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Slack adds shortcut buttons for quick actions in connected apps
AdAction Interactive Launches New Revolutionary Platform, Action Insight

More than 25% of U.S. internet users will choose ad blockers in 2016

Yahoo’s new travel assistant streamlines planning for your next trip

On-demand booze delivery startup Thirstie expands into mail order in search for scale

VLC for Android hits version 2.0, gets network browsing, subtitle downloads, and more

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Samsung’s Gear Fit 2 could replace your old fitness band

Tumblr adds live video support from YouTube, YouNow, Kanvas, and Upclose

Microsoft launches its first SharePoint mobile app, but only on iOS for now

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Science Game Lab to be a central hub for scientists and gamers

With Supercell, China’s Tencent will command 13% of $99 billion game business

Instagram passes 500 million users, 300 million daily users

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GamEffective raises $7 million to gamify worker performance

This chatbot lets you ‘ghost’ that creepy person you met at a bar

Twitter now lets you share 140-second videos, launches its version of Facebook Mentions

Peter Thiel-backed banking startup Number26 raises $40 million to grow into new markets

Hyperloop One partners with Moscow for high-speed transport projects

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South Korea’s Netmarble uses Marvel to bring its mobile games to the West

Tencent-led consortium to acquire up to 84% stake in Supercell from SoftBank at $10.2 billion valuation

VR report says consumer interest in virtual reality goes far beyond games

Zenefits CEO David Sacks on his bold bet: Less than 10% of employees accepted ‘The Offer’

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Kayak’s cofounder talks about how bots are transforming customer engagement

Apple news site MacNN is shutting down on July 1

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PlayStation VR’s weakness is the Move controller

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WWDC for CMOs: How Apple’s announcements will impact marketing

God of War director Cory Barlog says that Sony’s violent series is growing up with the industry

Venture capitalist David Morgenthaler dies at 96

Netflix made a new logo that’s designed for mobile devices

Irreverent indie house Devolver Digital releases the Xsplit game-broadcasting tool on Steam

Docker for Mac and Windows launches out of private beta

Facebook shareholders vote to issue Class C shares that keep Zuckerberg in control

Asus is the most popular brand among PC gamers in the U.S.

OpenAI says it will build a household robot and intelligent agents

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