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Snapchat debuts context cards to let you hail rides, book tables, and more by swiping up on some Snaps; partners include Foursquare, OpenTable, and Lyft — I don't know I've reached Snap's global headquarters until I am standing in front of them, leaning on the handle of my rolling suitcase and puzzling over a map app.
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Microsoft brings Cortana into Skype, over a year after first announcing the integration, to offer in-context assistance within chats, such as restaurant options — Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana has finally arrived in Skype. Announced at last year's Microsoft Build 2016 event … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Nvidia unveils Pegasus computing platform for level 5 fully autonomous cars, delivering over 320 trillion operations per second, over 10x its predecessor — No steering wheels, no pedals, no mirrors — Nvidia, one of the world's best known manufacturers of computer graphics cards … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
Nokia says it will stop work on future versions of its Ozo VR camera and cut up to 310 staff, or about 30% of its workforce, in its Nokia Technologies unit — In an abrupt about-face, Nokia said Tuesday it will halt work on future versions of its Ozo virtual reality camera and cut …
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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter says it's working on a bookmarking tool allowing users to save tweets to a dedicated section of the product — A “save for later” option is coming to Twitter. — The company is working on a bookmarking tool that will allow you to save Tweets and return to them in a dedicated section the product …
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| Shira Ovide / Bloomberg: |
In the last year, Google has paid partners, including Apple and Android device manufacturers, $7.2B to be the default search, over 3x what it paid in 2012 — Traffic acquisition costs raise concern about pressure on margins. — There's a $19 billion black box inside Google.
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| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
Mapping and location search startup Mapbox raises $164M led by SoftBank's Vision Fund and says it provides mapping technology to 900K+ developers — Technology is key to self-driving vehicles — As auto makers and tech giants rush to develop autonomous vehicles, SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 3.15% …
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Sources: Amazon is developing a smart doorbell service to allow safe deliveries to inside the home and is partnering on system to deliver to car trunks — - Amazon is in advanced talks with Phrame, a smart license plate maker, to ship packages to your car's trunk, CNBC has learned.| Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
Cloud-based digital payments platform Bill.com raises $100M led by JP Morgan Chase and Temasek — Bill.com, a cloud-based payments platform for U.S. businesses, announced today that it has raised an additional $100 million to digitize payments. JP Morgan Chase and Temasek co-led the round …
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Analysis shows that much of the content found on Russia-linked Facebook pages used in 2016 election was taken directly from Americans — YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets. A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives.| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Zuckerberg-backed Andela raises $40M to train African software developers and connect them with US tech firms — When Tolulope Komolafe first heard the pitch, she was skeptical. A fledgling company in Lagos, Nigeria, would pay her to learn how to write modern computer code and then offer her a good job in the high-tech economy.
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Russia's central bank says it will block websites selling crypto-currencies as Putin says crypto-currencies are risky and used for crime — SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday crypto-currencies were risky and used for crime, as Russia's central bank … | Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Flipboard launches self-service program for publishers, will now highlight mobile friendly sites with a lightning bolt icon — New self-serve tools let smaller publishers find readers on Flipboard-and give content creators an incentive to present their work in the best available light.
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