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Facebook acquired AI startup Ozlo, which had raised $14M, to help Messenger build its personal assistant; Ozlo will shut down its enterprise API and app — Ozlo is joining Messenger. — Facebook has acquired Ozlo, a Palo Alto-based artificial intelligence startup, to help Messenger build …
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Amazon suspends sales of BLU phones amid renewed concerns that pre-loaded software is sending user data to China — Following a report that some Blu phones use an app that collects your data, Amazon has made them unavailable on its site. — Amazon just put budget phone maker Blu in the penalty box.
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| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Kleiner Perkins shutters its two-year-old, $4M seed investing program KPCB Edge after all three partners running it leave — Departures of young partners weaken firm's early-stage effort — Kleiner to continue investing broadly in emerging startups — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers shut …
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Latest version of Google's experimental browser Chrome Canary on Android includes setting to block “intrusive” ads — Google will reportedly debut a built-in ad blocking feature for its Chrome browser next year, and now we have the first concrete look at this addition to the web navigation software in action.| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Alleged renders of Samsung Galaxy Note8 leak online, showing the fingerprint sensor and dual cameras on the rear, ahead of potential unveiling in August — The upcoming Galaxy Note8 has been highly anticipated by fans, despite the previous model blowing up on several occasions.
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The Next Web, BGR, CNET, The Verge, Phandroid, AndroidGuys, TalkAndroid.com, Mashable, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, Android Beat, Business Insider, Pocket-lint, Fone Arena, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Pocketnow, Inquirer, Softpedia News, Neowin, International Business Times, Droid Life, Android and Me, Forbes, Ubergizmo, Android Central, PhoneDog.com, BGR, and Phandroid. Tweets: @evleaks
| Sean Silcoff / Globe and Mail: |
Shopify beats estimates with $151.7M revenue in Q2, up 75% YoY, and says it now has 500K+ merchants, with growth in Asia, South America, and Africa — Canada's leading emerging software success story Shopify Inc. continues to surpass expectations. — The Ottawa-based provider of software …
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| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Android's Nearby Connections 2.0 API, which enables offline, P2P communication between devices over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, is now available to developers — Some of you might remember the Contextual App Experiences talk at I/O this year. The seemingly convoluted name actually held some pretty big news …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google says it has begun rolling out Daydream-ready update to Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ — Google's brand of VR is, at last, beginning to arrive on Samsung devices. — Reports emerged last week that certain Verizon Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices were getting the Daydream update, but today Google confirmed the rollout.
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Engadget, Forbes, UploadVR, Business Insider, Inquirer, Neowin, Fone Arena, Android Beat, Droid Life, 9to5Google, TalkAndroid.com, VRFocus, Android and Me, and PhoneDog.com. Tweets: @googlevr
| Jake Tapper / CNN: |
Self-described email prankster from UK fooled White House officials, including Homeland Security Advisor, into email exchanges, while posing as Kushner, Priebus — (CNN)A self-described “email prankster” in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials …
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Mashable, Bustle, BBC, Engadget, CNBC, Gizmodo, The Guardian, SiliconANGLE, Newser, AOL, and CNET
Tweets: @ericgeller, @kevinroose, @cnni, and @keitholbermann
| Alan Ni / Google: |
Gboard for iPhone adds support for drawing, and sending links to Maps and YouTube videos — To all the Gboard fans out there: we're adding some clutch additions to your favorite keyboard companion. Now with a tap of the G button, you'll have access to both Maps and YouTube … | Douglas Soltys / BetaKit: |
500 Canada shutting down fund investments; managing partners say potential LPs would not invest if McClure retained any control or could profit from the fund — In a letter sent to portfolio founders, 500 Canada's managing partners have announced the decision to terminate the fund's investment period.
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TechCrunch, Globe and Mail, e27, Business Insider, and PE Hub Blog
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Didi Chuxing makes an undisclosed investment in Taxify, an Uber rival that operates in 18 countries in Europe and Africa — Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing company that forced Uber out of China, has expanded its increasingly global empire after it made an investment in Taxify …
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Sources: Spotify to double down on original content and fund a new batch of podcasts in coming months, as it promotes shows from established producers — Streaming company promotes shows from established producers — Top music site tries to diversify offerings beyond songsSponsor Posts
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