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How eastern European tech entrepreneurs are drawing global interest

5 bots to try this week: Karrueche, Eclipse, Andromeda, PooBot, and Trivia Blast

5 things Amazon Alexa needs to do before 2020

Quiqup, the Postmates of London, raises $26 million to grow its on-demand logistics platform

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Consultancies are taking out ad agencies … and upending ad-tech and mar-tech

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Why every worker needs a virtual assistant

Google’s AlphaGo narrowly beat the top Go player because it avoids risks

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Why AI won’t replace all human data analysts

Twitter created an ad format to put bots in your DMs

Ikea’s smart lights will soon work with Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant

Google starts selling 4K digital whiteboard Jamboard for $4,999 in the U.S.

Trove raises $8 million from Greylock Partners to help store your furniture (not data)

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Pinterest’s Lens now lets foodies find similar dishes by snapping a photo

Chef’s compliance updates let developers move fast without breaking things

Snapchat’s latest feature that Facebook will surely steal: group stories

Microsoft launches new Surface Pro with LTE, starting at $799 and shipping globally on June 15
Helios and Matheson Analytics and RedZone Acquire License to Facial Recognition Technology from Israeli Biometrics Technology Company, IsItYou™

Pot luck: Hound Labs raises $8.1 million to combat stoned drivers with cannabis breathalyzers

CDN provider Fastly raises $50 million to help online companies deliver content at speed

Scribd adds newspapers to its subscription reading service, including the NYT, FT, and WSJ

YC-backed KidPass raises $5.1 million to provide a variety of fun activities

Global smartphones sales up 9% in Q1 but Apple and Samsung losing ground to Chinese brands

Document management platform PandaDoc raises $15 million to help sales teams close deals

Amazon expands subscription TV Channels service beyond the U.S. and into Europe

Apple and Nokia end legal spat by signing multi-year patent agreement
FDNA Announces Collaboration with GeneDx and Blueprint Genetics in the Launch of Face2Gene LABS

89% of CIOs are investing more heavily in innovation due to uncertainty

AWS signs Java ‘father’ James Gosling

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The trick to a successful company? Start it outside Silicon Valley

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How open source software will drive the future of auto innovations

Microsoft is helping restaurants cook up their own bots

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9 ways AI isn’t going to be like Hollywood

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Instagram poaches the manager of Spotify’s best feature

How Hidden Path designed real-time strategy game Brass Tactics for VR

Study shows live mobile sports apps are lagging behind real-time sports TV broadcasts

European directors call on U.S. internet giants to help finance more films

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