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Google launches VR SDK out of beta, starts taking applications for Daydream Access Program

Blizzard beefs up support for Heroes of the Storm’s esports league

Elon Musk to unveil ‘solar roof’ on October 28

BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Rocket League goes where there’s no accusations, just friendly crustaceans — under the sea

Google open-sources Show and Tell, a model for producing image captions

Disney Princesses invade iOS and Android with Charmed Adventures
AdAction Interactive Named TUNE Top 25 Global Ad Partner

Microsoft launches TypeScript 2.0 with more types, read-only properties, and easier module declarations

Facebook Messenger gets polls and now encourages peer-to-peer payments

Flybrix lets you create toy drones with Lego bricks

Minecraft’s Education Edition launches November 1 for $5 a student

Etermax launches Trivia Crack X with personalized trivia quizes

Mobile app marketers will lose $100 million to fraud this year

Signia Venture Partners raises $85 million fund for early stage tech companies

Instagram passes 500,000 advertisers, up by more than double in 7 months

Star Wars Holochess inspires this gorgeous blend of card and monsters

BlueStacks integrates fully with Facebook Live to bring streaming to 150 million users

Backed by anti-Trump Twilio, HelloVote bot registers voters in under 2 minutes

Geoff Keighley and YouTube Gaming stars to do weekly live talk show
Kony Wins First Place Honors for 2016 CTIA Emerging Tech Awards

Good grief! SGN changes its name to Jam City and acquires game rights for Peanuts

Avalara raises $96 million from existing investors to expand its cloud-based tax service

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SwiftKey founder on selling his startup to Microsoft, and why it was the right time

MyVR social virtual reality platform debuts in October

Shopping bot Operator raises $15 million for expansion in China

Snaplytics launches its Snapchat analytics platform for brands and influencers

Trump opposes plan for U.S. to cede control of ICANN to global community

Google Play starts rolling out to Chrome OS stable

Lenovo confirms that Linux won’t work on Yoga 900 and 900S laptops

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Yahoo shutting down Flickr Marketplace as it rethinks photo licensing and royalties

Overwatch World Cup’s 16-nation tourney could make Blizzard’s shooter an esports power

GitHub repos now prominently show open-source licenses

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3 reasons chatbots can’t replace B2B customer support agents yet

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Maps improvements and USB Audio 2.0 support

Amazon hires CEO of conversational commerce startup Angel.ai

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