June 28, 2018
Facebook is using machine learning to self-tune its myriad services
Regardless of what you may think of Facebook as a platform, they run a massive operation, and when you reach their level of scale you have to get…
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June 28, 2018
Bird has officially raised a whopping $300M as the scooter wars heat up
And there we have it: Bird, one of the emerging massively hyped Scooter startups, has roped in its next pile of funding by picking up another $300 million…
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Apple could bundle TV, music and news in a single subscription
According to a report from The Information, Apple could choose to bundle all its media offerings into a single subscription. While Apple’s main media subscription product is currently…
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Apple buries the hatchet with Samsung but could tap LG displays
After years of legal procedures, Apple and Samsung have reached an agreement in the infamous patent case. Terms of the settlement were undisclosed. So is everything clear between…
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The International Olympic Committee is curious about esports
If there’s still any doubt that esports is coming into the mainstream, just look to the world’s biggest sporting event: The Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and…
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Instead of points, Bumped gives equity in the companies you shop at
What does brand loyalty even mean anymore? App downloads, points, stars and other complex reward systems have not just spawned their own media empires trying to decipher them,…
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Instagram Lite quietly launches to find a billion more users abroad
Instagram’s future growth depends on the developing world, so it’s built a version of its app just for them. “Instagram Lite” for Android appeared today in the Google…
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Google invests $22M in feature phone operating system KaiOS
Google is turning startup investor to further its goal of putting Google services like search, maps, and its voice assistant front and center for the next billion internet…
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Facebook makes Stories another Like contest with emoji reactions
Ready to scrounge for Likes on your Stories too? Facebook Stories can feel like a ghost town even though it has 150 million daily users. So Facebook is…
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This clever case pops open to protect your phone when you drop it
That moment when you drop your phone and everything stops. You can hear your heart beat — the buzz of the world around you is silenced — all…
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