June 1, 2018
How Instagram’s algorithm works
Instagram users were missing 70 percent of all posts and 50 percent of their friends’ posts before the app ditched the reverse chronological feed for an algorithm in…
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June 1, 2018
Apple Pay tests ‘order ahead’ for drinks at music festivals
Apple is fixing one of the worst parts of the concert experience: waiting in line for a beer while you miss your favorite song. Last week’s BottleRock music…
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Helm moves out of Kubernetes’ shadow to become stand-alone project
Helm is an open source project that enables developers to create packages of containerized apps to make installation much simpler. Up until now, it was a sub-project of…
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The startup community must defend merit-based immigration
Bobby Franklin Contributor Bobby Franklin is the president and chief executive of the National Venture Capital Association and previously served as an executive vice president for the CTIA…
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Fortnite is headed to the Nintendo Switch, according to new leaks
The question at this point, really, is which platforms Fortnite isn’t being planned for. The Amazon Echo, maybe? Fitbit? Honestly, those are probably just a matter of time,…
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Apple to launch its own ‘digital health’ features in iOS 12, says report
At Google I/O in May, the company introduced a series of time management tools for Android users that help better manage screen time, track app usage, and limit…
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Rebel launches new tools for developers to build marketing emails
Until now, Rebel has been known as a platform allowing marketers to incorporate interactive elements into their emails. Today, it’s launching a new version of its API that…
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Box acquires Progressly to expand workflow options
Box announced today that it has purchased Progressly, a Redwood City startup that focuses on workflow. All 12 Progressly employees will be joining Box immediately. They did not…
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Bitcoin exchange abandons Poland even as the government invites it to a working group
In a delightful bit of irony BitBay, a Central European exchange, has shut down operations in Poland even as it received an invitation by the Polish government to…
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I would happily ditch the selfie camera for a full-screen phone
Once a month or so, I’m reminded that my phone has a front-facing camera when I accidentally hit the toggle button, only to be greeted with a closeup…
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