


The DeanBeat: Montreal talks capture the pulse of game developers

DraftKings and FanDuel agree to merge, creating a fantasy sports giant

Tenjin introduces self-service mobile marketing platform for mobile apps and games

Delete wants to help you get rid of your junk in a sustainable way

Snapchat now lets you add Bitmojis to on-demand geofilters

Cogito raises $15 million to help call center staff detect customers’ mood from their voice

Transcriptic raises $13.4 million to grow its cloud platform for automated scientific research

Baidu and BMW’s joint self-driving car project comes to a halt

Particle raises $10.4 million to grow its IoT development platform

Snap’s youthful founders show no fear in race to IPO

France’s Sigfox raises $160 million to expand its IoT network to 60 countries

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Meta game ads are the most effective in getting new mobile app installs

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BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Cadillac president: Self-driving cars ‘spell the demise of the traditional car industry’

October 2016 NPD: Battlefield, Mafia, and Gears dominate the sales chart

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What do video, playable ads, and top-grossing apps have in common? (VB Live)

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Hey, Silicon Valley: This election shows we have to give back

What it’s like to use a keyboard and mouse on PS4 or Xbox One with the Keymander

AWS will build 5 more solar farms in Virginia

Tesla and SolarCity shareholders approve acquisition

Star Wars: Battlefront’s Rogue One expansion debuts next month

Intel will test Nervana’s ‘Lake Crest’ silicon in first half of 2017, ‘Knights Crest’ also coming

Pokémon Sun and Moon make a good first impression with their formula-shaking tweaks

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with EPUB support in Edge, Paint 3D, and PowerShell default

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Why you shouldn’t talk to your chatbot about everything

Watch the making of a Nintendo Switch replica

Jack Dorsey blames automated system for white supremacist Twitter ads

Apple reportedly asked Foxconn about manufacturing iPhones in the U.S.

Intel and Royal Shakespeare Company create digital avatar for The Tempest

Forget homes: Airbnb wants to own your entire trip

Star Wars: Force Arena for mobile sure looks like a MOBA

Former id Software exec Steve Nix starts ForwardXP VR studio

Udacity launches Blitz, a service that connects companies with nanodegree graduates for specific projects

GSN’s Sparcade lets you play Centipede (and Two Dots soon) for real money

MekaMon will turn your living room into a robot battleground

5 tips before you start your Pokémon Sun and Moon adventure

Cortana can now create and manage lists, integrates with Wunderlist
