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YouTube reveals RNC and DNC livestreams were viewed over 9 million times, average watch time was 25 minutes
Chinese developer Mirage raises $1.5 million to take on VR gaming
Facebook open-sources SDK for embedding 360 photos and videos into apps
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IBM steps up efforts in fight against Zika
AMD reveals specs for Radeon RX 470 and RX 460 that will launch in early August
Deckstorm launches as DeNA’s latest stab at the $1.2 billion card game market
Google brings Material Design to overview mode in Chrome OS Dev update
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Amazon beats expectations with $857 million in profit spurred by Prime and AWS
Amazon Web Services posts $2.88 billion in revenue in Q2 2016, up 58% from last year
Google parent Alphabet reports strong $21.5B in revenue and $8.42 EPS for Q2 2016
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