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Zenefits adds benefits to HR platform and opens up payroll tool, starting in California

Open Compute Project accepts Facebook’s 100Gbps Wedge switch; Accton starts selling it

Zenefits looks beyond past troubles with launch of app marketplace for all-in-one HR platform

Recursor.TV unveils science fiction video platform for indie filmmakers

Candy Crush Saga is becoming a game show for CBS
bRealTime Launches Publisher Solution Set, Biddr°360

OmniWear Haptics’ Arc can warn you if someone is sneaking up on you in a shooter game

Mark Ghermezian, free sneakers, and how apps are taking over the world – VB Engage

Tim O’Reilly’s new obsession: How technologies like A.I. are changing the future of work
Kony Helps Partners Federal Credit Union Deliver Innovative Mobile Apps to Cast Members of The Walt Disney Company

Red Dead Redemption 2 is official, coming in 2017

Plants vs. Zombies Heroes enters the mobile digital card game arena

Knit Health launches crowdfunding campaign for smart baby monitor

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Freshdesk acquires Chatimity to make enterprise bots

Oblong Industries raises $65 million for ‘Minority Report’-style gesture technologies
ERP Demonstrates Next Generation LED Driver for Lighting Industry

Swrve launches Conversations to help engage mobile users in-app

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Google Pixel XL review: The best Android phone money can buy

Misfit unveils Phase, a $175 smartwatch that looks like a regular watch

Why enterprise bot Talla no longer wants to be called an intelligent assistant

eBay debuts ShopBot, a Facebook Messenger shopping bot that helps you find the best deals

Baobab Studios raises $25 million to make VR animated entertainment

Messages about sexual abuse rise after Donald Trump video, Crisis Text Line reports

Goat Story’s smart coffee maker Gina shows how to brew your perfect cup of coffee

Tovala raises $1.6 million for its connected oven, goes on sale March 1

Science 37 raises $31 million to bring clinical trials to the home
CariClub Closes Seed Round From Prominent Investor Group

Heal raises $27 million for its doctor-on-demand house call service

Joy unveils $499 interactive photo album and raises $2.5 million

Google’s launching click-to-message ads on Google Search that connect consumers with companies over SMS

Amazon’s Prime Photos service now lets you share storage with 5 family members

Ecuador reportedly cuts Julian Assange’s internet access

5 bots to try this week: Casey Neistat, icon8, Azkarbot, DoNotPay Housing, and HelloVote

Samsung announces contest to entice mobile game devs to use Tizen for India

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Taking multiplayer games global without going broke (VB Live)

Razer acquires THX, the audio pioneer that George Lucas started

IBM reports $19.23 billion Q3 revenue on strong cloud, analytics, and security growth
