
A look at Amazon's redesigned Alexa app for iOS, which adds messaging, calling functionality — Alongside the announcement today of a new Echo product coming soon, the screen-equipped Echo Show, Amazon has launched a redesigned Alexa app for iOS. The new app's highlight feature …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple acquires Beddit iPhone-connected sleep monitoring system, according to updated privacy policy — Apple recently acquired Beddit Sleep Monitor, an app and sleep system designed to monitor daily sleep habits through the iPhone, according to an updated privacy policy posted …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Snapchat adds snaps with unlimited viewing time and looping videos, which will both self-destruct on being closed, and new creative tools like a “magic eraser” — Infinite snaps, loops, and the magic eraser — Snapchat added a set of new creative tools to its arsenal today amid …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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| Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE: |
Nvidia beats with Q1 revenue of $1.94B, up 48% YoY, net income of $507M, up 144%, gaming revenue up 49% to $1.03B, thanks to Switch; stock up 14%+ after hours — Artificial intelligence and gaming once again boosted the fortunes of Nvidia Corp. as the maker of graphics chips reported better …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sarah Tavel leaves Greylock Partners to become general partner at Benchmark Capital, the first woman in that role at the firm — Sarah Tavel has joined venture capital firm Benchmark Capital as its sixth general partner, after having been with rival Greylock since 2015.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Docs show Microsoft's plan to turn Windows 10 PCs into Echo rivals with HomeHub feature, which includes an “always on” welcome screen for lists, notes, more — Microsoft has been working on a new HomeHub feature for Windows 10 to better compete with devices like Amazon's Echo.
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The Verge, Digital Trends, Engadget, Tech Narratives, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, On MSFT, On MSFT, Windows Central, and CNET
Tweets: @reckless and @caro_milanesi
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts its own concert series in UK as a Prime member perk, with tickets from £75-£150; initial artists include Blondie; events will be live streamed — Amazon is expanding its perks for Prime subscribers, with the launch of its own concert series called Prime Live Events.
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| Joe Ciolli / Business Insider: |
Yelp cuts full-year guidance to a range of $850M-$865M, down from $880M-$900M, reports Q1 net revenue of $197.3M vs $198.4M est; stock down 27%+ after hours — Yelp saw its stock plummet 28% to $25.12 after reporting sales that fell short of analyst forecasts and cutting full-year 2017 estimates for revenue and adjusted EBITDA.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Current launches Visa debit card for kids and app for parents to track spending, set chores, encourage saving, available for $5/month in the US — A startup called Current is today launching a new way for parents to dole out allowances to their kids: with an app.
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SiliconANGLE, International Business Times, New York Post, The Verge, MacRumors, and HuffPost
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Customer relationship startup Gainsight raises $52M Series E led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, adding Cisco as an investor and strategic partner — The next time Gainsight raises money from investors, it will likely be as the first billion-dollar startup in customer success.Sponsor Posts
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