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HMD Global raises $100 million to ‘aggressively’ grow its Nokia smartphone business
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Flipboard redesigns app with an eye to identifying passions
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Hootsuite acquires AdEspresso to beef up social ad play
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Will Facebook miss the opportunity for cordless live television?
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ProBeat: Google is buying Fabric, but Twitter is still up for grabs
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Twitter sells Fabric mobile developer platform to Google
![Salesforce’s Quip acquires Unity&Variety, a startup founded by Facebook veterans](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/QuipCrossDevice.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Salesforce’s Quip acquires Unity&Variety, a startup founded by Facebook veterans
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Microsoft acquires research-oriented deep learning startup Maluuba
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How CableLabs is paving the way for lightning-fast broadband
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Opinion
Facebook in 2016: Live, fake, and half-baked
![15 interesting startups to watch in 2017](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/14214098161_8c4d154408_o.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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15 interesting startups to watch in 2017
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The 10 best iMessage apps of 2016
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Why tech merger mania is possible in 2017 under Trump
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What top Silicon Valley investors expect in 2017
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24 acquisitions in 2016 that reveal Europe and Israel as hotbeds of innovation
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Facebook Mentions brings new tools for social media managers: mod tools and controls for Live
![How startups can leverage location-based marketing to woo millennials](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/millennials-location-based-marketing-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How startups can leverage location-based marketing to woo millennials
![If Yahoo deal fails, Verizon might want to buy Twitter or Yelp](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-24-at-2.58.23-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
If Yahoo deal fails, Verizon might want to buy Twitter or Yelp
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Yahoo reveals new hack: ‘Unauthorized third party’ stole data from more than 1 billion accounts
![Google acquires smartwatch OS startup Cronologics, will work on Android Wear](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/android_wear_watches.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google acquires smartwatch OS startup Cronologics, will work on Android Wear
![How Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri will help automate business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cortana-image.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri will help automate business
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What Stephen Hawking gets right and wrong about ‘the most dangerous time for our planet’
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Our 8 second attention span and the future of news media
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‘Now is the best time to be an entrepreneur in Europe’
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Twitter acquires Yes, Inc. to better connect people around events (and get a product lead)
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Geohot’s startup Comma.ai open-sources its self-driving car technology
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Here are at least 12 ways to give back this holiday season
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Analysis
LinkedIn blocked in Russia: A welcome warning for global players?
![Google reportedly acquires startup Undecidable Labs, CEO now works on image search](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Google-headquarters-sign-Novet-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google reportedly acquires startup Undecidable Labs, CEO now works on image search
![Facebook, fake news, and democracy: ‘I see a somewhat darker side of the internet emerging’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-21-at-5.16.39-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Facebook, fake news, and democracy: ‘I see a somewhat darker side of the internet emerging’
![The tipping point for bots? When they become more proactive](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Alexa-swear.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The tipping point for bots? When they become more proactive
![Need to raise $1 million? Start with 10,000 social followers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Screen-Shot-2016-11-06-at-12.31.33-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Need to raise $1 million? Start with 10,000 social followers
![France makes its bid to be recognized as a global AI hub](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/French-AI-ecosystem.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
France makes its bid to be recognized as a global AI hub
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Etsy paid $32.5 million for AI startup Blackbird Technologies
![Google Home review: Smart, but not necessary yet](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Google-Home-ODonnell-011.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Review
Google Home review: Smart, but not necessary yet
![It’s not you, it’s them: 10 signs your technical cofounder is struggling](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/struggling.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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It’s not you, it’s them: 10 signs your technical cofounder is struggling
![The more tech advances, the more vital your human team becomes](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/discussion.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The more tech advances, the more vital your human team becomes
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Salesforce’s Marc Benioff addresses failed efforts to buy Twitter and LinkedIn
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