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Bluefly pivots to mobile as the default ecommerce experience

WordPress.com bloggers can now include share buttons for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Skype

Review
Bravely Second: End Layer shows Square Enix still has its old-school juice

Quantum Break developer Remedy promises fixes for Windows 10 version

Meet Meucci, the startup that raised $6M for a group calling app that works on cellular networks
Libre Wireless Technologies Enables Wireless Smart Home LED Products With Advanced Multinode Connectivity and Streaming
Force Protection Video and VeriPic Form Strategic Partnership

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Startup ecosystems around the world are getting mature enough to create more billion dollar unicorns

Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets Mojang’s Realms online multiplayer service

Meet the Oasis: Amazon’s $290 Kindle feels more like a book in your hand, ships April 27
Very.Us and rented.com Announce Partnership To Increase Bookings For Vacation Properties In The Sharing Economy

Shopify acquires Kit, the artificially intelligent marketing bot

Japan’s Gree creates a $12M virtual reality investment fund

Donald Trump’s AI alter ego ‘Donalddrumpfbot’ coming to Facebook Messenger

Lucid VR raises $2.1M for 180-degree virtual reality camera

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VCs raised billions in Q1 even as they made fewest investments in 3 years

Google Calendar celebrates 10th birthday with new goals feature

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The chatbot gold rush is officially here

Max Levchin’s Affirm raises $100 million to expand beyond point-of-sale financing

Cortana in French, German, Italian, and Spanish can now instantly translate words

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2 reasons I’m optimistic about Instagram’s algorithm change

Virtual reality justifies those ludicrous 17-inch ‘portable desktops’

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It’s a good time for autonomous tech

Grand Theft Auto studio says former director’s lawsuit is ‘without merit’ and ‘downright bizarre’

GTA: Online ‘has generated at least $500M in revenue’

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Destiny fans want better matchmaking, so they’re making it themselves

Google blocks KickassTorrents in Chrome and Firefox as a ‘deceptive site’

LG G5 expansion slot opened to third-party developers

The timeline of Grand Theft Auto director Leslie Benzies vs. Rockstar Games

WordPress 4.5 arrives with editing improvements, custom logos, and responsive previews

Facebook opens Instant Articles to all publishers

Grand Theft Auto producer’s camp fires back at Take-Two countersuit: It’s ‘sparse’

Everything Facebook announced at F8 2016

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Mobile user acquisition fraud: Rovio and others share how to fight it (webinar)

Facebook’s Bot Engine lets you teach chatbots what to say with AI

Twilio adds Facebook Messenger to its communication API platform

This flying saucer is Facebook’s virtual reality 360-degree camera
