May 23, 2017
1Password adds a travel mode to frustrate snooping customs agents
If you travel a lot, especially internationally, a new worry being added to the pile is the threat of being forced to unlock your phone for a customs…
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May 23, 2017
Merlon Intelligence raises $7.65 million in seed financing to combat money laundering
Flightcaster, Prismatic and now Merlon Intelligence. Bradford Cross, founder of the venture capital firm Data Collective is a known figure in the ranks of VCs who have caught the entrepreneurship bug,…
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Warby Parker’s Prescription Check app lets you skip the eye doctor
Warby Parker wants to get you the right prescription glasses without forcing you to get an in-person eye test. It’s now testing its new Prescription Check app that…
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Embrace.io raises $2.5M to track mobile app performance
Embrace.io says it can help developers understand the performance of their apps — and determine whether things like bugs or slow load times are actually driving users away. The company…
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Google’s Unique Reach tells marketers when you’ve seen the same ad a gazillion times
We have all suffered the pain of seeing the same ad for a BBQ grill we can’t fit in our apartment on our phone, tablet, laptop and work…
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Google launches the Chrome Enterprise Bundle for IT admins
Google is making it easier for IT admins to deploy and manage its Chrome browser in their businesses. The new Chrome Enterprise Bundle gives admins a single installer for the…
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Google’s huge 4K touchscreen whiteboard is now on sale for $5K
Google’s Jamboard is not a kitchen app for curating PB&J recipes – it’s a 55-inch digital whiteboard, with pen and touch input, companion iOS and Android apps, an…
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Supercell acquires 62% of London’s Space Ape Games for $55.8M
Some consolidation is afoot in the world of gaming. Today, Space Ape Games — a London social and mobile games studio founded by alums from Playfish, Mind Candy…
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Pinterest brings full dish recognition to its Lens camera search
In a move that may seem like an early step toward hitting a ridiculously high valuation, Pinterest is now adding to its Lens camera search the ability to…
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Instagram launches Story Search for hashtags and locations
Instagram Stories wants to be your window into what’s going on around a topic or place right now, so it’s adding a way to search Stories two months…
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