OpenMethods Secures $5 Million Investment to Expand Its Business of Enabling Omni-Channel Contact Centers
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4 killer conversion rate optimization musts for 2016 (webinar)
MapR Awarded Patent for Converged Data Platform
Strap into this chair on a giant simulator arm for the wildest VR ride of your life
After School, the anonymous social app for young students, raises $16.4 million
Predictive Leader Infer Increases Upsell Revenue 5X Quarter-over-Quarter
Autodesk announces 925 layoffs — 10% of its workforce — as part of restructuring plan
Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro will take the stage together as DICE’s keynote speakers
Fitbit’s first foray into fashion: $130 Alta wearable launches next month
Index Ventures closes fresh $550 million fund for seed and venture investments in U.S., E.U., and Israel
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Super Bowl provocateur GoDaddy grows up, gets personalized
Nintendo’s first mobile game Miitomo is launching in March along with My Nintendo service
This augmented reality demo shows how you can turn rock wall climbing into a game
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Why Amazon could be about to open 400 physical bookstores
Future Motion raises $3.2 million for its one-wheeled skateboard
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CEO Marissa Mayer gets a chance to make one last stand at the less-than-OK Yahoo Corral
Expensify eyes Europe for growth as the fintech startup launches its first hub outside the U.S.
Microsoft confirms it has acquired SwiftKey, creators of the predictive mobile keyboard app
‘Warcraft’ actor credits Blizzard’s game with ‘saving’ his life
Torrents Time lets anyone launch their own web version of Popcorn Time
Watch how Microsoft plans to change the Super Bowl with HoloLens and augmented reality
Gamer builds computer inside of Super Mario Maker
Microsoft has reportedly acquired mobile keyboard company SwiftKey for around $250M
Twitch and its 100M audience is ideal for an action flick’s trailer debut
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Hearthstone’s drastic changes will kill hundreds of cards — but might save its future
Yahoo to lay off 15% of its workforce as part of ‘aggressive strategic plan’
Call of Duty: Black Ops III — Awakening DLC goes big on fan nostalgia
Salesforce unveils Field Service Lightning, a new cloud service launching in Q2 2016
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Tech-driven lending: How new tech trends are increasing profit and reducing risk (webinar)
What Oculus Rift and virtual reality mean for sex, death, violence, and identity
Samsung confirms Galaxy S7 edge on its own website
Magic: The Gathering — Puzzle Quest gets its first big update to boost player engagement
Uber unveils new brand identity and catchphrase: ‘We leave no bit or atom unturned’
FiscalNote raises $10 million Series C to further help organizations analyze government risk
Retail Tech Startup Salesfloor Raises $3M Seed Round
Blizzard introduces new Hearthstone modes to limit the cards you can use (and more deck slots)
Android Marshmallow finally passes 1% adoption after 4 months
500 Startups announces the 6 companies joining its London Distro Dojo
